An Academy tech recap, through our KOLs’ eyes
Ophthalmology Management asked editorial board members to highlight some of the unique product offerings and services at AAO 2017. The responses, listed alphabetically by company, are below.
The Winning Pitch Challenge
Ophthalmology’s would-be innovators now have help thanks to a ‘Shark Tank’-inspired competition.
How to read a Profit and Loss statement
Can you perform cataract surgery? Implant a MIGS? Repair a macular hole? Then you can read a P&L.
Disruption brings harmony in biotech
The rise of anti-VEGF therapy shows what industry, academia, private practice can create together.
How observations become inventions
Two stories of MDs who turned their ideas into innovations that are helping medical practices.
By John A. Hovanesian, MD
In pregnancy, the retina ‘works’ for two
Retinal health reflects placental health. In this diabetic patient’s case, a pre-eclampsia diagnosis awaited her.
Not all patients get a toric IOL option
Surgeons who have long used them explain why peers are likely to avoid offering them to patients in need.
Get to know paid search marketing
Or risk your practice’s invisibility on the Internet.
Guest Editorial
Celebrating our eye-care village
Viewpoint
FROM THE CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR
Visionaries and Educators
The observant ones
Coding & Reimbursement
Explaining, defining the chief complaint
Quick Hits
By By ReN
SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE
This fundus scanner is all about contrasting disease
IN SO MANY WORDS
Modernizing Medicine’s David A. Goldman, MD
FINANCIAL FACTOR
Shifting from doctor to captain of industry
THE ENLIGHTENED OFFICE
How to help de-risk a practice’s growth
A Multigenerational Problem
DRY EYE DISEASE AFFECTS PATIENTS OF ALL AGES
NEWS BRIEFS
IOP-lowering Treatment Receives FDA Approval
A Slow Game
Glaucoma physicians must be dedicated to a lifetime of caring about our patients
Promoting Dry Eye Services
FROM CHECK-IN TO SOCIAL MEDIA, DRY EYE PATIENTS ARE WAITING TO BE FOUND
Financing Dry Eye Treatment
PAYING FOR OUT-OF-POCKET SERVICES RARELY COVERED BY INSURANCE IS MADE EASIER WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING
Ocular Surface Disease and Glaucoma
Improved detection and treatment of OSD may lead to better clinical outcomes for glaucoma patients
Tele-glaucoma: The Next Frontier
How this technology can help improve care for many patients
Turning Patient Satisfaction Into Referrals
RAVE REVIEWS TRAVEL BY WORD OF MOUTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Widefield OCT Improves Glaucoma Management
Ganglion cell complex analysis provides a more comprehensive picture of disease status
Moving to the Front of the Line
How glaucoma fellowships transformed from last pick to first pick
Glaucoma in Africa
A strategic approach to preventing blindness
ECP in Refractory Glaucoma Patients
How this existing therapy is creating new treatment opportunities for a wider range of patients
The Significance of ECP in Today’s Glaucoma Management
A pressure-lowering workhorse emerges as potent pairing with MIGS
Keeping a Closer Watch on IOP
New technologies for frequent self-measurement open a new era in glaucoma care
Samples and Free Products
What does CMS, FDA, and AMA have to say about them?