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An introduction to clinical decision analysis in ophthalmology
1Schell Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology (SK, RT), Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
|September 1, 2005
Abstract:
Ophthalmologists are often confronted with difficult clinical management problems. In such cases, even published experience may be limited; consequently multiple, generally unproven management options are usually available. When placed in such situations, most of us decide on the most appropriate course of action based on intuition or (limited) previous experience. In this article, we use examples to introduce the concept of decision analysis, a method of generating objective decisions for complex clinical problems.
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