In this Q&A, Nicholas Garn, OD, discusses surgeon contracts, cost planning, and sharing surgical time at his OD-owned suite in Indiana.
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Takeaways from this week in optometry: November 9-13
Author(s)Anita Shiva
For Veterans Day, this week’s recap spotlights veterans’ eye care, plus a GLP-1 label change and VR perimetry for glaucoma.
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Christopher Browning, OD, and Nicholas Garn, OD, now offer cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange in their own practices.
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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.
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