Creating an effective treatment plan for a patient with uveitic glaucoma requires the ophthalmologist to consider and balance evolving, multiple, and sometimes competing disease processes. Several physicians discussed what to look for and how to manage and treat these patients.
Strategizing and executing an effective online campaign can be daunting, but myriad of tools are available to make this job easier. For a practice or ASC, the following are necessary: a website, a Google profile, active social media channels, and reputation management. These help brands develop, distribute, and communicate to targeted users.
Monday on the Main Stage at the ASCRS Annual Meeting featured the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture, by William Link, PhD, and several other presentations on innovations from Sergio Canabrava, MD, Mark Lobanoff, MD, Richard Lewis, MD, Forrest Ellis, MD, and Elizabeth Yeu, MD.
EyeWorld spoke to Elizabeth Yeu, MD, who stepped into her role as ASCRS president at the 2023 Annual Meeting, about her involvement with ASCRS and what she’s looking forward to in leading the Society for the next year.
Following cataract surgery, patients may experience blurry vision. A posterior capsulotomy with the YAG laser is often employed by physicians as a solution to help patients achieve their desired vision. Three physicians shared their experiences and best practices.
Over the last 20 years, refractive surgery has expanded beyond the cornea and to intraocular correction. There have been so many advancements on the diagnostic and procedural front that refractive surgery is truly its own subspecialty. Two ophthalmologists shared thoughts on and experiences with the recent advancements.
It’s not uncommon for cornea specialists to come across a glaucoma patient in need of an endothelial transplant, and the management of these patients has certain nuances. EyeWorld spoke with two experts for their insights on how to best manage glaucoma patients who need lamellar keratoplasty.
The landscape of glaucoma surgery is a spectrum, ranging from selective laser trabeculoplasty to the more invasive heavy hitters still considered the gold standard for IOP lowering. In the middle are a wide range of MIGS options. Three glaucoma specialists discussed best practices for ab interno trabeculotomy, goniotomy, and canaloplasty.
A physician’s concerns about administrative competency may be as much rooted in the physician’s supervisory skills as they are in issues of administrative competency. This article presented seven rhetorical questions physicians can ask themselves to understand their role in running a better practice.
The ASCRS Summer Meeting is back in Nashville, Tennessee, from August 11–13. Experienced surgeons and those new to practice can all benefit from the program and skills transfer lab offerings. Program chairs for the meeting are Daniel Chang, MD, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, Douglas Koch, MD, and Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD.