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December 2014

Wet AMD Look-alikes

Take a look at several conditions that are easily confused with wet AMD, and learn how multimodal imaging can help make the diagnosis. Web Extra: Additional images of angioid streaks and more.

The December CME supplement from MedEdicus can be found here: Building Foundations for Successful Ophthalmic Surgery.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Diagnosis and Management of Stargardt Disease

By Nisha Mukherjee, MD, and Stefanie Schuman, MD
Edited by Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

Learn the clinical and imaging features that help to establish the diagnosis for Stargardt, the most common juvenile macular dystrophy.

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Clinical Update

Shedding Light on Pseudophakic Dysphotopsia

By Linda Roach, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Jonathan M. Davidorf, MD, Kevin M. Miller, MD, and Steven I. Rosenfeld, MD

Investigating the mystery of dysphotopsias. Web Extra: Special considerations for surgery.

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Demystifying Ocular Lymphoma

By Lori Baker-Schena, EdD, MBA, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Hans E. Grossniklaus, MD, MBA, Arun D. Singh, MD, and David J. Wilson, MD

A primer on ocular lymphoma, with biopsy and treatment protocols.

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Morning Rounds

From Loss of Weight to Loss of Vision—11 Years of Symptoms That Baffled Physicians

By Kyle Smith, MD, Kendall K. Bicknell, MD, and He “Jack” Li, BA
Edited by Steven J. Gedde, MD

The patient’s history included unplanned weight loss, fatigue, chest pains, dizziness, iridocyclitis, and, most recently, episodic bilateral vision loss. Web Extra: Further symptoms.

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Blink

Traumatic Medial Rectus Hematoma

By Richard Y. Hwang MD, PhD, and Karen Joos, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, Tenn.

A 66-year-old man presented with pain in his left eye after falling onto a nightstand.

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Journal Highlights

A Review of the Literature

Ophthalmology: AR-13324 vs. latanoprost for IOP. ■ AJO: Clinicopathological findings in abusive head trauma. ■ JAMA Ophthalmology: Immediate vs. delayed sequential cataract surgery. And more.

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News in Review

Commentary and Perspectives

Big Data at Work: FLACS Findings. ■ Cataract: New findings on femto-assisted vs. standard phaco surgery. ■ Glaucoma: Effect of sun exposure on development of pseudoexfoliation. ■ Retina: Human skin cell–derived retinal tissue implanted in first patient.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

Passages: Richard A. Zorab. ■ Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is! ■ D.C. Report: Surgery by Surgeons 2014. ■ Troutman awards.

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Practice Perfect

An Index to Measure the Efficiency of an Ophthalmic Practice

By Andrew Chen, Eunah Kim, MD, Dennis J. Aigner, PhD, Abdelmonem Afifi, PhD, and Joseph Caprioli, MD

Estimating the efficiency of an ophthalmic practice, taking into account practice setting, quality of care, number of patients, and total costs.

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Savvy Coder

What Your Colleagues Learned in 2014: 14 Ways to Avoid Costly Mistakes

By Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement

From the value of looking up alternate CCI combinations to the variability of reporting bilateral procedures—14 ways to avoid costly mistakes.

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Opinion

An Epic Struggle Looms: What’s Wrong With the Big EHRs?

Richard P. Mills, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Editor, on experiencing today’s EHR marketplace.

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Current Perspective

Innovation: Risky Business

David W. Parke II, MD, Executive Vice President/CEO, on the value of innovation.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

EHRs: Issues and concerns. ■ Value of fundus photos.

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Wet AMD Look-alikes

Ophthalmic Pearls

Clinical Update

Morning Rounds

Blink

Journal Highlights

News in Review

Academy Notebook

Practice Perfect

Savvy Coder

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Current Perspective

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