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Year : 2011 | Volume
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Evidence-based approach to glaucoma management
Chandrasekhar Garudadri, Sirisha Senthil, Harsha Laxmana Rao
VST Center for Glaucoma, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Marg, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Chandrasekhar Garudadri L.V Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy campus, L.V Prasad Marg, Road No: 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.73680
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Evidence-based medicine is an evolving new paradigm. With the advent of numerous new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, one needs to critically evaluate and validate them by appropriate methods before adopting them into day-to-day patient care. The concepts involved in the evaluation of diagnostic tests and therapy are discussed. For delivering the highest level of clinical care, evidence alone is not sufficient. Integrating individual clinical experience and patients' perspectives with the best available external evidence is essential. |
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