A Typical Friday Afternoon
Diagnosing and treating arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy.
BUSINESS ADVISOR: Learning from the Chains
Optical chain stores have a lot of marketing dollars and corporate strategies in place. Find out what they're doing right.
CODING Q & A
A-Scan coding, billing for foreign body removal and more.
CONTACT LENS BUSINESS: The Annual Dispensing Advantage
How and why to use this plan in your practice.
CYBERCARE: A Digital Solution
Technology lends a hand in curbing prescription errors.
FIX THIS PRACTICE: Income Producers
Let your instruments work for you and earn their keep.
From the Ground Up
How one O.D. built a state-of-the-art practice with an eye on efficiency - and in doing so, cleaned up a part of town.
INSTRUMENTAL STRATEGIES: A Wider Field of View
See what this nonmydriatic ophthalmoscope has to offer.
Keratoconus Management
A structured approach to treating and billing.
Lens and Lab Update
The new world of lens products and lab relationships.
LESSONS LEARNED: Do Patients Sing Your Praises?
It depends on more than a good diagnosis.
MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE MONTH
What you really mean.
Mast Cell Stabilizers
Use these agents to treat allergic conditions in special cases such as pregnancy and contact lens wear.
Nutrition Update: Preventing Diabetic Cataracts Naturally
Research indicates that this simple nutritional strategy may benefit your diabetic patients.
O.D. to O.D. - The Staffing Plunge
How do you know if you're understaffed?
Practice Made Perfect
A happy partnership is based on communication and common goals.
REFLECTIONS: Thank You, Dad.
A father teaches his son some unexpected - and lasting - lessons.
STREET SENSE: Market Forecast - Cloudy
Don't count on the "summer rally" to happen this year.
VIEWPOINT: No Kidding
Kids may get short shrift if ophthalmology has its way with legislation aimed at full exams.
Wrapping Up Your Practice's Worth
In the last part of this series, learn how you can maximize your practice's selling price.