In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the financial viability of pediatric ophthalmology practices. To measure the economic impact, the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Socio-economic Committee surveyed current US members at the peak of the COVID shutdown, in April 2020. With a robust response rate, the survey portrays that some pediatric…
N ew research found that more than 70 percent of patients receiving an initial glaucoma evaluation in the United States do not have record of…
A 71-year-old female presented to her local ophthalmologis t with six months of painless gradual worsening vision in the right eye with associated redness. On…
By Christine Yue Leonard, Senior Associate Editor P r ivate equity acquisitions of physician practices have grown rapidly in the last decade. Ophthalmology in particular…
Y ou may have heard about Medicare’s new “complexity” code, but haven’ t gotten many details on it. In this installment of Medicare Q &…
By Christine Yue Leonard, Senior Associate Editor H olding safety paramount to efficacy is the overarching principle for determining whether a patient is a candidate…
I t’s been over a decade since a new general-purpose excimer laser was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Earlier this year, the…
By Catlin Nalley, Contributing Editor W ith more than three million Americans undergoing cataract surgery each year, it is one of the most common —…
By Michelle Stephenson, Contributing Editor T r aditionally, glaucoma treatment has consisted of medication, then laser if needed, and then, if it were necessary, surgery.…
By Andrew Beers, Associate Editor T hough intraocular lenses have been around a long time, the market continues to grow and improve each year as…
• Brief overview of the importance of evaporation in dry eye disease • Introduction to MIEBO – what it is, how it works • Review…
