John Hovanesian
Husband, dad, surgeon and pundit for the eye, board member, serial volunteer.
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2 weeks ago |
healio.com | John Hovanesian
Fifty years ago, it was not fully accepted by the medical community that smoking was harmful to health. I wonder if 50 years from now we will look back with the same wonder about our complacency on the impact of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) on our health. At this point, what we know is that tiny fragments of plastics, smaller than 5 µm in size, make their way into parts of our bodies we’d never expect, and their impact is concerning.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | John Hovanesian |Christine Klimanskis
A long time ago, my kids taught me that the importance of pain depends upon whether you are the one giving it or the one receiving it. As surgeons, and the ones who often create pain, we should be very conscious of this principle. What we describe as “a little discomfort” is enough to ruin a surgical experience. And it applies as well to other annoyances our patients endure. Floaters after cataract surgery are an example.
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1 month ago |
crstoday.com | John Hovanesian |Oliver Findl
Waste Reduction in Practice Sustainability is an increasingly urgent topic in ophthalmology. A few years ago, David F. Chang, MD, and colleagues conducted a survey that found 96% of surgical personnel—physicians and staff alike—believe that too much waste is generated in the OR.1 These findings highlight the need for actionable strategies to reduce waste.
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1 month ago |
healio.com | John Hovanesian |Christine Klimanskis
My residency director, David Carey, used to say ironically, “If you step back and take a careful look, you’ll see there’s a whole patient behind that eyeball.”Indeed, we often overlook the responsibility we have for our patients’ general health. With every eye exam, we get a view into the microcirculation of the central nervous system and other structures where the earliest stages of systemic disease may manifest. Many times, I have diagnosed sarcoidosis by looking at the conjunctiva.
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2 months ago |
healio.com | John Hovanesian |Christine Klimanskis
When Bette Davis said, “Old age ain’t for sissies,” she might have been referring to the challenge of correcting presbyopia. So many treatments, from optical ones to pharmaceutical to surgical, have fallen short of our hopes of them being accurate, effortless and tolerable, giving a wide range of vision. We still don’t have a presbyopia treatment that works as well as young eyes. Here are four reasons why presbyopia is such a tough foe. 1. Each patient brings a different perspective.
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