Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to our first issue of Eye Insights, Mass. Eye and Ear’s clinical practice newsletter for Ophthalmologists. Eye Insights offers busy physicians practical and relevant best practice information from Mass. Eye and Ear specialists covering a wide range of ophthalmic diseases and conditions.
Our first issue focuses on Ocular Trauma and includes our benchmark protocols for managing open-globe injuries and minimizing the risks of endophthalmitis after surgical repair. We have provided key recommendations from a report prepared by ophthalmology faculty from Harvard Medical School and Boston University who were involved in emergency response efforts following the Boston Marathon bombings; a paper is in press at the journal, Ophthalmology. This report also provides important insights and valuable lessons in disaster-readiness and response planning.
We hope you find Eye Insights to be a helpful tool for supporting your patient management practices. The newsletter will be mailed twice a year in spring and fall, and back issues will be available online.
Sincerely,
Joan W. Miller, MD, FARVO
Chief & Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Havard Medical School