Can J Ophthalmol
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This study was undertaken to determine whether a difference exists in treatment outcome between patients treated with tranexamic acid (TEA) plus topical steroids and those treated with topical steroids alone. ⋯ Patients with traumatic hyphema treated with TEA plus topical steroids did not have a significantly lower incidence of rebleed than those treated with topical steroids alone.
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Effective communication is essential in the delivery of health care. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether formal communication skills training in breaking bad news should be incorporated into the training of ophthalmologists. ⋯ Survey respondents strongly support the inclusion during ophthalmology residency of formal communication skills training in breaking bad news. This would be a logical choice of content for ophthalmology residency programs striving to meet the mandated "interpersonal and communication skills" core competency requirements.
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Demographic changes likely to occur in the near future and the need for planning to address them are behind the urgent drive to assess present-day provision and utilization of low-vision rehabilitation (LVR) services in the community. Perhaps even more important is the assessment of supporting research work in this field of health care. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to investigate the current involvement of researchers in Canada in the elucidation of the LVR sciences. ⋯ The majority of research activity in Canada is university based and involves the medical profession in a leading role, thus affording LVR the appropriate medium for promotion and development of a multidisciplinary approach to outstanding research issues. Only a fraction of current research in LVR (12.2%) deals with outcome measures of the therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring functional vision.