A close look at ocriplasmin for VMI disease
The use of this recombinant protease requires an appreciation for the history of VMI.
By Nora W. Muakkassa MD and Michelle C. Liang MD
Does your EHR need a tweak or a trashing?
How to tell if your system is already in need of a major goose.
By Robert N. Mitchell
Four key advances in the battle against retinal disease
Gene therapy, combination drugs, and sustained-release platforms move closer to the clinic.
By Jerry Helzner, contributing editor
How OCT helps monitor glaucoma progression
Improved evaluation of the key structures increases the sensitivity and specificity of detection.
By Theodore Lyu, MD, and
How to manage post-cataract retinal detachment
A comprehensive primer on risks and prevention.
By Kevin Suk, MD
How we grew our practice with a smartphone app
One practice’s efforts to assist current patients has helped attract new ones.
By Jessica Jones
Putting your plan to work and then refining it
Part 3 of 3: To account for the unforeseen, the 4 C’s make strategic planning an adaptable, flexible process.
By Peter Wasserman, MD, MBA
Quick Hits
By Zack Tertel, managing editor
SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE
A surgical option for dry eye induced by conjunctivochalasis
By Bill Kekevian, Senior
THE EFFICIENT OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Is your marketing building relationships?
By Steven M. Silverstein MD, FACS
THE ENLIGHTENED OFFICE
How clinical trials can help differentiate your practice
By Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS
Viewpoint
Physician, heal thyself!
When the tech with the dragon tattoo just won’t do
Patients are hard to come by. Don’t let staff’s appearance and demeanor scare them away.
By Stuart Michaelson, Contributing
Who should perform intravitreal injections?
General ophthalmologists are doing more, but co-management with a retinal physician seems the best approach.
By Karen Blum, Contributing