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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Main Author: M. Cristina Nishiwaki-Dantas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology 2014-10-01
Series:Vision Pan-America
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Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/paao/index.php/journal/article/view/214
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Summary: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
ISSN:2219-4665
2219-4673