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    Interviewing Steven M. Christiansen, MD, Iltifat Husain, MD, Shizuo Mukai, MD, Bakul Patel, MS, MBA, and Vinay A. Shah, MD
    Ophthalmic apps are transforming smartphones into medical devices and challenging ophthalmologists not only to keep pace with their rapid development but also to differentiate the good from the questionable.
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    Keratoconus: New Consensus, New Goals
    Written By: Peggy Denny, Senior Editor
    Interviewing Michael W. Belin, MD, Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, and Donald T.H. Tan, MD
    In a first-ever collaboration, 4 supranational cornea societies joined forces in a complex, multistep process to develop the Global Consensus on Keratoconus and Ectatic Diseases.
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    Written By: Enchun M. Liu, MD, Bradley T. Smith, MD, and J. William Harbour, MD
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    His vision was blurry in his right eye, and he said it felt like “a shade” was covering the superior aspect of his visual field. Web Extra: Fluorescein angiogram showing early stippled hyperfluorescence.
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    American Journal of Ophthalmology
    Ocular surface squamous neoplasia treatment. ■ Acupuncture as treatment for glaucoma. ■ Punctal plug retention rates in treatment of dry eye. ■ Strabismus surgery reoperation with adjustable vs. conventional sutures.
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    Roundup of Other Journals
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    In a striking sequel to a landmark diabetes study, researchers reported that early intensive glycemic control markedly lowers the long-term risk of having ocular surgery in patients with type 1 diabetes.
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    Panel Advises Fewer Combined Procedures
    Phacoemulsification and IOL implantation alone—without concurrent glaucoma surgery—appears to be a reasonable and safe surgical option for certain glaucoma patients whose disease is well controlled with 1 or 2 medications.
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    Laser, Higher Drug Dose Add No Benefit in RVO Tx
    The best way to sum up the RELATE Trial? More isn’t better.
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    Accuracy of Snellen Apps
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    Making an ICD-10 Superbill—A Practice Converts Its 20 Most-Used ICD-9 Codes
    Written By: Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement
    A comprehensive ophthalmology practice tackles one of the most challenging tasks on its ICD-10 to-do list—creating a paper superbill. Here’s how its top 20 ICD-9 codes were converted to ICD-10 codes.
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    Opinion

    Time and Person: Which Is Leading Whom?
    Richard P. Mills, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Editor, on the human construct of time.
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