Noleen K. McCorry

Nov 30, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Noleen K. McCorry |Chris Black |Rachel Coulter |Tahani Alwidyan

What is already known about the topic? •Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing are prevalent in older people in general. •Chronic medications are of limited benefit to older people with life-limiting illnesses at the end of life where the treatment goal shifts towards symptom control rather than disease cure.

Nov 2, 2023 | bjo.bmj.com | Augusto Azuara-Blanco |Noleen K. McCorry |Andrew Tatham |Stelios Georgoulas

DiscussionWe have reported the results of a European-wide effort to establish the top 10 priorities for research in glaucoma. Our process has aimed at reflecting the priorities of patients and clinicians. Although we observed some overlap in topics, an important finding of our process is that patients and doctors have different priorities. For example, finding a cure was a top research priority by patients but not identified as such by doctors, possibly due to feasibility considerations.