h4Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, and
Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB/h4
In our video, we present the
IOL scaffold technique, whereby a
three-piece IOL acts as a temporary
platform to prevent nuclear
fragments from falling into the
vitr…
Month: December 2012
Premium Lenses and the Retina Patient
I will perform optical coherence tomography on all patients
who are considering a premium lens implant for their
cataract surgery. My identification of any macular pathology
whatsoever will limit the options I offer. I do not
believe that some…
Game-Changing Developments of the Past Year
h4emWhat was the most significant surgical
or clinical development for your practice
in 2012?/em/h4
h4Steven J. Dell, MD/h4
A significant development in my practice was the introduction
of laser cataract surgery, which represe…
From Mind to Market
The current method for performing cataract
surgery can be traced back to 1949, when initial
attempts to replace a diseased lens with an artificial
one proved successful. Since then, inventive
minds have improved surgical techniques, instrument…
Scrapping Consultations Blew Medicare Budget
CMS stopped paying for consultations in 2010 but raised office visit fees, thinking it would be a wash. It wasn’t, says a new study that pinpoints higher coding as a reason why. Medscape Medical News