How one OD communicates with her team amid COVID-19

A wet AMD biosimilar approval leads this week’s recap, plus Medicare pay updates and tips to avoid burnout and losing patients.

ODs face a $32.63 Medicare conversion factor in 2027, plus 80% payment for the lower-cost service when an E/M visit and 0-day procedure share a date.

Christopher Browning, OD, and Nicholas Garn, OD, now offer cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange in their own practices.

According to Raphael Rostenne, CTO of EyeCarePro, "anything that takes time" has the potential to frustrate patients, especially before they're in a practitioner's chair.

Kansas, Tennessee, and Vermont expanded optometric scope in 2026, while vision plan reform and a proposed Medicare fee schedule cut affect practice management.

This week’s top stories include pipeline updates in dry eye, retinitis pigmentosa, contact lens hygiene, and more.

Raphael Rostenne discusses what a good phone call looks like and contributes to successful patient interactions with host Diana Canto-Sims, OD.

This week's top stories include breaking FDA approvals, insights on AI-assisted front desk management, and more.