EyeNet Magazine, October, 2011


	October 2011
	Feature

	•	Special-Ops Ophthalmology in the Age of Antibiotic Resistance

	Clinical Insights

	•	Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma

	•	Posterior Segment Imaging: Correlating Structure and Function

	•	Study of Bevacizumab for ROP

	•	Phakic IOLs vs. Corneal Procedures: Focusing on Choices


	Clinical Challenges

	•	Morning Rounds: A Foreign Body Sensation

	•	Blink Mystery Image



	News


	•	Journal Highlights
	•	News in Review
	•	Academy Notebook
	•	Products & Services
	•	Destination Orlando

	Practice Management


	•	Know the New Glaucoma Staging Codes
	•	EHRs for Ophthalmology

	Opinions

	•	Coyote vs. Acme: Must We Always Chase the Road Runner?
	•	Letters

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The EyeNet Blog
Looking at the latest clinical issues through an international lens:

Richard Mills. Glaucoma Severity Classification: Do We Need More Complexity in Coding?
Fernando Arevalo. What is Your Take on Bimonthly Injections for AMD?
Larry Schwab. Bilateral Cataract Surgery in Developing Nations?

Check out the EyeNet blog page to read more posts.

Special-Ops Ophthalmology in the Age of Antibiotic Resistance

With the rapid increase of superbugs, many once-reliable drugs are becoming obsolete. Strategies and tactics to help ophthalmologists fight back. (more)

EyeNet's Annual Meeting Publications

If you miss any part of the Annual Meeting or want to find out more about the Orlando show floor, catch up with Academy News and the Guide to Academy Exhibitors.

Ophthalmic Pearls: Glaucoma

ICE syndrome is an acquired disorder that is usually unilateral and affects predominantly women in early to middle adulthood. (more)

Images in the slideshow above depict clinical signs of the disease as well as hallmarks of the three clinical variations, Chandler syndrome, progressive iris atrophy and Cogan-Reese syndrome.

Blink

Mystery Image: What is this month's mystery condition?

Morning Rounds

A Foreign Body Sensation
The naval officer had just returned from a camping trip, and his left eye was irritated and tearing. What's your diagnosis? (more)

Electronic Health Records

How do you qualify for the EHR bonus? Download an advance copy of the Eye M.D.'s guide to the EHR incentive program. This supplement is also mailed with the October issue of EyeNet Magazine.

Shopping for an EHR system? The Academy asked EHR vendors whether their systems addressed the 23 features on the Academy's EHR checklist. Download a chart showing responses—and the Orlando booth numbers—of the first 15 companies to reply. This supplement will be distributed at the Academy's Annual Meeting. (For the most current list of vendor responses, click here.)

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