Best Practices

Selling your practice? Leave your emotions out of it

By Richard C. Koval, MPA, CMPE

CODING & REIMBURSEMENT

Your guide to correct YAG coding

By Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE

Correct presbyopia with corneal inlays

Distinguishing the developmental pipeline of this emerging surgical treatment.

By George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS

FEMTO FACTOR

FS and strategic conversations

By Scott LaBorwit, MD

Fine-tuning the diagnosis of angle closure

As our ability to identify angle closure expands, so does our understanding of the disease.

By Angelo P. Tanna, MD

Incisional techniques in FS laser-assisted cataract surgery

Femtosecond incisions deliver advantages, but surgeons should expect a learning curve.

By Lisa B. Arbisser, MD

IRIS: “big data” comes to ophthalmology

How will the first registry for eye diseases impact patient care and your practice?

By Joseph F. Jalkiewicz with additional reporting by Christine Bahls

Living comfortably without an EHR system

Despite their benefits, our practice maintains a “wait and see” approach.

By Vance Thompson, MD

NEW PRODUCT REPORT

Ophthalmic Metrics

Understand where and how your advertising works

By Kay Coulson

Quick Hits

By By ReN

Roundup of advances in B-Kpro research

Grappling with the complications of keratoprostheses.

By Borja Salvador-Culla, MD

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE

More than dry eye?

By Zack Tertel, managing editor

THE DIGITAL PRACTICE

Considering the co-location option for your EHR system

By Peter Polack, MD, FACS

Using amniotic membranes for dry eye patients

Treat dryness-related corneal changes prior to cataract or refractive surgery.

By Brandon Rodriguez, MD

Viewpoint

IRIS: A big gamble is paying off

Dropless Cataract Surgery

Better for the patient, better for the surgeon

By James C. Loden, MD

GPA: A Better Way of Looking at Glaucoma

By Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD

Keeping Up with Glaucoma

Event and trend analysis are critical components in the management of glaucoma — both support earlier diagnosis and more accurate tracking of progression.

OOSS ASC Benchmarking: Thoughts from a Coding/Compliance Perspective

By RIVA LEE ASBELL

Monitoring Glaucoma Progression

By Vincent Michael Patella, Vice

OOSS Raises the Bar for Benchmarking

The organization’s new, more robust survey platform is a powerful tool for your ASC and the entire industry.

By By Desiree

Preferred Practice Guidelines from the AAO for POAG

Refractive Outcomes: Keep Your Eye on the Ball — Before and After the Game

When looking to improve patient satisfaction, remember, that which can’t be measured, can’t be improved upon.

By Joseph F. Jalkiewicz, contributing writer

Standardizing Image Management

By Michael V. Boland, MD, PhD

Twelve Habits of Highly Effective Surgeons

EVERYDAY KEYS TO SUCCESS, FROM SHOWING HIGH-LEVEL LEADERSHIP TO PITCHING IN WITH OPERATION ROOM TURNOVER

By ERIN MURPHY, CONTRIBUTING

Tracking Structural and Functional Glaucomatous Change Using Guided Progression Analysis for the Humphrey Perimeter and the Cirrus HD-OCT

By Vincent Michael Patella, Vice