March 2024

Shedding Light on Discrimination in Health Care

KFF’s 2023 Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health gives a full report on the unjust practices and policies that plague our medical system.

Catherine Manthorp, BA, Senior Editor

All Hands on Deck

Adrienne W. Scott, MD, and Steve Sanislo, MD

A Surgical Approach to Vasoproliferative Tumors

This case example shows why taking some patients to the OR may be the best option.

Samantha Goldburg, MD; Jennifer Adeghate, MD; and Talia R. Kaden, MD

Retinal Capillary Hemangioblastomas in VHL

Case studies suggest a novel therapeutic may be able to treat these vision-threatening ocular tumors.

Corrina P. Azarcon, MD, DPBO; Imaan Zera Kherani, MD; and Amin Kherani, MD, FRCSC, FASRS

Diversity in Retina Leadership

Where are the women now?

Julia A. Haller, MD; Adrienne W. Scott, MD; and Steve Sanislo, MD

A New Perspective on the Retina Wage Gap

The latest research on Medicare reimbursement patterns reveals ongoing disparities between male and female retina specialists.

Aidan Gilson, BS, and Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, MBA

Improving the Retina Fellowship Applicant Pool

How can we prioritize diversity and inclusion in retina from the very beginning?

Kirsten Simmons, MD, MHSc, and Nita Valikodath, MD, MS

Addressing Health Disparities in The Real World: Lessons Learned From AI

Novel metrics can help clinicians better understand—and alleviate—bias in technology and clinical encounters.

Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD

Clinical Trial Recruiting: The Problem of Diversity

What one study on geographic trends in the recruitment of diverse patients for clinical trials taught us about doing health disparities research.

Jennifer Pinal, BA, and Vivienne S. Hau, MD, PhD

When Sex Becomes Relevant in the Retina Clinic

Three cases illustrate why a thorough history may preserve a patient’s vision.

Camiel J. F. Boon, MD, PhD, FEBO; Shravan V. Savant, MD; Justin D. Pennington, MD; and Sruthi Arepalli, MD

Conditional Survival of Patients With Uveal Melanoma

Factoring in years of metastasis-free survival may lead to an improved prognosis.

Harrison S. Fellheimer, BA; Madison M. Woods, BA; Joseph D. DeSimone, BS; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Catching Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Early

Know the first signs of this inherited retinal disease to initiate prompt treatment and monitoring.

Vaidehi Sathaye, MS; Manish Nagpal, MS, FRCS, FASRS; and Navneet Mehrotra, MBBS, DNB, FRF