An introduction to clinical decision analysis in ophthalmology
Korah, S.; Thomas, R.; Muliyil, J.
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 47(1): 41-48
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-4738 PMID: 16130287 Document Number: 499699
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.