Romanian Society of Ophthalmology (RSO) and its Partner, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) are empowering education for Romanian Ophthalmologists by online clinical education resources. There have already been 2 years since RSO signed a partnership with AAO in order to provide access to ONE Network for every Romanian ophthalmologist, this opportunity being welcomed by our members, and...

retinal vein occlusion (rvo) is a common retinal vascular occlusive disorder and is associated with a variety of systemic risk factors. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the underlying diseases were evaluated and managed appropriately by ophthalmologists. we performed a study of 1344 patients with retinal vein occlusion (rvo). patients were evaluated with a questionnaire includin...

PURPOSE This study was performed to understand the practice patterns of ophthalmologists administering intravitreal (IVT) injections in Europe after the procedure became routine. METHODS As part of a prospective, multinational, non-interventional cohort study in 13 countries in Europe between 2006 and 2012, ophthalmologists completed the Baseline Questionnaire and the Follow-up Questionnaire ...

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis caused by different serotypes of human adenoviruses is an explosive and highly contagious ocular surface infection. This is the case of a young ophthalmologist who presented a filamentary keratitis complicating an adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. Filamentary keratitis is a chronic and debilitating disorder related to dry eye syndrome. Patients with filamentary kera...

PURPOSE This review will describe the basic concepts of economic evaluation, using examples from the ophthalmic literature. The aim is to provide readers with knowledge about the fundamentals of economic evaluation to enable them to read papers critically, make healthcare funding and planning decisions, and understand the economic evaluation of interventions. REVIEW Ophthalmic services are of...