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Mashup Score: 2Study Finds Most Patients Who Need Gonioscopy Don’t Get It - 4 day(s) ago
N ew research found that more than 70 percent of patients receiving an initial glaucoma evaluation in the United States do not have record of gonioscopy. 1 In this retrospective, case-c ontrol study, researchers assessed patterns in gonioscopy during initial glaucoma evaluations in the United States. Subjects with a diagnosis of glaucoma suspect, anatomical narrow angle (ANA) or primary/secondary glaucoma were included. Among the 198,995 patients (56 percent female, 44 percent male) in this analysis,
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Mashup Score: 21April 2024 Wills Eye Resident Case Series - 5 day(s) ago
A 71-year-old female presented to her local ophthalmologis t with six months of painless gradual worsening vision in the right eye with associated redness. On examination, she was found to have no light perception and iris neovascularization in the right eye. On B-scan ultrasonography, a retinal detachment with possible intraocular blood or mass was discovered. The patient was then referred for evaluation by the Wills Eye Hospital Ocular Oncology Service. The ocular history was only notable for a prior
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April 2024 Wills Eye Resident Case Series A 71-year-old female presented to her local ophthalmologist with six months of painless gradual worsening vision in the right eye with associated redness. Full case: https://t.co/eiZbnuCLRG @wills_eye #willseye #willseyehospital #retina https://t.co/auSzf5Cyn8
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Mashup Score: 1How Practices Are Making Private Equity Work - 6 day(s) ago
By Christine Yue Leonard, Senior Associate Editor P r ivate equity acquisitions of physician practices have grown rapidly in the last decade. Ophthalmology in particular is an attractive medical specialty for its high procedural volume and the high demand for ophthalmic care among the aging population. In the year leading up to the COVID-19 emergency, monthly acquisitions of ophthalmology and optometry practices averaged 5.71 per month and increased to 8.78 per month from January to September 2021,
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Mashup Score: 0Use of the New “Complexity” Code - 9 day(s) ago
Y ou may have heard about Medicare’s new “complexity” code, but haven’ t gotten many details on it. In this installment of Medicare Q & A, we’ ll answer providers’ common questions about the new code. Q: What is the new ‘complexity’ code? HCPCS code +G2211 states: “Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health-care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related
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Mashup Score: 19Into the Weeds of Refractive Screening - 11 day(s) ago
By Christine Yue Leonard, Senior Associate Editor H olding safety paramount to efficacy is the overarching principle for determining whether a patient is a candidate for corneal-based refractive surgery, according to Gaurav Prakash, MD, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. “You will have some patients who are borderline, and you may have to say ‘no’ or offer something else,” he says. “That said, if I randomly see 100 patients, about 60 to 70 percent
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Mashup Score: 0A Look at the Teneo Excimer Laser - 12 day(s) ago
I t’s been over a decade since a new general-purpose excimer laser was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Earlier this year, the drought came to an end with the approval of the Teneo Excimer Laser Platform (Bausch + Lomb) in January. Here, we’ ll take a look at the new machine. The Technolas Teneo 317 Model 2 is indicated for myopia and myopic astigmatism LASIK, treating up to -10 D of myopic astigmatism, with sphere between -1 D and cylinder between zero and -3 D, according to the
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The new Teneo Excimer Laser is the first excimer laser to become FDA-approved in over a decade. It's indicated for myopia and myopic astigmatism LASIK, treating up to -10 D of myopic astigmatism, with sphere between -1 D and cylinder between 0 and -3 D. https://t.co/paoppQY9Jp https://t.co/dhat5pdj1Z
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Mashup Score: 0Maximizing Vision After Cataract Surgery - 13 day(s) ago
By Catlin Nalley, Contributing Editor W ith more than three million Americans undergoing cataract surgery each year, it is one of the most common — and safest — procedures performed in the United States. And ongoing advancements in surgical techniques and intraocular lens technology support the efforts of ophthalmologists who continuously strive to ensure their patients have the best possible visual outcomes. Maximizing outcomes depends on a number of factors and doesn’ t end with the removal of the
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Mashup Score: 0First-Line Treatment: SLT or Medication? - 18 day(s) ago
By Michelle Stephenson, Contributing Editor T r aditionally, glaucoma treatment has consisted of medication, then laser if needed, and then, if it were necessary, surgery. However, laser proponents say that, due to medication’s drawbacks — such as non-compliance — and the safety and efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty being demonstrated in recent studies, SLT should be considered the first-line treatment. Of course, this is an opinion not shared by all. Here, glaucoma specialists review the pros
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Mashup Score: 9The Journey to True Accommodation - 19 day(s) ago
By Andrew Beers, Associate Editor T hough intraocular lenses have been around a long time, the market continues to grow and improve each year as new innovations are made. Patients who undergo cataract surgery are offered a host of IOLs for implantation, such as monofocal, multifocal and extended depth-of-focus lenses. But what if there was an IOL that could precisely mimic the human crystalline lens? Here, we take a look at several of the accommodative IOL concepts in development. There have been many
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Mashup Score: 5
Review of Ophthalmology highlights current, clinically relevant information on surgical techniques, disease diagnosis and management and new technologies
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Study Finds Most Patients Who Need Gonioscopy Don’t Get It New research found that more than 70% of patients receiving an initial glaucoma evaluation in the United States do not have record of gonioscopy. https://t.co/Fk6Mueludx #glaucoma #ophthalmology https://t.co/r2b9acBQc2