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Ophthalmic Pearls

Surgical Principles for Management of Corneal Lacerations

By Ramy Rashad, MD, MBA, Ahsan Hussain, MD, and Christine Ament, MD
Edited by Jeremiah P. Tao, MD, FACS

Get the best visual outcomes after corneal laceration by following these established treatment and management principles.

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Clinical Update

Contaminated Artificial Tears: Observations From the Front Lines

By Mary Brophy Marcus, EyeNet Senior Editor, interviewing Guillermo Amescua, MD, Christina R. Prescott, MD, PhD, and Marissa K. Shoji, MD

Your colleagues are seeing patients with serious infection from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. How they are dealing with it and lessons learned.

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Infectious Uveitis, Part 1: Know the Causes and Take a History

By Peggy Denny, Contributing Writer, interviewing Janet L. Davis, MD, Phoebe Lin, MD, PhD, and Ramana S. Moorthy, MD

The consequences of distinguishing between infectious and noninfectious uveitis are substantial. What you need to know, part 1.

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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

Low-Fat Diet and Glaucoma Risk, Global Trends in Childhood Vision Loss, and More

Key findings from Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Ophthalmology Retina, AJO, JAMA Ophthalmology, and more.

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News in Review

Night Vision Testing and Emergence of AMD

Using night vision to monitor AMD progression.

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Optic Neuritis: NMOSD and MOGAD Treatment Evolves

Optic neuritis update: NMOSD and MOGAD.

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Indian Health Service Sees DR Success

DR rates fall in American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

Dr. Lum to receive the 2023 Distinguished Service Award. Academy names sixth Copeland Fellow: Dr. Sopeyin. And more.

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Destination AAO

Get Ready for San Francisco

In each issue leading up to AAO 2023, EyeNet will provide you with the information you’ll need to hit the ground running when you arrive in San Francisco—including a heads-up on deadlines, event previews, interviews, sneak peeks, and more.

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Practice Perfect

“It’s Not Worth My Time!”—The Ethical and Legal Aspects of Physician-Induced Demand

By Mara Pearse Burke, Academy Director, Ethics Program, with David B. Glasser, MD, Academy Secretary for Federal Affairs, Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD, Academy Trustee at Large and OMIC Board Member, Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, Academy Medical Director for Health Policy, Carla J. Siegfried, MD, Academy Chair, Ethics Committee, and Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy Director, Coding and Reimbursement

Ethical and legal aspects of physician-induced demand.

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Savvy Coder

Cataract Comanagement Compliance—CMS Outreach Prompts Internal Reviews

By Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement

Are you a cataract surgeon whose patients are sometimes comanaged? If so, are your coding and documentation compliant with your payers’ rules?

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Opinion

Harmful or Helpful? AI’s Potential in Ophthalmology

Ruth D. Williams, MD, Chief Medical Editor, on the use of AI-assistive technologies.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

Responses to “Physicians and Infertility” and “Why Parental Leave Is Good Medicine.”

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The Akorn Bankruptcy