Controversies in Modern Eye Care 2023: Welcome to the symposium!

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Welcome to the 17th annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care symposium!

This transcript has been edited for clarity.

Robert Maloney, MD:

Hi, I'm Dr. Robert Maloney and it's a pleasure to welcome you to the 17th annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care symposium. We have a dynamite program today with breakfast symposia. Many hours of CE credit—it goes all day. Featured speaker lunch, Heather Hasson who is a founder of the Figs apparel company—Figs, I'm wearing right now. And really great symposium on retina, thyroid disease, and glaucoma. We think is a dynamite program, and we're excited for you to participate and we look forward to welcoming you. Thank you.

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Damaris Raymondi, OD, FAAO, highlighted the importance of building patient-doctor trust to learn about these practices, which can include non-traditional treatments like chamomile or manuka honey eye drops.
Noreen Shaikh, OD, Magdalena Stec, OD, FAAO, and Brenda Bohnsack, MD, PhD, emphasize that collaboration and communication are key to proper diagnosis and treatment.
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