Browse articles from EyeWorld.org related to patients. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
When performing a refractive procedure, the surgical experience doesn’t end when the surgery is over. Surgeons often have to follow up with patients and sometimes provide touch-ups. This article explored how to handle the refractive postop experience, how to manage patient expectations, and diagnostic tools to help them.
Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) has been gaining steam, both in discussion and in practice, but as the authors of a recent Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery paper point out, it “remains a subject of controversy in ophthalmology.”
There is a significant focus on stopping progression of optic nerve damage and subsequent vision loss in glaucoma, but what about patients who have already reached a point of vision loss? What modern visual rehabilitation technologies and services are available to them? EyeWorld spoke with three experts on this topic.
Over the last few years, new, tech-based options have joined traditional therapies for the treatment of amblyopia. All of the available options have their pros and cons, making patient selection especially important.
Even with a technically perfect outcome after cataract surgery, physicians may still find that some patients are unhappy. This dissatisfaction can be due to a number of factors that go beyond visual outcome. Two surgeons shared what can cause unhappiness and how they discuss it with patients.
A patient comes in for a postop visit unhappy with their vision after they’ve received a presbyopia-correcting IOL—now what? Tal Raviv, MD, created an algorithm, the Raviv “Getting to Happy” Post-IOL Algorithm, to help guide physicians through the process of managing a patient who is unhappy with their presbyopia-correcting IOL.
According to Tal Raviv, MD, comanagement has been a part of ophthalmology for more than 40 years as a means to coordinate surgical ophthalmic care among different provider types. “It has regained attention and scrutiny with the growth of refractive cataract surgery,” he said. “But today’s practice environment is quite different from the past.”
Two surgeons shared how they educate patients about the options available and the process they use to choose a lens.
Developing a 2021 medical marketing strategy that is designed to meet the needs of patients in the COVID-19 era requires a change of mindset. Place yourself in patients’ shoes, start identifying relatable 2021 experiences, and convert those into profitable marketing opportunities, as well as chances to improve patient care.
Difficult patient conversations—frequent or few and far between—are a part of any medical career, but preparing for those conversations is not generally part of medical training.