Comanagement

How Comanagement Reinvented Optometry

A pioneer looks back on the conflicts and conquests that unfolded as ODs and MDs established an uneasy new collaboration.
07/21/2016

Can You Crack These Comanagement Cases?

When encountering a tricky case that might require other doctors, don’t lead from behind—take charge of the comanagement effort.
05/15/2014

Comanaging MIGS: The Birth of the Middle Class

No longer is glaucoma surgery a high-risk, high-reward venture. Safer—but more modestly beneficial—options are emerging. Here’s a look at the OD’s role.
05/15/2014

Be a Neuro-ophth 'First Responder'

When the eye—and even the patient—hangs in the balance, prompt action and careful collaboration could save the day.
05/15/2014

Looks Like Glaucoma, But is it?

The patient's visual fields say glaucoma, but his optic nerves disagree. What else is going on?
12/15/2013

Current Trends in Comanagement

Four out of five ODs say they've increased their comanagement in the past five years. The reasons involve more patients, more medical eye care, and more acceptance among MDs.
11/15/2013

Don’t Drop Patients on Plaquenil

New guidelines have revised how we should screen our patients on Plaquenil: Earlier screening is better.
04/19/2011

Interprofessional Communication Pearls for Writing Referral Letters

Referral relationships are essential to patient retention and a successful practice.
04/05/2011

When Should You Refer a Glaucoma Patient?

Ask yourself these four questions—from a private practice O.D. and an O.D. in a referral center—to help you decide when to retain or when to refer.
04/05/2011

Orals Only for Acute HSV?

What’s the current treatment for acute herpes simplex epithelial keratitis? Viroptic, Zirgan—or oral acyclovir?
12/16/2010

Upcoming Events

Special Conference: Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care clone 2

New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society's Spring Conference

Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD,

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New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society's Spring Conference

Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD,

Register here

Special Conference: Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care clone 3

New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care and Intrepid Eye Society's Spring Conference

Location: Omni La Costa, Carlsbad, California
Co-Chairs: Paul M. Karpecki, OD, and Selina McGee, OD,

Register here

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