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Monday kicks off Hawaiian Eye clinical content for general ophthalmologists, retina

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KOLOA, Hawaii – Monday’s Comprehensive Ophthalmology program will focus on Cataract/IOL Advances in Techniques and Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes. Retina will focus on Retinal Imaging and New Retinal Technologies. It is “Reimbursement Day” for the Administrator Program. The Nurse and Allied Health Program will focus on cataract and refractive topics.

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Physicians should prepare for intended – and unintended consequences – of Sunshine Act

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KOLOA, Hawaii — There are intended consequences of health care reform, but there will likely be unintended consequences as well, a speaker said here. The intended and “noble” consequences of health care reform are to provide health insurance coverage for those who do not have coverage, to increase access to health care and to control costs, Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH, of Arnold and Porter, said at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. The unintended consequences may be the elimination or reduction of health insurance coverage for those who currently have it, (Read more...)

Speaker: Intravitreal injections number one trend in ophthalmology

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KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker here said that the rate of intravitreal injections for retinal disease is by far increasing fastest, but warned Medicare reimbursement could eventually be reduced.“This procedure, bar none, is number one as far as ophthalmology is concerned,” Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, FNAO, Corcoran Consulting Group President, said at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. Culling data from the Part B Extract Summary System over 15 years, Corcoran showed the steep upward trend of reimbursed spending in the retina field, which he attributed to one thing — intravitreal (Read more...)

Fine, Malyugin receive Hawaiian Eye Foundation awards

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KOLOA, Hawaii – I. Howard Fine, MD, received the Philip M. Corboy, MD, Memorial Award for Distinguished Service in Ophthalmology sponsored by Bausch + Lomb. Fine, in private practice in Eugene, Oregon, and co-founder of Oregon Eye Surgery Center, is renowned as a clinician, educator and technology and technique innovator. John Corboy, MD, introduced Fine, noting that Fine has a list of lectures, awards, honors and accomplishment too numerous to mention, but said Fine was “one of the 25 most influential ophthalmologists of the twentieth century.”

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Speaker: Actively manage social media in your ophthalmology practice

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KOLOA, Hawaii — Ophthalmology practices should embrace technology, including social media, because it “has transformed the way we do business,” but there are both advantages and challenges, a speaker said here. “There is less control over access and distribution,” Candace S. Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM, Minnesota Eye Consultants president and COO, said at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. Ophthalmology practices should keep in mind that social media postings create a permanent written record, HIPAA rules apply, and patients can disclose their own information but the practice cannot. And, sometimes, silence is (Read more...)

Think of three facial zones in global terms when injecting Botox

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KOLOA, Hawaii – Although the face is generally divided into three zones – upper, middle and lower – it is important to think of these zones in global, harmonious terms when injecting botulinum toxin, a presenter said here. “You can isolate those three areas, but we want to make certain that whatever we do in one area is complementary to the areas that you aren’t treating,” said Steve Yoelin, MD, an ophthalmologists in Newport Beach, California, during his presentation at the “Principles of Aesthetic Oculoplastics” session at the Hawaiian Eye (Read more...)

Sunday’s Hawaiian Eye: Experts to discuss topics that keep ophthalmologists up at night

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KOLOA, Hawaii – Three renowned experts in the business of ophthalmology highlight Sunday’s Comprehensive Ophthalmology program in combination with Hawaiian Eye’s Nurse and Allied Health, Administrator and Retina programs. The morning starts at 7:30 a.m. with “The Business and Legal Environment for Ophthalmology” moderated by Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH, and Candace S. Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM. This session will begin with featured speaker Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, FNAO, who will present “Ophthalmology Practice Trends in 2013: What to Look for in the Future.”

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Novel approach: Use Hughes flap for lid malposition

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KOLOA, Hawaii – A speaker discussed the concept of using a common lid defect procedure for lid malposition here at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. Jeremiah Tao, MD, FACS, of The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine, described the Hughes flap procedure as his “go-to for a paralyzed lid” after answering the question “Is there a way we can create suspenders for the eyelids?”

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Speaker: ‘Keep your eyes on both eyes’ when repairing ocular trauma

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KOLOA, Hawaii – When repairing a patient’s aesthetic appearance after ocular laceration trauma, it is important to maintain symmetry between the eyes, a presenter said here. “Keep your eyes on both eyes,” Femida Kherani, MD, said during the “Principles of Functional Eyelid Surgery’ session at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. “If you align the brows, if you align the upper lid and align the lower lid, you’re giving it better symmetry.”

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Four ideals of beauty should be contemplated when attempting to rejuvenate a face

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KOLOA, Hawaii – Four ideals of beauty – symmetry, skin texture and color, dimorphic shape cues and facial averageness – are important when considering aesthetics with a patient, a presenter said here. “When we age, all of these things change,” Joely Kaufman, MD, FAAD, said during the “Principles of Aesthetic Oculoplastics” session at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. “Beauty isn’t necessarily what we call age-dependent, but unfortunately with age, these four things that we find attractive get destroyed and disrupted through our lives.”“I usually sit down in a consultation with a (Read more...)