January 15, 2014

Features

Clinical Care

Pathology in Perspective

Know the Limits of Clinical Evaluation

Tricky Retinal Masqueraders: Unmasked!

Chorioretinal conditions can mimic each other, resulting in diagnostic dilemmas.

Diagnostic Skills & Techniques

Pathology in Perspective

Know the Limits of Clinical Evaluation

Tricky Retinal Masqueraders: Unmasked!

Chorioretinal conditions can mimic each other, resulting in diagnostic dilemmas.

Pediatrics

A Tale of Two Children

A specialist in neurodevelopment vision describes the challenges and rewards of managing autism at work and home.

Providing Special Treatment for Exceptional Children

ACA could bring them to your practice. Are you prepared to meet this demand?

Practice Management

Getting Down to Business

When you enter your own practice, eye care becomes the easy part.

How to Adopt the Affordable Care Act in Your Practice

The ACA holds tremendous opportunity for ODs. Here are three ways to get your office on board.

Departments

Chairside

Phenomenon-sense

Omens are heard everywhere. For example, if a patient hears strange voices in his head, it's a sign that he will never leave your practice.

Clinical Quandaries

Glaucoma: When to Say Uncle

Seek a second opinion when the patient shows progression or isn't compliant, or simply if you feel in over your head.

Coding Connection

2014: The Year of Change

Plan now to get ready for many changes this year, like Obamacare, the Medicare fee fix and ICD-10, just to name a few.

Cornea and Contact Lens Q & A

This Mite be Trouble

Demodex infestation requires timely, appropriate treatment, as it can cause a number of ocular complications.

Diagnostic Quiz

Will this Floater Sink?

How should this patient be managed?

News Review

Are Vitamins Just a Waste of Money?

Editorial claims that vitamin supplements have "no clear benefit."

First Retinal Cells from an Inkjet Printer

An inkjet printer can be used to print retinal ganglion cells.

In the News

The latest industry developments.

Induced Myopia and Hyperopia Reversed in Chicks

Might be applicable to children, too.

NBEO Begins its Own Board Certification

NBEO board certification aims to recognize lifelong learning.

New Handheld OCT Prototype Revealed

Researchers at MIT develop OCT scanning tool

Ophthalmology and Optometry Academies Work Together

Joint initiative announced to develop mutually beneficial programs.

Researchers Decode Cataract Creation

Researchers map the inner-workings of the human eye

Outlook

Elementary, My Dear?

Get out your magnifying glass and put on your deerstalker hat. The game is afoot!

Product Review

The latest products in the industry.

Retina Quiz

A Two-Year Hiatus

This glaucoma patient with a history of poor compliance hasn't been seen in two years. Now, he has vision loss in his left eye. What's wrong?

Review of Systems

Axis of Activity

Thyroid eye disease is the most common extra-thyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease, an automimmune disorder.

Surgical Minute

DALK Pays Dividends

Reduced risk of rejection, longer graft lifespan and a simpler postoperative drug regimen all characterize this sometimes overlooked procedure.

Therapeutic Review

Kill 'em With Chemicals

In most states, ODs can safely and effectively cauterize benign skin lesions with dichloroacetic acid.