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While in Chicago, be sure to tune in to Academy News (available in print onsite and online beginning Oct. 14) and Academy Live (emailed and available online Oct. 14-17). They are instrumental to staying informed about meeting-related news and events.

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Ophthalmic Pearls

Lens-Induced Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Management

Written By: Kelly Laurenti, MD, and Sarwat Salim, MD, FACS
Edited by Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

The crystalline lens can cause glaucoma through various mechanisms. An overview of types and treatments.

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Clinical Update

Neurorescue Emerges: Evidence and Theories

Written By: Miriam Karmel, Contributing Writer, interviewing Larry Benowitz, PhD, David J. Calkins, PhD, Joseph Caprioli, MD, and M. Bruce Shields, MD

Rethinking retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma: new theories, new approaches.

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Making Sense of Acquired Adult Nystagmus

Written By: Annie Stuart, Contributing Writer, interviewing Eric Eggenberger, DO, Steven L. Galetta, MD, Daniel Gold, DO, and Janet C. Rucker, MD

Deciding which “machinery” is malfunctioning—and what treatment to order.

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3 Experts on Anti-VEGF Tx for AMD: Starting, Switching, and Stopping

Written By: Julia A. Haller, MD, with Diana V. DO, MD, and Peter K. Kaiser, MD

3 retina experts discuss when to initiate treatment, when to switch, and when to stop. Web Extra: Listen to the roundtable.

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Morning Rounds

The Deceptively Simple Sixth Nerve Palsy

Written By: Norberto Mancera, MD, Gonzalo Ortiz, MS, Hershel Patel, MD, and Vignesh Raja, MD
Edited by Steven J. Gedde, MD

The patient has diabetes, hypertension, an ongoing occipital headache, and now diplopia.

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Blink

Widefield Fundus Autofluorescence in Gyrate Atrophy

Written By: Miguel Paciuc-Beja, MD, and Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD
Photo by Regina Victoria, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora

A 16-year-old myopic girl presented with a complaint of diminished vision, especially at night.

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Journal Highlights

Choriocapillaris Flow, Diversity in the Ophthalmologist Workforce, and More

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

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News in Review

PEARL: A Novel Presbyopic Inlay

A novel treatment for presbyopia improves binocular uncorrected near visual acuity without seriously compromising distance acuity.

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Assessing NPDR With OCT Angiography

A noninvasive, 3-D alternative is able to delineate the extent of capillary dysfunction in both superficial and deep vascular plexuses in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

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Reducing Waste in Cataract Surgery

Being "green" in the OR does not go hand-in-hand with poor outcomes.

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MIGS Options Increase With FDA Approval of CyPass

This minimally invasive glaucoma surgery device is designed to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with mild to moderate glaucoma who are undergoing cataract surgery.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

The Academy’s 2015-2016 Foundation Report. PQRS: Oct. 31 deadline. D.C. Report: Jumpstart your advocacy at AAO 2016.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for Chicago

In each issue leading up to AAO 2016, EyeNet will provide you with the information you’ll need to hit the ground running when you arrive in Chicago—including a heads-up on deadlines, event previews, interviews, sneak peeks, and more.

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Practice Perfect

Going Lean, Part 1: Creating Value in the Ophthalmology Practice

Written By: Robert E. Wiggins MD, MHA, Academy Senior Secretary for Ophthalmic Practice

Analyze the “value stream” within your practice and eliminate waste.

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Savvy Coder

New ICD-10 Codes for Diabetic Retinopathy and AMD

Written By: Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement, and Jenny Edgar, CPC, CPCO, OCS, Academy Coding Specialist

On Oct. 1, you will need to start using these new codes.

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Opinion

The Power of Informal Mentoring

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on shaping the next generation of physicians.

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