Research Letter

Patient-Reported Exposure to Potentially Bogus Ophthalmic Treatments

JAMA Ophthalmology 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2026.4121

September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This survey study examines how ophthalmic patients encounter treatments they perceive as bogus and whether the source of exposure is associated with subsequent treatment uptake.

Corresponding Author: Mariya Moosajee, MD, PhD, University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath St, London EC1V 9EL, UK (m.moosajee@ucl.ac.uk).

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