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After being diagnosed with ocular Rosacea around Christmas of 2006 (That was the best present ever!) I have been doing my fair share of internet research in to my problem-which of course includes this wonderful site. Early on, I became intrigued with Dr. Scheffer Tseng's work, as he seems to offer some of the most "cutting edge" treatments available. I can say that my only personal experience with him has been through a short series of e-mails to which he always responded promptly, and even submitted copies of some of his papers at my request. While looking for more information about Dr. Tseng, I came across this article from the New York Times, June 12, 1989 which is not as positive:
"That concern was underscored last year, when it was disclosed that a Harvard Medical School scientist, Dr. Scheffer Tseng, tested an experimental vitamin A ointment on hundreds of patients from 1984 though 1986 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The ointment, tested as a remedy for chronically dry eyes, apparently worked for only a few patients.
Subsequent investigation by the school and the hospital found that the researcher made unauthorized modifications to his study, varying the approved doses and enrolling more patients than approved, and that he minimized negative findings while he sold his rights to the formula and sold his stock in the company he had helped form to market the product.
While the investigations found no evidence that patients were harmed, they found that few improved with the treatments and that the researcher had violated university rules involving conflicts of interest, patient testing and supervising research.
A lawsuit filed by other shareholders in the company, Spectra Pharmaceutical Services Inc., accuses Dr. Tseng of using his knowledge of the negative results to make a substantial profit before disclosure of the information drove down the price of the stock. Dr. Tseng, who left Harvard for the University of Miami, has denied the accusations. He did not return telephone messages left at his office in Miami. Research and Regulation Will Government Step In? "
The link to the full article is here:http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...gewanted=print
I provide this citation not to slander Dr. Tseng, who has reportedly helped a lot of patients, but to remind forum members that they should always ask questions regarding their treatments and do their "homework" before starting new ones. A good example of this is LASIK where some doctors have deliberately "downplayed" the risk of complications to their patients in order to make a quick buck. Again I should stress that I have no reason to doubt Dr. Tseng's medical competence, but regardless, I feel forum members deserve to know everything they can about the doctors to which they entrust their vision.
After being diagnosed with ocular Rosacea around Christmas of 2006 (That was the best present ever!) I have been doing my fair share of internet research in to my problem-which of course includes this wonderful site. Early on, I became intrigued with Dr. Scheffer Tseng's work, as he seems to offer some of the most "cutting edge" treatments available. I can say that my only personal experience with him has been through a short series of e-mails to which he always responded promptly, and even submitted copies of some of his papers at my request. While looking for more information about Dr. Tseng, I came across this article from the New York Times, June 12, 1989 which is not as positive:
"That concern was underscored last year, when it was disclosed that a Harvard Medical School scientist, Dr. Scheffer Tseng, tested an experimental vitamin A ointment on hundreds of patients from 1984 though 1986 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The ointment, tested as a remedy for chronically dry eyes, apparently worked for only a few patients.
Subsequent investigation by the school and the hospital found that the researcher made unauthorized modifications to his study, varying the approved doses and enrolling more patients than approved, and that he minimized negative findings while he sold his rights to the formula and sold his stock in the company he had helped form to market the product.
While the investigations found no evidence that patients were harmed, they found that few improved with the treatments and that the researcher had violated university rules involving conflicts of interest, patient testing and supervising research.
A lawsuit filed by other shareholders in the company, Spectra Pharmaceutical Services Inc., accuses Dr. Tseng of using his knowledge of the negative results to make a substantial profit before disclosure of the information drove down the price of the stock. Dr. Tseng, who left Harvard for the University of Miami, has denied the accusations. He did not return telephone messages left at his office in Miami. Research and Regulation Will Government Step In? "
The link to the full article is here:http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...gewanted=print
I provide this citation not to slander Dr. Tseng, who has reportedly helped a lot of patients, but to remind forum members that they should always ask questions regarding their treatments and do their "homework" before starting new ones. A good example of this is LASIK where some doctors have deliberately "downplayed" the risk of complications to their patients in order to make a quick buck. Again I should stress that I have no reason to doubt Dr. Tseng's medical competence, but regardless, I feel forum members deserve to know everything they can about the doctors to which they entrust their vision.
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