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June 2017

Expensive Drugs

This month’s feature takes a look at how ophthalmologists must perform a tricky balancing act between managing financial realities and providing optimal patient care.

The June CME supplement from MedEdicus can be found here: Protocol T and More for DR/DME: Implications for Practice.

Extra Content

Genetic Testing for AMD? An Issue Settled ... for Now

Should selected patients with age-related macular degeneration routinely have genetic testing?

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Ophthalmic Pearls

Boston Type I Keratoprosthesis

By Pedram Goel and Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD
Edited by Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

Indications, complications, and outcomes for this corneal replacement device.

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Clinical Update

Plaquenil Guidelines Point Out New Risks, New Presentation

By Jean Shaw, Senior Editor, interviewing Rebekah A. Braslow, MD, Sang Jin Kim, MD, and Michael F. Marmor, MD

The latest guideline sets out revised dosing recommendations and alerts physicians to a new presentation among Asian patients.

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MD Roundtable: Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis

By M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, with Larry Frohman, MD, and Gideon Nesher, MD

Three experts discuss this blinding condition, from the ocular and systemic manifestations to temporal artery biopsy and other diagnostic approaches. Web Extra: Differential diagnostic criteria, discordance rates, and an algorithm to determine prebiopsy risk.

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Blink

Can You Guess June's Mystery Condition?

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

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Journal Highlights

Corneal Graft Rejection, Organic Retinal Prostheses, 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

Variants at 4 Gene Loci Blamed for Fuchs Dystrophy

Genes for Fuchs dystrophy identified.

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Autophagy Protects Ocular Cells From Dye Toxicity

Autophagic effects of vital dyes in retinal cells.

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Rethinking Radiation Doses for Eye Protection

Limits proposed on radiation doses.

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Retinal Scan for Early Dx of Alzheimer?

Microvascular clues to Alzheimer disease.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

Mid-Year Forum 2017: The new administration’s health policy direction, telemedicine, and thriving in solo or small group practices. D.C. Report: Access to compounded drugs.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for New Orleans

In each issue leading up to AAO 2017, EyeNet will provide you with the information you’ll need to hit the ground running when you arrive in New Orleans—including a heads-up on deadlines, event previews, interviews, sneak peeks, and more.

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Practice Perfect

Use Patient Surveys to Boost Practice Performance

By Linda Roach, Contributing Writer, interviewing Pamela Ballou-Nelson, RN, MSHP, PhD, Ricky Bass, MBA, MHA, Ron D. Hays, PhD, and Robert E. Wiggins Jr., MD, MHA

The do’s and don’ts of patient feedback. Web Extra: Learn more about internal versus external benchmarking.

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Savvy Coder

How to Manage Expensive Drugs

By Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, and Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS

Constantly review your processes for preauthorization, coding, inventory control, and more.

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Opinion

EyeNet Magazine Around the Globe

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on the value of sharing our ideas.

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Current Perspective

Gender and Leadership

David W. Parke II, MD, CEO, on gender representation in ophthalmology leadership.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

Problematic IOL packaging. IOP during sleep. Further thoughts on globe flattening in astronauts.

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