The demise of direct ophthalmoscopy
A modern clinical challenge
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- First Published December 29, 2014.
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Author Disclosures
- Devin D. Mackay, MD,
- Philip S. Garza, BS,
- Beau B. Bruce, MD, MS,
- Nancy J. Newman, MD and
- Valérie Biousse, MD
- Devin D. Mackay, MD,
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- Philip S. Garza, BS,
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- Beau B. Bruce, MD, MS,
MedImmune
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Kaiser Permanente of Georgia for the CDC Vaccine Safety Datalink
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Teva pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Novartis
NIH/PHS Grants UL1-RR025008 & KL2-RR025009 2008-2009 NIH/PHS Grant K23-EY019341 2009-present
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Was a Recipient of the AAN/AAN Foundation Practice Research Fellowship
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- Nancy J. Newman, MD and
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(1) Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, editorial advisory board, > 5 years (2) American Journal of Ophthalmology, executive editor, > 5 years
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(1) Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated, Thieme, 2009 (2) Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology The Essentials, 1st and 2nd editions, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999, 2008 (3) Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 5th and 6th editions, 1998, 2005 (4) Blue Books of Neurology: Neuro-Ophthalmology, Butterworth Heinemann Elsevier, 2008
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Trius Pharma -- consultant Gensight -- consultant
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Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, N.Y., unrestricted departmental grant, Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award, > 5 years
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has provided expert testimony on multiple topics in multiple medical legal settings
- Valérie Biousse, MD
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Editorial boards of: American Journal of Ophthalmology Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology. Williams and Wilkins Neuro-Ophthalmology Illustrated. Thieme NY Up-to-date
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Gensight. Consultant
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Research to Prevent Blindness
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- Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology, and Neurosurgery (DDM), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN. Departments of Ophthalmology (PSG, BBB, NJN, VB), Neurology (BBB, NJN, VB), and Neurological Surgery (NJN), Emory University School of Medicine; and Department of Epidemiology (BBB), Rollins School of Public Health and Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
- Correspondence to:
vbiouss{at}emory.edu
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