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Expanding Accessibility in Neuro-Ophthalmology Care

2024-01-11 11:32:02

News form our full member Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins

Trained to tease out the often subtle connections between vision anomalies and a wide range of nervous system disorders, the ultra-specialized Wilmer neuro-ophthalmology team is in high demand.

A worldwide shortage of neuro-ophthalmologists has made it increasingly difficult to meet that demand, but the division has risen to the challenge — by pioneering the deployment of specially trained optometrists to ensure that every patient who needs it can be evaluated immediately.

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