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Mar 24, 2023 Longer duration of macular hole symptoms may correlate with poorer repair outcomes A meta-analysis suggests that visual and anatomic outcomes after macular detachment surgery worsen the longer a patient experiences symptoms before seeking treatment. Editors' Choice

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AAPOS Annual Meeting New York, NY
49th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), March 29-April 2, 2023 at the Marriott Marquis New York in New York, NY.
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MAR 31

Last Day to Report MIPS Through CMS
Last day to attest to MIPS improvement activities through the CMS web portal.
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ENVISION 2023 - NYSOS Annual Meeting Bronx, NY
ENVISION 2023 - The New York State Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting, March 31, 2023 at Marina Del Rey, in Bronx, NY. This is a full day clinical educational program (8:00 am - 4:00 pm). Contact: Lori Patrick at nysosmemberservices@gmail.com or 518-439-2020 for more information.
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