January/February 2015

Rule Changes for Data Reporting

Allen C. Ho, MD and Robert L. Avery, MD

Retina News

Medical Update

Coping with an Inadequate EHR in a Vitreoretinal Practice

Maurice B. Landers III, MD; Harry W. Flynn Jr, MD; Mark W. Johnson, MD; H. Culver Boldt, MD; Jan A. Kylstra, MD; J. Niklas Ulrich, MD; Thomasine Gorry, MD; Thomas S. Hwang, MD; Craig Greven, MD; Allan E. Kreiger, MD; and James T. Handa, MD

The Preclinical Process: Drugs Designed for the Back of the Eye

Preparation for preclinical stages of drug development could have implications for postmarketing success.

Aron Shapiro; Andy Whitlock, PhD; and Claire Gelfman, PhD

Post-Game Film Review With the Wills Retina Coaches: PVR and Retinal Detachment

David C. Reed, MD

Surgical Approach for Retinal Detachments at High Risk for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

A scleral buckle may lead to superior outcomes in high-risk retinal detachments.

Philip Storey, MD, MPH, and Richard Kaiser, MD

Smoothing the Road to Medicare Audits: EHRs, Compliance, and Personnel Vulnerabilities

Maintaining thorough electronic health records may prevent costly audits.

Riva Lee Asbell

Devastating Situations: Severe Ocular Gunshot Injuries

Omar A. Barrada, MD; Mahmoud M. Soliman, MD; and Ayman M. Khattab, MD

Improving Success with Pharmacologic Management of Symptomatic VMA

The use of stringent patient selection criteria can help increase resolution rates.

Arshad M. Khanani, MD

OCT Imaging in Eyes With an Implanted Telescope

Imaging of eyes implanted with the telescope presents challenges.

Martha Schlimgen; Melanie J. Fortin, BS, COA; and Brian C. Joondeph, MD, MPS

Differentiation of Choroidal Effusion from Melanoma

Jeffrey Landy, BA; Murat Hasanreisoglu, MD; George Magrath, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Bariatric Surgery Does Not Prevent Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy

A study found no advantage of surgery over intensive medical therapy in diabetic retinopathy development at 2 years.

Rishi P. Singh, MD

Techniques in Retinal Surgery: Maybe Controversial, Maybe Not

A review of surgical techniques to enhance patients' visual outcomes after vitrectomy.

Kourous A. Rezaei, MD

Smaller Gauge Instruments are Better and Safer

María H. Berrocal, MD; and David F. Williams, MD, MBA

Disposable Instruments are Cost Effective and as Good as Reusable

Ryan Tarantola, MD; Magdalena Shuler, MD, PhD; Shalesh Kaushal, MD, PhD; Sunil Gupta, MD; and Manish Nagpal, MS, DO, FRCS(UK)

5Q With Ivana K. Kim, MD

Ivana K. Kim, MD, is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and is Co-Director of the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology AMD Center of Excellence.