December 2nd 2023
Adam Ramsey, OD, focused on managing patient expectations and addressing unmet outcomes during a featured symposium on key advances in cataract surgery at EyeCon 2023. He also previewed his upcoming lecture on utilizing virtual assistants to revolutionize the patient experience in eye care.
November 13th 2023
(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Expert Approaches in Cataract Surgery – Managing Advances in Techniques and Technologies With an Updated Armamentarium
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Expert Approaches in Cataract Surgery – Managing Advances in Techniques and Technologies With an Updated Armamentarium
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(CME/CNE Credit) Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning New Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-Associated DED
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(COPE Credit) Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning New Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-Associated DED
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(COPE Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden
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(CME Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden
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Shared Perspectives in Managing Presbyopia – Understanding a New Paradigm for Optimizing Quality of Life
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Perfecting Co-Management of Glaucoma – Utilizing Development in the Spectrum of Treatment Options
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Community Practice Connections™: 2nd Annual Optometry Times™ EyeCon
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Expert Insights in Geographic Atrophy with Transformative Care on the Horizon – Understanding the Complement System as a Target for Treatment
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EnVision Summit
February 16–19, 2024
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Vance Thompson Vision
4 dates: Saturday, February 24, Friday, September 20, Friday, October 11, and Friday, October 25
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(CME/CNE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME/CNE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(COPE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface – Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Improving Management of MGD-Associated Dry Eye Disease—A Look to the Future of Treatment
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18th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
May 4, 2024
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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(COPE Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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2nd Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything in Between
May 18-19, 2024
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(CME Credit) Virtual Case Studies™ in Cataract Surgery: Selecting Surgical Techniques and Preventing Intra-Operative Complications
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Neurotrophic Keratitis Management: How Early Intervention Can Make a Difference
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(COPE Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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(CME Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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1st Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything In Between
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17th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
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Extended depth-of-focus IOLs may provide improved visual performance
October 18th 2016As your patients celebrate another birthday milestone, they are again back in your chair wondering why their reading glasses mysteriously disappear when they are out exploring life or why their arms are not as long as they used to be.
Selecting topical regimens for cataract patients
September 22nd 2016Eyecare practitioners who deal with patients in the perioperative period are well aware of the need for topical therapy. In most cases, a combination of a steroid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and an antibiotic will be used for a few days before the day of surgery and then for a period afterward.
Top 6 reasons to refer for cataract surgery
February 8th 2016A referral of your patient to a cataract surgeon seems straightforward. You refer when the vision is subjectively affected by lens opacification. But thinking out of the box will enable you to help your patients in ways you may not consider.
Innovations in cataract and refractive surgery
March 11th 2015Modern ophthalmic cataract surgery now employs sophisticated techniques to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction. This includes surgical systems providing better control, lasers to perform manual techniques, and intraoperative evaluation to evaluate surgical endpoints before the patient leaves the operating room (OR).
Vision may be restored to 6 left blind by free cataract surgery in India
December 9th 2014Last week, the Associated Press reported that at least 24 people lost vision after undergoing cataract surgery at a free medical camp, but a new report says doctors may be able to restore sight for at least six patients.
The technician’s role with anesthesia: Part II
December 1st 2014In Part I, I discussed the importance of preoperative preparation, including a detailed medical history to insure a safe surgical experience. (See Fall 2014 issue) In this piece, I will cover the specific medications used with anesthesia, how they are used together to achieve the goals for a particular operation, and finally a discussion of aspects of post-operative management.
B+L announce successful Phase 3 study results of new ophthalmic gel
October 31st 2014Bausch + Lomb recently announced that its next generation sub-micron gel formulation of loteprednol etabonate was statistically superior to placebo in eliminating inflammation and pain following cataract surgery by study Day 8, the primary endpoints in the first Phase 3, multi-center, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, parallel-group study.
Comparing laser-assisted vs. conventional refractive cataract surgery
September 29th 2014Cataract surgery is one of the most commonly performed medical procedures and the leading diagnosis for outpatient surgery visits (3 million) in the U.S. In the past decade, the introductions of presbyopic and toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) have elevated cataract surgery into a refractive procedure. The latest introduction of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery may further improve the predictability and safety of refractive cataract surgery and enhance refractive outcomes.
Omidria receives FDA approval for use in cataract surgery, IOL replacement
June 3rd 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Omeros’ phenylephrine and ketorolac injection, Omidria, for use during cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) replacement to maintain pupil size by preventing intraoperative miosis and to reduce postoperative pain.
Types of cataracts and their underlying conditions
May 31st 2014A cataract is a clouding of the crystalline lens, resulting in vision loss. There are different types of cataracts, and they may be associated with underlying conditions. Understanding the differences between types of cataracts will improve clinical management of your patients.
Promoting practice growth by investing in optical
April 21st 2014I sometimes wonder why, in the rush to build the medical model, so many of my colleagues seemingly abandon the retail aspects of our profession. Many ODs seem to want to forget or diminish that our historical contribution to vision has been mainly centered around the correction, refractive, and binocular vision function and development.