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July 2022
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Patient Safety: Don’t Miss These Conditions

If the next patient to walk into your office had one of these sight- or life-threatening conditions, would you recognize it?

Lunch in Chicago

Don't miss the EyeNet Corporate Lunches on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Retinal Necrosis

By Ines Lains, Md, PhD, Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, and Dean Eliott, MD
Edited by Bennie H. Jeng, MD

Acute retinal necrosis is a rare but potentially devastating infectious condition most commonly caused by VZV or HSV. What you need to know.

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Clinical Update

Marijuana and Glaucoma: A Shifting Landscape

By Anna Sharratt, Contributing Writer, interviewing Henry D. Jampel, MD, MHS, Mona Kaleem, MD, Daniel Lee, MD, and Leonard K. Seibold, MD

While increasing numbers of patients explore marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma, cannabis isn’t recommended for its treatment by medical societies. So how should glaucoma specialists handle this situation?

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Preventing Complications of DR, Part 2: DRCR.net Protocol W

By Rebecca Taylor, Contributing Writer, interviewing Rajendra Apte, MD, PhD, Jennifer I. Lim, MD, Raj K. Maturi, MD, and Jennifer K. Sun, MD, MPH

Part 2 of a two-part story on diabetic retinopathy trials: the evidence from DRCR.net. Web Extra: More on watchful waiting.

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Blink

Can You Guess July's Mystery Condition?

Make your diagnosis in the comments, and get the answer to last month’s mystery.

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Journal Highlights

Noncycloplegic Measurements in Students, Enduring Effects of Microstent Use, and More

Key findings from Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Retina, AJO, JAMA Ophthalmology, and more.

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News in Review

Five Years of Anti-VEGF for RVO Offers VA Gains

Anti-VEGF for edema after vein occlusion: SCORE2 results.

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Vitamin D and Ocular Diseases

Impact of vitamin D intake: a meta-analysis.

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At-Home VA Testing Comparable to In-Office Version

At-home VA tests via telemedicine.

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Differentiating Neoplasia From Metaplasia in OSSN

Improved dx of ocular surface squamous neoplasia.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

Academy names fifth Copeland Fellow: Michael A. Harrell Jr., MD. Congress’ August recess is almost here: here’s how you can advocate at home. And more.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for Chicago

In each issue leading up to AAO 2022, EyeNet will provide you with the information you’ll need to hit the ground running when you arrive in Chicago—including a heads-up on deadlines, event previews, interviews, sneak peeks, and more.

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Savvy Coder

Why (and How) You Should Use ICD-10 Codes for Social Determinants of Health

By Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement, and Flora Lum, MD, Academy Vice President, Quality and Data Science

By using the ICD-10 codes for social determinants of health, you can support your E/M coding and assist analysts who are using the IRIS Registry and payers’ databases for their studies.

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Opinion

The VA Federal Supremacy Project and Scope of Practice

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on how all of ophthalmology, and our patients, could be impacted by a VA endeavor to develop national standards of practice.

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