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Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Recognize signs and treatment for patients with persistent PSP

November 22, 2019
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Significant difference from OSD apparent between period of time after surgery, lack of signs

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eye surgery, refractive

Measurements matter in cataract surgery, the new refractive procedure

July 29, 2019
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Prior to laser vision correction, ODs carefully examine the cornea. They evaluate the tear film, meibomian glands, curvature of both the front and back of the cornea; and measure overall corneal thickness.

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How to determine an ideal LASIK candidate

April 30, 2019
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

I have enjoyed working in a laser referral center for the better part of my career. I have seen procedure volume grow, plummet, then grow and decline again, and now back to growing.

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Choose your words carefully with surgery patients

January 11, 2019
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

“Oops”—it is a short, one-syllable word that most of us use on occasion—but never by surgeons.

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How hyperopes differ from myopes

October 25, 2018
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

My mother’s prescription was +6.00-3.00 x 178 or so in each eye prior to cataract surgery; my 20-year-old daughter’s prescription is +5.75-2.50x07. Aren’t genetics grand?

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6 steps to prepare former LASIK patients for cataract surgery

August 1, 2018
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

One of your patients, who previously had LASIK, now needs cataract surgery.

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Technology helps to diagnose corneal ectasia

April 27, 2018
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Corneal ectasia is one of the worst outcomes of laser eye surgery (LASIK). One OD takes a look at the importance of operating on good candidates and the newest technologies to do so succesfully.

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Why I changed what I tell patients about refractive surgery

January 29, 2018
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Refractive surgery is no stranger to evolving technology and research. Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO, explains how recent research has changed the way he positions laser vision correction with his patients.

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Femtosecond advances help ODs, patients

November 2, 2017
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

Our patients have numerous choices regarding advanced technology and eye care. Advances range from how patients check in for an appointment to what tools a surgeon uses to dissect tissue. They all have their benefits, and all come at a cost.

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How to manage vision changes over time post-LASIK

July 18, 2017
  • Jim Owen, OD, MBA, FAAO

How often have you heard a post-LASIK patient say his surgery “isn’t working anymore” or it has “expired?” While the corneal tissue that was ablated is gone forever, eyes can change over time, and laser vision correction does not stop time.

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