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March 2010 |
Features
There's an “APP” For That
By: Peter Shaw-McMinn, O.D.; Vanessa Shaw-McMinn, O.D.
Here’s a blueprint for prescribing premium spectacle lenses based on your patient’s visual requirements and equally important, occupation and history
Breaking the Code
By: Mile Brujic, O.D.
Becoming an expert in just one code can simplify the coding process across the board
Novel Devices and Procedures in Glaucoma Management
By: Randall R. McPherran, O.D., F.A.A.O.
How will evolving surgical interventions and advanced IOP monitoring devices improve the health and vision of your patients who have glaucoma?
Create A Buzz For Your Practice
By: Lou Mancinelli, Contributing Editor
Break out of the winter doldrums and jumpstart your practice with a trunk show. Here’s how to create a memorable — and profitable — event.
The Essential Elements of Loyalty
By: April Jasper, O.D., F.A.A.O.
The first installment of this three-part series describes how patient loyalty can help you thrive, even in difficult times
Rising to The AMD Challenge
By: Jay M. Haynie, O.D., F.A.A.O.
Use this thorough, systematic approach to preserve the vision of those patients who have age-related macular degeneration
Departments
O.D. to O.D.
By: Walter D. West , OD, FAAO
Do we really need a “medical” model?
Viewpoint
By: Jim Thomas, Editorial Director
What’s new in your practice?
Practice pulse
By: Lou Mancinelli, Contributing Editor
You can create “star power” in your brand; New appointments at Advanced Vision Research, CIBA Vision and CooperVision
View from the top
By: Gary Gerber, OD
Deliver accurate consistent information
Lessons
By: Jack Runninger, O.D.
You can’t win them all
Business Advisor
By: Jerry Hayes, O.D.
Don’t get burned by branding
Fix this practice
By: Richard S. Kattouf, O.D., D.O.S.
Warm greetings and advice for opening cold
Dry Eye
By: Kelly K. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD
Five steps to starting over with dry eye therapy ... and why you should try it
Spectacle Lens Focus
By: Samuel Singleton, O.D.
Optimus High Definition Optics
Low Vision Focus
By: Jean A. Astorino, O.D.
Two Optelec portable devices
Staffing
By: Bob Levoy, O.D.
A better way to hire?
Contact Lens Management
By: Susan Kovacich, OD, FAAO
Five top reasons for daily disposable wear
Tech Time
By: Scot Morris, O.D., F.A.A.O
Your buyer’s checklist
What's New
For Your Patients and Practice
Reflections
By: Leonard Bertoli, O.D.
Through the patient’s eyes