Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy
Pressure to practice evidence-based medicine is increasing and has the potential to reduce malpractice claims. Sometimes the evidence may prove a specific therapy to be ineffective, but practice says it is effective. In Medicine, however, if you do not trust the evidence, you may expose...
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Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology
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| author | M. Cristina Nishiwaki-Dantas |
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| description | Pressure to practice evidence-based
medicine is increasing and has the potential
to reduce malpractice claims. Sometimes the
evidence may prove a specific therapy to be
ineffective, but practice says it is effective.
In Medicine, however, if you do not trust the
evidence, you may expose yourself and your
patients to untoward consequences. When we
face a complex problem, most of the time it is
better to rely on scientific evidence rather than
on expert personal opinion.
Key words: ocular |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e0fef22b7fb44f499436b9efba643162022-12-22T00:44:43ZengPan-American Association of OphthalmologyVision Pan-America2219-46652219-46732014-10-01133909210.15324/vpa.v13i3.214142Management of acute and chronic ocular allergyM. Cristina Nishiwaki-Dantas0Professor of Ophthalmology, Corneal and External Disease Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Santa Casa of São Paulo, BrasilPressure to practice evidence-based medicine is increasing and has the potential to reduce malpractice claims. Sometimes the evidence may prove a specific therapy to be ineffective, but practice says it is effective. In Medicine, however, if you do not trust the evidence, you may expose yourself and your patients to untoward consequences. When we face a complex problem, most of the time it is better to rely on scientific evidence rather than on expert personal opinion. Key words: ocularhttp://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/214ocular allergyclinical treatmentsurgery. |
| spellingShingle | M. Cristina Nishiwaki-Dantas Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy Vision Pan-America ocular allergy clinical treatment surgery. |
| title | Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| title_full | Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| title_fullStr | Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| title_short | Management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| title_sort | management of acute and chronic ocular allergy |
| topic | ocular allergy clinical treatment surgery. |
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