TY  - JOUR
T1  - TO best was always to worst, but worse is better, if good and bad are relevant
AU  - Banzhaf D
Y1  - 1989/07/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1989.03430020052023
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 210
EP  - 210
VL  - 262
IS  - 2
N2  - To the Editor.— 
    In the March 24/31 issue of JAMA, there is an article entitled "Cryotherapy in Infants With Retinopathy of Prematurity" and subtitled "A Decision Model for Treating One or Both Eyes [italics added]."1 I gather that the only newborns studied were those who had two eyes, the normal situation. The article goes on to explain that "this study includes four possible choices: treat no eyes, treat the worst eye [italics added], treat the best eye [italics added], or treat both eyes." The decision tree on page 1752 includes the following treatment possibilities: "Treat Worst Eye" and "Treat Best Eye."I believe that a newborn with two eyes can have a worse eye (as opposed to a worst eye), and a better eye (as opposed to a best eye). One would need three or more eyes to have a "worst eye" or a "best eye."
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1989.03430020052023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1989.03430020052023
ER  -