Articles
IN 800 WORDS
Living in “an exciting age of understanding disease”
Breaking a taboo: treating over the fovea
A MicroPulse laser spares tissue, making it a safe choice for treating chronic ocular conditions.
By Ahad Mahootchi, MD
CMS wields the axe; now what happens?
Effective glaucoma surgeries targeted for reduced reimbursement, but who actually pays the price?
By Cynthia Mattox, MD
$$$Happy 2016: Let’s talk less
$$$With several factors impacting your revenue in the new year, have a good defense.
Quick Hits
By Robert Stoneback, associate editor
SEO case studies in ophthalmology
These practices found themselves in a bind over SEO-related abuses and poor results.
By Michael Dobkowski
SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE
ORA’s unique tricks for measuring pressure
By Robert Stoneback, associate editor
Substance abuse and the eye
Smoking, binge drinking and drug abuse can lead to serious eye-health conditions, including glaucoma, even blindness.
By Karen Auge, Contributing
THE ENLIGHTENED OFFICE
Premium IOLs and ophthalmic kismet
By better integrating these lenses into your practice, you
The Os are coming! The OOs are merging!
With the expected rise in demand for services, teaming up with optometrists makes fiscal sense.
By Robert Calandra, Contributing
Viewpoint
Increasing efficiency, reducing animosity
Why, how the eye bank has evolved
No longer just a retriever of tissue, today’s bank hosts researchers and has its own labs.
By Robert Calandra, Contributing