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December 2012

Who Knows Best? The Challenges of Shared Decision Making

How to address complex issues such as off-label drugs, new technologies, and costs in discussing treatment options with your patients.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Phacoemulsification-Related Corneal Incision Contracture

Written By: Jonathan T. Zoghby, MD, and Kenneth L. Cohen, MD
Edited by Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

Corneal wound burn is a serious complication of cataract surgery. An update on contributing factors and preventive steps.

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Clinical Update

Stem Cells: Anterior Segment Advances

Written By: Annie Stuart, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Edward J. Holland, MD, Ulf Stenevi, MD, PhD, and Stephanie Watson, MBBS, PhD

Patients with limbal stem cell deficiency have more treatment options.

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Minimally Invasive Strabismus Surgery: A Less-Is-More Approach

Written By: Miriam Karmel, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Edward Buckley, MD, Linda R. Dagi, MD, David B. Granet, MD, and Daniel S. Mojon, MD

Here is a look at some of the techniques and indications for minimally invasive strabismus surgery, as well as considerations that may affect its widespread adoption. What does the future hold for this novel surgical approach?

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Update on Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Written By: Barbara Boughton, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Adrian H. C. Koh, MBBS, FRCS, Gregg T. Kokame, MD, and Richard F. Spaide, MD

Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: new research findings.

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Morning Rounds

The Case of the Shimmering Spot

Written By: Klaus Freeland, MD, and Eugene A. Milder, MD
Edited by Steven J. Gedde, MD

The patient complained of a dull gray shimmering area to the temporal side of the central vision in her left eye. What’s your diagnosis?

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Blink

Stromal Iris Cyst

Written By: Jose Efren Gonzalez, MD, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, and edited by Michael P. Kelly, FOPS
Photographed by Allan Connor, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto

A 50-year-old Asian man was referred to our clinic for a baseline evaluation of an iris lesion in his left eye.

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Journal Highlights

A Review of the Literature

Ophthalmology: Cost analysis of treatment regimens for DME. ■ AJO: Persistent corneal edema after CXL for keratoconus. ■ Archives: Subjective quality of vision after cataract surgery. And more.

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News in Review

Commentary and Perspectives

Kidney function linked to vision loss from TB drug. ■ Anti-VEGF drugs for a nursing mom with CNV. ■ Sleep apnea may play a role in CSME. ■ Exfoliation glaucoma: caffeine a risk factor?

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

The Academy receives $500,000 donation. ■ ONE spotlight: new master class in corneal transplant surgery. ■ D.C. Report: Permanent Medicare pay fix faces obstacles. And more.

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Practice Perfect

Build Your Own HD Video System

Written By: Linda Roach, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Mary Ellen Head, RN, BSN, CNOR, CMLSO, Raj K. Maturi, MD, Randal D. Miller, and Randall E. Verdick, FOPS

Is there a low-cost way to make high-definition videos of your surgeries? Here’s how one practice built a budget-friendly video system for its OR.

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Savvy Coder

NCCI, Part Two: Examples of Unbundling

Written By: Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, Academy Coding Executive, and Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, Academy Medical Director for Governmental Affairs

The National Correct Coding Initiative lists pairs of codes that shouldn’t be billed together unless you are able to unbundle them.

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Opinion

Creaky? Most of Our Patients Are

Richard P. Mills, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Editor, on honoring—and not medicalizing—patients’ creaks.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

Sequestered iris. ■ Ethics and informed consent.

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