Articles
30-DAY Continuous Wear: PRACTICE IMPACT
Two surgeons discuss how offering these contact lenses has affected their bottom lines, LASIK case volumes and patient attitudes.
By Christopher Kent, Senior
Advertising from the Inside Out
For your campaign to succeed, a lot has to happen inside your practice. Here's advice from an expert.
By Wellentina Greer
ASC Management: Ten Ways to Improve Patient Flow
Want happier patients and staff? Use these strategies to minimize long waiting times and slowdowns.
By MYRIAM ASSOULINE, B.SC.N., M.H.A.
BIOPTICS: More than the Sum of its Parts
With this combination procedure, surgeons have achieved dramatic results in patients with high refractive errors.
By Jonathan M. Davidorf, M.D.
Clinical News
Transciliary Filtration -- Without Bleeding
Coding and Reimbursement: Coding for Consultations
Fixed-income investing can offer positive returns and low risk.
By Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE
Dispensing Frontiers: Finding the Right Level of Service
Your optical should be in sync with the rest of your practice.
By LEONA MEDITZ
Eye On Managed Care: Guard Against this HIPAA Lapse
Without consent, patient data can't be used for marketing.
By Gil Weber, M.B.A.
Focus on Personal Finance: In a Bear Market, Think Bonds
Fixed-income investing can offer positive returns and low risk.
By RICHARD J. ALPHONSO, JD, CPA
Giving Dry Eye Its Due
A model for focusing on dry eye care and harnessing its practice-building power.
By Salvatore DeCanio, O.D., and
Glaucoma Case Studies
Case One: Shallow Anterior Chamber After Laser Iridotomy; Case Two: Lowering Extremely High IOP Without Surgery
Jimmy Carter: VISION CARE ADVOCATE
The former president discusses his global efforts and his call for earlier exams in the U.S.
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Practice Economics: Is Payout Insurance Necessary?
In many instances, this insurance is expensive and illogical.
By MARK E. KROPIEWNICKI, ESQ, LLM
Practice Watch
Tips and News You Can Use
Punctal Plugs Get Smart
Space-age materials help to bring dry eye treatment into the 21st Century.
By Christopher Kent, Senior
Risk Manager: Protect an Invention with a Patent
That device or tool you've created may have commercial value.
By JEFFREY D. WEINSTOCK, ESQ., AND
Rx Perspective: Dry Eye: A New Road to Relief
Dietary supplements emerge as a treatment option.
By Ophthalmology Management staff
Smaller Practices Can Be Technology Leaders
They're investing in analyzers that may be setting a new standard of care for glaucoma evaluation.
By Jerry Helzner, contributing editor
Stat Tracker
Measuring the Impact of Medicare Physician Fee Cuts
Street Sense: Demographics to Spur Eye Care
Population trends are a key to identifying winning stocks. Aging "baby boomers" could boost some eyecare companies.
By Jerry Helzner, contributing editor
Viewpoint
Science is Catching Up to Dry Eye