Clinical Quandaries
Look Before You Leap
Some practitioners are ordering OCTs at the drop of a hat if the visual acuity is reduced. But often, all you need to do is dilate.
06/15/2017
A Spectre Over this Sector
Some cases of sector injection are not episcleritis, and you may have to jog your patient’s memory to find the true cause.
05/15/2017
Tonometry: To Dye For?
Even fundamental techniques deserve skepticism and reinvention.
04/15/2017
Getting Some Shut Eye
Complete ptosis can mean you’re dealing with a neurological issue. Get briefed on the work-up and what comes next.
03/15/2017
Got Milk?
A patient presents with bilateral vision loss and nothing obvious to explain it. What gives? It could be a milky nuclear sclerotic cataract.
02/15/2017
Cruisin’ to Heal a Bruisin’
When presented with ecchymosis, how thoroughly should you evaluate before you hand patients the frozen green beans and say, “rest up?”
01/15/2017
Haunted By History
A patient who sought a second opinion reveals telltale findings and a history of scleral buckle.
12/15/2016
Spotting the Risk: From RP to RD
When a post-op cataract patient experiences retinal detachment, is there a chance it was due to retinitis pigmentosa?
11/15/2016
When Your Patient’s Expecting
Pregnancy changes things—especially IOP. But when an expectant mom has glaucoma, how to do you proceed before and after baby?
10/15/2016
Keepin’ it Real
Intraoperative abberometry gives surgeons vital data in real time—while the patient is on the operating table—increasing accuracy.
09/15/2016
Upcoming Events
November 3-5, 2017
New Technologies & Treatments in Eye Care
Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Program Chair: Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO
Up to 18 CE Credits (COPE approval pending)
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Location: Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Program Chair: Paul Karpecki, OD, FAAO
Up to 18 CE Credits (COPE approval pending)
Register here
December 1-2, 2017
Retina Update 2017
Location: Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim, CA
Program Chair: Mohammad Rafieetary, OD
Up to 11 CE Credits (COPE approval pending)
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Location: Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim, CA
Program Chair: Mohammad Rafieetary, OD
Up to 11 CE Credits (COPE approval pending)
Register here
February 16-20, 2018
SkiVision 2018
Location: Westin Snowmass Conference Center, Aspen, CO
Speakers: Murray Fingeret, OD & Leo Semes, OD
Up to 20 CE credits (COPE approval pending)
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Location: Westin Snowmass Conference Center, Aspen, CO
Speakers: Murray Fingeret, OD & Leo Semes, OD
Up to 20 CE credits (COPE approval pending)
Register here
Jobs
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Associate Optometrist
Andrew Blankenship, OD
6/22/2017 -
Ophthalmic Technician
Progressive Eye Care
6/22/2017 -
Ophthalmic Technician
Barry Wasserman, MD
6/22/2017
