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The High Cost of Poor Vision
The United States spends more than $50 billion a year on vision problems—and the prevalence and the costs to care for these conditions are rising fast. What can be done?
Patient Communication
Role Playing: How to Break Bad News
How do you tell a patient about a vision-threatening diagnosis? Here are 10 tips to do so empathetically, effectively and honestly.
Practice Management
The Ins and Outs of Cash Flow
Here’s how to make sure that you understand precisely where your income is coming from—and where it’s going.
Departments
Chairside
Be Your Own Lie Detector
‘A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on.’ What I want to know is: Why is the truth not wearing pants?
Clinical Quandaries
Vision Loss Can Be Skin Deep
What caused this patient’s unexplained reduction in visual acuity? Remember to always question the unexplained.
Coding Connection
Treat Right, Code Right
This new monthly column on medical coding will show you how to code properly, lower your risk, and get reimbursed appropriately.
Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A
Double-Check the Diagnosis
When a patient presents with dendriform and topical steroids aren’t having an effect, verify the patient’s symptoms and diagnosis.
Diagnostic Quiz
The Root of the Problem
Glaucoma Grand Rounds
Do We Monitor or Medicate?
When new patients may be at risk for glaucoma development, should you initially monitor them or immediately begin treatment?
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Meetings + Conferences
News Review
Congress OKs Military Eye Trauma Legislation
Physics Clears Up Cataract Formation
In the News
In the Pipeline: Two Drugs Show Promise Against AMD
Medicare Fee Put on Hold
Avastin Still Available for AMD Treatment
After saying that it would limit availability, the company changed its stance.
Outlook
An Ounce of Prevention
Prevention is the key to mitigating and reducing vision problems, and it is a step in the right direction toward saving our economy.
Retina Quiz
Suspicion Prompts Examination
This young patient with decreased vision demonstrated unusual findings in her right eye. Can you see what they are?
Therapeutic Review
Sowka Down Under
Chloramphenicol is one of the most commonly prescribed topical antibiotics in New Zealand. But, why is it not used in the United States?
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