Articles
Eyeing the effects of ocriplasmin
Drug helps carefully selected patients, surgeons report as they continue to work on the why.
By Vanessa Caceres, Contributing
Is the treatment worth this price?
Sure, it’s a challenge to manage wet AMD. Some with a will are finding a way.
By Lindsey Getz, Contributing Editor
Learning to read retinal OCT
Physicians who spend time understanding OCT’s lexicon will discover its diagnostic value.
By Jessica G. Lee, MD
Make your final plans for ICD-10
The Oct. 1 deadline looms, so ensure your implementation is a success.
By Jeff Grant
Merging practices, melding identities
Your practice is joining forces with another group; define success by more than bottom line growth.
By Bruce Maller
Quick Hits
By Zack Tertel, managing editor
Systemic drugs that can affect the retina
A common treatment for rheumatological disease leads the way.
By Vanessa Caceres, Contributing
The other Rand Paul: R. Paul, MD
This Rand Paul — whose goal is also the Oval Office — tells his peers how he’ll fix the U.S. health-care system.
THE EFFICIENT OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Break old habits, earn from new ones
By Steven M. Silverstein MD, FACS
The unkindest cuts of all?
They might as well be. Retinal surgeon Jorge Calzada discusses CMS’s reductions and their multiple effects on his specialty.
By By ReN
Treating retinal disease prior to cataract surgery
Failure to identify, attend to the pathology could affect your patient’s visual outcome.
By Karen Blum, Contributing
Using technology to find, and fight, DR
UWF imaging, Doppler OCTs and more are finding the telltale signs of diabetic retinopathy.
By SriniVas R. Sadda, MD
Viewpoint
Rand Paul and positive implications
“Do I Really Need a Laser for Cataract Surgery?”
THIS HIGHLY SKILLED SURGEON DECIDED THE ANSWER WAS YES. HERE’S WHY.
By Robert P. Lehmann, MD
10 Tips for Surgical Coordinators
AS EDUCATORS AND LIAISONS BETWEEN PATIENTS AND THEIR SURGEONS, SURGICAL COORDINATORS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE PRACTICE
By Virginia Pickles, Contributing
Applying a LASIK Mindset to Cataract Surgery
THE LENSX LASER IS BUILT FOR PRECISION.
By Paul C. Kang, MD
New Surgeons Ace New Technology
THE LENSX LASER IS EFFECTIVE, EVEN IN INEXPERIENCED HANDS.
By Jose de la Cruz, MD
Reduce Surgical Variability
THE LENSX LASER PUTS PRECISION IN YOUR HANDS FOR WELL-CENTERED CAPSULOTOMIES AND ON-TARGET SURGICAL RESULTS.
By Michael P. Jones, MD