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Premium cataract surgery technologies in the context of glaucoma

Glaucoma should not necessarily be an immediate contraindication to premium cataract surgery technologies, such as toric and presbyopia-correcting IOLs and FLACS. Reay Brown, MD, Paul Harasymowycz, MD, and Joey Hsia, MD, said there are situations where these IOL technologies are suited for glaucoma patients, but the decision to offer them is not as straightforward.

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June 15, 2021

EyeWorld articles / Glaucoma / July 2021

A frank discussion about standalone MIGS

Some MIGS options are approved only in conjunction with cataract surgery, while others are not limited in this way. Three ophthalmologists EyeWorld spoke with think there is a value in uncoupling some MIGS procedures from cataract surgery, yet two of the three do not perform off-label standalone MIGS.

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June 15, 2021

EyeWorld articles / Glaucoma / July 2021

Infection and glaucoma surgery

Infection is a risk for any ocular surgery, but there are a few reasons why there isn’t a lot of discussion about infection when it comes to glaucoma procedures. MIGS, which have become increasingly common, have a lower infection risk profile compared to incisional glaucoma surgery.

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June 15, 2021

EyeWorld articles / July 2021 / Practice Management

The science and art of staffing up post-pandemic

Finding and hiring great employees has always required the ability to balance the “mostly science” of recruitment and the “mostly art” of selecting a finalist. Adding in a pandemic has shaken up the process further.

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June 15, 2021

EyeWorld articles / July 2021 / Practice Management

Revisit your priorities to regenerate your practice revenue in 2021

Looking at the yearlong impact on eyecare in 2020 allows practices to revisit and rearrange priorities to maintain healthy, stable, and durable ophthalmic businesses capable of generating pre-pandemic revenue levels, which many have yet to reach.

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June 15, 2021

EyeWorld articles / July 2021 / Practice Management

Pandemic pushed digital communication

Practice communications with patients were already moving toward digital when possible, but the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced reduced in-office time and sought to eliminate physical touchpoints, pushed slow adopters forward.

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June 15, 2021

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Chief Medical Editor

ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

A year to remember

2020 was supposed to be the year ophthalmologists highlighted all of the advances in cataract and refractive surgery and the patients who benefited from advanced technology. Then, in March 2020, the world was turned upside down. Chief Medical Editor Eric Donnenfeld, MD, reflects on this and looks forward.

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March 1, 2021

ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Geoff Tabin, MD, and Sanduk Ruit, MD, selected for 2021 ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award

The ASCRS Foundation announced Geoff Tabin, MD, and Sanduk Ruit, MD, as the 2021 Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award winners. Endowed by a generous gift from David and Victoria Chang, the ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding humanitarian work with a focus on cataract blindness and disability.

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March 1, 2021

ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Review of “Quantifying the educational benefit of additional cataract surgery cases in ophthalmology residency”

Achieving competency in cataract surgery is an essential component of ophthalmology residency training. This ASCRS/EyeWorld Journal Club took a look at a paper by Liebman et al. that evaluates quantification of the resident cataract surgery learning curve and identification of the case threshold at which residents experience marginal educational benefit.

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March 1, 2021

Read more about the article Review of “Patient management modifications in cataract surgery candidates following incorporation of routine preoperative macular OCT”

ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Review of “Patient management modifications in cataract surgery candidates following incorporation of routine preoperative macular OCT”

OCT is a quick and non-invasive imaging modality with a high sensitivity in diagnosing macular conditions. The ASCRS/EyeWorld Journal Club reviewed a paper by Leung et al. that analyzed a cases series to evaluate the utility of macular OCT in cataract surgery preop assessments.

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March 1, 2021