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November 2012 |
Features
The Next Wave
By: Bill Kekevian, Associate Editor
Managing an influx of diabetic retinopathy patients requires practices to rethink processes.
A Glimpse at Newand Emerging Treatments for DME
By: Ashish Sharma, MD; Baruch D. Kupperman, MD, PhD
Anti-VEGF treatments, implants and topical drops are drawing investigators’ interest
in the quest to preserve vision in diabetic eye disease.
Managing the Retinal Complications Of Cataract Surgery
By: Kevin K. Suk, MD; Timothy G. Murray, MD, MBA, FACS
How to respond when lens fragments drop and other troubling events occur.
How to Prevent and Manage Postoperative Endophthalmitis
By: Ingird U. Scott, MD, MPH; Harry W. Flynn, JR., MD
Addressing offending organisms pre-op and quickly recognizing the infection post-op are key.
The IMT: A Primer for General Ophthalmologists
By: HENRY HUDSON, MD, FACS
A team approach helps severely visually impaired AMD patients.
Stopping Dry-to-Wet AMD Conversion
By: Daniel F. Kiernan, MD
This stepwise approach may help prevent and detect conversion
to advanced-stage disease.
Walk a Mile In a Patient's Shoes
By: Lindsey Getz
Laser retinal repair is routine for the surgeon, but a mix of hope and anxiety for the patient, as this health-care writer reports.
Adding Oculoplastics: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
By: JOHN H. ZEITER, MD
How we added this lucrative specialty to our practice.
Departments
Viewpoint
By: Larry E. Patterson, M.D.
Caution and paper aplenty
At Press Time
Warning on “cloned” claims documents; a
new use for “rejected” donor corneas; NEI contest seeks eyecare
ideas; Membrane removal and DMEK graft adhesion;
and more
Retina Roundup
By: Andrew E. Mathis, PhD, Medical Editor
Timely and Important Retina News of Interest to All Ophthalmologists
Best Practices
Goal-setting starts with a clear vision (statement)
Coding & Reimbursement
By: Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE
Coding for laser cataract surgery
Value-Based Medicine
By: Melissa M. Brown, MD, MN, MBA
Why your legislators should know you
Spotlight on Technology & Technique
By: Bill Kekevian, Associate Editor
A pharmaceutical treatment for VMA
Management Essentials
By: Farrell "Toby" Tyson, MD, FACS
What a Consultant Can Do