PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: Ethics and Elective Eye Care

Posted by on May 28, 2014 in Editor

PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: Ethics and Elective Eye Care

Premium lenses and refractive lens exchange potentially increase the medicolegal risk for surgeons. Premium IOLs and laser cataract surgery, as well as other elective and semielective advances, provide additional benefits to patients but also additional costs. For the surgeon, these developments offer the opportunity to better satisfy patients and grow his or her practice, but they also pose unique challenges that can blur the ethical boundaries that were once clearly etched…             Download the full blog       ...

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Femtosecond Laser Usage in Cataract Surgery and Advanced Diagnostic 2014

Posted by on May 27, 2014 in Laser Cataract Surgery Surveys

RESULTS:  Spring 2014 Survey of Surgeons Using the Femtosecond Laser Usage in Cataract Surgery and Advanced Diagnostic   Click below to watch the presentation of findings from the first-ever survey of surgeons using the laser in cataract surgery.   Permission to Use Slides: If you would like a copy of the slides in this presentation, please  press below button  – Laser Cataract Survey Results | Download Slides. Laser Cataract Survey Results | Download...

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PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: Enjoy a Slice of Premium Practice Pie

Posted by on Oct 28, 2013 in Editor

PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: Enjoy a Slice of Premium Practice Pie

But first, define what it means in your practice. The word premium is a term that shifts meaning in the blink of an eye. When used as an adjective, it means “of exceptional quality or greater value than others of its kind.” When premium modifies practice, it can mean any number of things, but the vast majority of cataract and refractive surgeons would probably say that describing their practice as premium would be accurate…           Download the full blog       ...

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When Mayday Becomes Payday

Posted by on Sep 26, 2013 in Blog

One of the trickiest issues with technology is how to effectively support customers.    This can be as simple as helping customers recover their login to a password protected website or as complicated as setting up a new home entertainment system.   Today,  Amazon chief Jeff Bezos unveiled Mayday, a really cool approach to tackling this issue.  When you press a special “Mayday” button on their Kindle tablet, a live person appears in a video screen to help.  Within 15 seconds.  And they can takeover your screen and help you through whatever is frustrating you.     This is a...

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PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: If I Knew Then What I Know Now

Posted by on Aug 28, 2013 in Editor

PREMIUM PRACTICE TODAY: If I Knew Then What I Know Now

Hindsight is 20/happy. The evolution of cataract and refractive surgery has taken surgeons on a wild ride over the past 25 years. Phacoemulsification revolutionized the removal of cataracts, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services eviscerated reimbursement…               Download the full blog       ...

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