Analyzing ophthalmology’s manpower issue

How the profession can meet patient demand despite potential shortages.

By Zack Tertel, managing editor

AS I SEE IT

Note to sellers: Show some respect

By Paul S. Koch, MD

Best Practices

Is access to patients the next big challenge?

By Derek Preece

Coding

Ring in the old, the new — and the reduced

By Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE

How to code those complicated cataract surgeries

A billing primer for those rare glitches

By PAUL M. LARSON, MBA, MMSC, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

IOL matchmaking

Know your patients’ visual expectations before surgery to achieve success.

By Lisa B. Samalonis, Contributing

MU Stage 2’s problematic measures

Why three core measures should be revised or removed.

By Daniel Patterson

NEW PRODUCT REPORT

Ophthalmic Metrics

LASIK’s future is in dire straits but changes may revive it

By Kay Coulson

Quick Hits

Research Digest

Retire early by planning for it now

An early work-exit strategy requires both financial and personal management.

By Amir Arbisser, MD

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE

Software upgrade improves cataract surgery outcomes

By Zack Tertel, managing editor

Sure, add ancillary services to your ophthalmic practice

But not before you max out your eye-related services first.

By James D. Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE

THE EFFICIENT OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Put emotional intelligence into your practice

By Steven M. Silverstein, MD, FACS

THE ENLIGHTENED OFFICE

Interdisciplinary meetings help improve treatments

By Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS

Viewpoint

What’s worse than changing the rules?

When Google updates...

...Adapt your marketing strategies. If not, be ready to lose new patients when they type ‘ophthalmologist’.

By Naren Arulrajah

Any Size Practice Can Create a Dry Eye Treatment Center

How a single-physician practice approaches patient management

Evaluation and Management of Ocular Surface Disease in an Academic Setting

Thinking “outside the box” to advance dry eye science and bring patients hope

Harness the Practice-building Power of Dry Eye Care

Backed by the right approach, today’s products and services can be revenue generators.

Our Keys to Success

Establishing a practice standard for dry eye care and an efficient patient flow protocol are crucial.