Good ethics and good business don’t have to be in conflict. Ophthalmologists shouldn’t resort to requiring their patients to buy contact lenses in-house; instead, they should focus on expanding their skill set and providing personalized service.

In reports of industry-funded studies that compared the ocular hypotensive efficacy of topical prostaglandins, conclusions in the article abstracts differed from the results of the main outcome measure 62 percent of the time.

The author provides an introduction to the work of ocularists, eye professionals whose work is to restore the appearance of a removed eye with custom-molded and painted prosthetics.

Many patients in settings where residents operate can only afford to seek care in a public hospital. The hospital, faculty, and resident surgeon must find ways to minimize the risk to those patients.

An introduction to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma in adults and children.

What responsibilities to patients, other clinicians, and society are particular to the field of ophthalmology, and how do ophthalmologists meet those obligations?

Consulting physicians must not usurp the role of the referring physician, even at patients’ request.

When the American Academy of Ophthalmology recognized the demand for a free online database of eye disease, it determined that the best way to meet this need was with an ophthalmologist-controlled wiki: EyeWiki.

Deciding whether to recommend Avastin or Lucentis raises ethical issues. Should the public health consequences of using a far more expensive drug trump what the doctor thinks is best for the individual patient?