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July 2018
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Predatory Publishing: Shedding Light on a Deceptive Industry

Deceptive marketing practices and a lack of peer review characterize predatory journals, which are infiltrating the scientific literature. This month’s feature takes a look at the ramifications—and what to do about them.

Make sure your practice's MIPS expert reads MIPS 2018: A Primer and Reference. Browse it online or download it as a 60-page PDF.

The July CME supplement from the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education can be found here: Brave New World: Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Characteristics and Management of Primary Congenital Glaucoma

Written By: Eleni Drivas and Joseph Panarelli, MD
Edited By: Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

Characteristics and management of a serious disease that causes up to 18% of childhood blindness.

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Clinical Update

MD Roundtable, Part 2: Treatment of Normal-Tension Glaucoma

Written By: Sanjay G. Asrani, MD, with L. Jay Katz, MD, Michael S. Kook, MD, and Kazuhisa Sugiyama, MD, PhD

Experts discuss treatment strategies and lifestyle options for normal- tension glaucoma.

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Gut Microbes May Trigger Noninfectious Uveitis

Written By: Linda Roach, Contributing Writer, interviewing Rachel R. Caspi, PhD, Emily Y. Chew, MD, Phoebe Lin, MD, PhD, and James T. Rosenbaum, MD

New evidence indicates that gut microbes may play a role in noninfectious uveitis.

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Morning Rounds

“The Most Thorough Examination I’ve Ever Had”

Written By: Hannah Meyer, BA, Susan M. Culican, MD, PhD, and Philip L. Custer, MD
Edited By: Jane Bailey, MD

The patient underwent wrong fluorescein angiogram. How the practice responded.

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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

Using Machine Learning to Forecast Visual Outcomes in Wet AMD and More

Our editors summarize the most exciting studies from Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Retina, American Journal of Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, and other journals.

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News in Review

Guidelines Issued on Short-Cycle Steam Sterilization

Surgical centers can safely employ short-cycle steam sterilization of unwrapped instruments for sequential same-day cataract surgeries; however, the transit time to the operating room should be 3 minutes or less.

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Treating Dry Eye in GVHD

Dry eye disease associated with graft-versus-host disease poses a particularly difficult treatment challenge.

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Signs That DME Is Being Undertreated

A study of diabetic macular edema patients found that—when compared to patients in landmark clinical trials— these “real-world” patients received fewer intravitreal injections over the first 12 months of treatment, were monitored less frequently, and achieved inferior vision outcomes.

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Cataract Surgery Safe After Ebola

Cataract surgery may be performed safely in patients who have survived infection with the Ebola virus and who test negative for the virus in ocular fluid specimens.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

New generation of advocates. Coming soon: Ophthalmology Glaucoma. Managing a retina practice? This webinar is for you! And more.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for Chicago

In each issue leading up to AAO 2018, 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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Practice Perfect

ABO Diplomates—How to Get Started on Your MIPS/MOC Improvement Project

Written By: Flora Lum, MD, Vice President, Academy Quality and Data Science Division, Chris McDonagh, Senior Editor, Eyenet Magazine, Molly Peltzman, Manager, IRIS Registry, and Jessica Peterson, MD, MPH, Manager, Quality and Health Information Technology Policy

Get Credit for MIPS and MOC. Work with the American Board of Ophthalmology on an improvement activity.

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Savvy Coder

Injectable Drugs, Part 2—Correct Coding for Single-Use Vials

Written By: Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, OCSR, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement, and Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy Consultant

Correct coding for single-use vials. Here’s how to use modifier –JW to indicate wastage. Web Extra: ASP file excerpt.

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Opinion

Cultivating Diversity in Ophthalmology

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, interviews Leslie Jones, MD, chair of ophthalmology at Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.

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Current Perspective

Problems With Generic Drugs

David W. Parke II, MD, CEO, on pricing and access to to generic and biosimilar agents.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

Scleral depression and the standard of care. Unverifiable publications. Web Extra: An additional letter on posterior vitreous detachment.

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