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June 2021
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Tackling Health Care Disparities

Inequities in the delivery of care are present throughout medicine. This month’s feature takes a look at how they play out in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

By Kim Lawrence Ah-See, MBChB, and Jonathan Chan, MBBCh, FRCOphth
Edited By: Bennie H. Jeng, MD

Early identification of ONH by an ophthalmologist can have a profound impact on the patient’s systemic health.

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Clinical Update

COVID Vaccines: The Second Wave

By Rebecca Taylor, Contributing Writer, interviewing James Chodosh, MD, MPH; Gary N. Holland, MD; Anna Wald, MD, MPH; and Steven Yeh, MD

The second wave of COVID vaccines. An update on Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca news.

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Cataract, Cornea, and Retina Surgeries: Strategies to Manage Postoperative IOP Events

By Michael Mott, Contributing Writer, interviewing Ahmad A. Aref, MD, MBA; Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD; and Elizabeth Yeu, MD

Elevated intraocular pressure is not uncommon during and after ocular surgeries. Strategies to decrease IOP events in cataract, cornea, and retina surgeries.

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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

Alcohol Intake and Cataract Development, Neuro-Ophthalmic Measures for Detecting Concussion, and More

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

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News in Review

Retinal Abnormalities and COVID

Retinal microvascular signs in COVID patients.

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24-Hour Monitoring: IOP and Daily Activities

Selected activities of daily living and their impact on IOP.

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Endophthalmitis Tx After Cataract Surgery

Endophthalmitis update.

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Socially Distanced Wet Lab Proves Effective

Remote lab aids in education during pandemic. Web Extra: Additional images.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

Highlights of Mid-Year Forum 2021. June 15 deadline for IRIS Registry. And more.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for New Orleans

In each issue leading up to AAO 2021, 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

Ophthalmic Technicians, Part 2: Training and Retaining

By Leslie Burling, Contributing Writer, interviewing Andrea Brown, Sanjay D. Goel, MD, Natalie Loyacano, COMT, ROUB, OSA, OCSR, (F)ATPO, and Adeline Stone, COT, CRA, CDOS

Incentivizing loyalty to your practice is key to keeping techs happy and on board.

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Savvy Coder

E/M Rules for Office Visits: What Level of Medical Decision-Making?

By David B. Glasser, MD, Academy Secretary for Federal Affairs; Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, Academy Medical Director for Governmental Affairs; and Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, OCSR, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement

Review the documentation for three cases and determine which E/M codes to use. Web Extra: A look at the exam to establish a need for cataract surgery.

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Opinion

What We Talk About When We Talk About Health Equity

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on cultivating equality of care.

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Current Perspective

Two Laureates

David W. Parke II, MD, Academy CEO, on the 2021 awardees of the Academy’s highest honor.