Advances In Retina Medicine
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Down, But Not Out: How the AAO Has Responded to Medicare's 2016 Retina Fee Cuts
Faced with cuts to retinal detachment reimbursements, the AAO sprang into action.
George A. Williams, MD
April 2016 | innovations In Retina
Understanding Blue Light
Exposure to certain wavelengths of blue light carries potential blinding effects and a link to AMD.
Aron Shapiro
April 2016 | fellows' Focus
The Future of Retina: Emerging Technologies and Unmet Needs
Meant to be a forum for new ideas and surgical innovations, the 2016 Vail Vitrectomy meeting did not disappoint. Experts from around the globe shared their expertise and, more so, their thoughts on the future of retina and where it still needs to improve.
M. Ali Khan, MD
April 2016 | coding For Retina
Physician Supervision Conundrums
Making sense of “incident to” services and diagnostic tests.
Riva Lee Asbell
April 2016 | retina Surgery Retina Pearls
A Novel IOL Rescue Technique
The technique preserves the existing IOL and avoids potential complications.
Sumit P. Shah, MD, and Nicholas D. Chinskey, MD
April 2016 | global Perspectives
Navigated Microsecond Laser for Recurrent CSCR With Subfoveal Leaks
In a case report, one laser session resolved fluid and improved visual function.
Rohit Yogi, MD; Mahima Jhingan, MD; and Jay Chhablani, MD
April 2016 | Medical Retina
A Postmodern View of Anti-VEGF Treatment
Knowledge is power in treating patients with DME.
Nancy M. Holekamp, MD
April 2016 | Ocular Oncology
Uveal Melanoma in an African American Patient
A young woman with no acknowledged white non-Hispanic ancestry received a rare diagnosis.
Kareem Sioufi, MD; Renelle Pointdujour-Lim, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD
April 2016 | Retina Imaging
Get the Most Out of Your SD-OCT Device
A review of the features and functions of the Spectralis.
S.K. Steven Houston III, MD
April 2016 | Special Focus: The Patient Perspective
Informed Consent and the Physician-Patient Relationship
Moving from the informative to the deliberative model.
Arun Patel, MD, and Mya Aung, MBS, DO, MMed, Sc(Ophth)