November 2013

Features

An ode to innovation that suggests the future is bright in eye care.

ICD-10 uses a new format, terminology and codes. Here’s what you need to know.

Your current patients may be interested in premium lenses or cosmetic procedures.

What to do when your electronic records system isn’t meeting your needs—or worse.

The embattled agency seeks to reinvent itself. Will budget cuts derail the effort before it gathers steam?

With more patients, government monitoring and shrinking reimbursements, surgeons are looking for options. Here’s help.

A new approach to detection appears to be just as effective as traditional methods, but easier to use—even by non-medical staff.

Reduction or maintenance of geographic atrophy lesion size in the retinal pigment epithelium has garnered increased attention.

Early recognition of the clinical activity and severity of TED is crucial in determining the treatment and preserving vision.

Determining the clinical value of mean vs. peak IOP—and the possible importance of IOP fluctuation—remains a challenge.

A look at the damage dry eye causes and how reading tests might be good gauges of the disease’s clinical effects.

These patients will put your refractive surgery skills to the test. Here’s expert advice on how to handle them.

‘Pulsating bubbles’ in his peripheral vision and vision loss prompt a patient’s referral to Wills’ Neuro-ophthalmology and Retina Services.