The impact of the committee’s failure on physicians is 2-fold: a missed opportunity to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula and a 2% pay cut for Medicare providers in 2013. Medscape Medical News
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Visual Impairment Becoming Less Likely in Diabetes
People with diabetes were significantly less likely to report visual impairment in 2010 than in 1997, but blacks did not show the same improvements as the rest of the population. Medscape Medical News
Super Committee on Hook for Deficit-Reduction Plan Monday
A more important deadline is November 23. The committee must approve a plan by then to shrink the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, lest automatic cuts ensue, including those for Medicare providers. Medscape Medical News
FDA Approves Aflibercept for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an aflibercept ophthalmic solution for the treatment of neovascular (“wet”) age-related macular degeneration. FDA Approvals
Three Challenges That ICD-10 Brings to Doctors
ICD-10 will have a huge impact on physicians’ daily lives and revenue. It’s important to make the transition smooth and be ready, or the practice could end up losing significant money when billing. Medscape Internal Medicine
Three Challenges That ICD-10 Brings to Doctors
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ICD-10 will have a huge impact on physicians’ daily lives and revenue. It’s important to make the transition smooth and be ready, or the practice could end up lo…
Retinal Microvascular Changes May Predict Disability
The association between retinal microvascular changes and risk for disability was independent of vascular risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis. Medscape Medical News
FDA Requests More Data for Iluvien NDA
Approval of the intravitreal insert was delayed by the US Food and Drug Administration until more data are available. Medscape Medical News
US FDA Spurns Merck Contraceptive, Glaucoma Drug
The FDA has declined to approve an oral contraceptive and a glaucoma treatment being developed by Merck & Co Inc, but the U.S. drugmaker did not disclose details of the agency’s concerns. Reuters Health Information
Slow Start for Bundled-Payment Pilot Bodes Ill for Reform
Three years in, participants in a private-sector pilot project still had not left the world of the traditional fee-for-service system. An analysis puts much of the blame on the experiment’s complexity. Medscape Medical News
Astronauts’ Eyesight Damaged During Long Space Missions
Ophthalmologists seek explanation for eye abnormalities found among space station crews. Medscape Medical News
Second Appeals Court Affirms Individual Mandate
The appellate decision is a warm-up act for the Supreme Court, expected to announce shortly that it will decide whether requiring individuals to obtain health insurance is constitutional. Medscape Medical News
Making Medicare Preventive Services Part of Your Practice
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During annual visits, make time to plan necessary screening and review the patient’s overall health needs.
Physicians Worry About Misinformed Patients in Internet Age
One in five physicians in a new survey say that easier access to health information leads to ‘misinformation and incorrect self-diagnosis.’ Medscape Medical News
Restore Your Near Vision — Without Reading Glasses
Cornea inlay improves near vision in people with presbyopia. WebMD Health News
Are Glaucoma Treatment Paradigms Changing?
Experts in glaucoma discuss news from AAO that could change clinical practice. Medscape Ophthalmology
Are Glaucoma Treatment Paradigms Changing?
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Experts in glaucoma discuss news from AAO that could change clinical practice.
Advances in Vitreoretinal Surgery
Dr. Steve Charles takes you on a whirlwind tour of the latest developments in vitreoretinal surgery presented at AAO this year. Medscape Ophthalmology
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Progress and Debate
ROP was a hot topic at this year’s AAO. Dr. Monte Mills reviews key data on the use of bevacizumab for this significant complication of prematurity. Medscape Ophthalmology
Bringing Refractive Surgery to a Whole New Level
Experts discuss why manual flaps and incisions can’t compete in the era of femtosecond laser-assisted corneal refractive surgery. Medscape Ophthalmology