Malpractice Cases Arising From Telephone Based Telemedicine Triage in Ophthalmology.

Purpose: To determine the allegation, precipitating medical issue, and outcome of telephone triage focused malpractice litigation among ophthalmologists.

Methods: The WestLaw Edge database was reviewed using terms pertaining to ophthalmology and telemedicine. The search ranged from 4/7/30 to 1/25/22.

Vascular biomarkers from optical coherence tomography angiography and glaucoma: where do we stand in 2021?

Biomarkers of ocular blood flow originating from a wide variety of imaging modalities have been associated with glaucoma onset and progression for many decades. Advancements in imaging platforms including optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) have provided the ability to quantify vascular changes in glaucoma patients, alongside traditional measures such as retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and optic nerve head structure. Current literature on vascular biomarkers, as measured by OCTA, indicates significant relationships between glaucoma and blood flow and capillary density in the retina and ONH.