Articles
A surgical challenge: hypermature cataracts
To remove these, you’ll need to be on your game.
By Priya Narang, MS
An objective look at ISBCS
The right answers to a few key questions will tell if you’re ready for immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery.
By Steve A. Arshinoff, MD
Mastering IT matters
A series to help you get a handle on this increasingly essential part of medical practice.
By Peter J. Polack, MD, FACS
Quick Hits
By Christine Bahls, executive
Retina issues could undo even best preparations
For optimized outcomes during cataract operations, check the posterior segment before surgery.
By Logan Brooks, MD, and
Sifting through refractive formulas
There are more of them, serving different purposes, all striving for the same goal: excellent vision.
By Sumitra S. Khandelwal, MD
Success demands an optimized cornea
How to prepare and maintain it during and after cataract surgery.
By Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac
Turn your OR staff into a pit crew
We can’t control reimbursements, but we can hone efficiency.
By James C. Loden, MD
Use triamcinolone injections: here’s why
By Pit Gills, MD
When the auditor beckons …
That letter has come, and it doesn’t send birthday wishes. Are your records in order? Great. If not, consider it a teaching moment.
By Mary Pat Johnson, COMT, CPC, COE, CPMA
When the capsule breaks: PCCC
Become adept at the posterior capsulorhexis, and the procedure will reward you.
By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD
Are You Retina Ready?
Straight talk from a retina specialist, who’s also an ASC owner
By Virginia Pickles, contributing writer
From the Editor
Creating a Culture of Success: A Simple Solution to a Complex Problem
Glaucoma in the ASC: Diminishing Returns
ASCs must adapt in the wake of reimbursement cuts for glaucoma procedures
By Desiree Ifft, Contributing
IOL Inventory Strategies
ASCs can avoid inventory headaches with agile tactics for ordering, stocking, tracking, and billing
By ERIN MURPHY, CONTRIBUTING
Technology Innovations = Success
Experts share how cutting-edge equipment and a positive mindset drive practice growth and improve patient satisfaction
By MARIA SCOTT, MD
Washington Watch
Legislative and Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Ophthalmic ASC in 2016
By Michael A. Romansky, JD