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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEATURES
Bringing LASIK Into Your Office (Part 1 of 3) No. 1, p. 32
New Drugs for 2001 No. 1, p. 39
Online Ordering Habits of O.D.s No. 1, p. 45
How Progressive Do You Want to Be? No. 2, p. 36
Multifocal Contact Lenses in Action No. 2, p. 45
Moving LASIK to the Forefront of Your Practice (Part 2 of 3) No. 2, p. 53
A-Scans: Are You Missing Out on a Piece of Co-Managing Cataract Surgery Patients? No. 2, p. 61
When the Solution Is No Solution No. 2, p. 71
Dry Eye Update (Part 1 of 2) No. 2, p. 87
Is Your Practice Worth what You Think? (Part 1 of 4) No. 3, p. 36
Taking Allergy Treatment to the Next Level No. 3, p. 45
Marketing Your LASIK Practice (Part 3 of 3) No. 3, p. 57
Purchasing Frames that Work for Your Practice No. 3, p. 67
Eliminating Managed Care No. 3, p. 75
Sixth Annual In-Office Lab Update No. 3, p. 83
Do You Count? No. 4, p. 28
Dry Eye Update (Part 2 of 2) No. 4, p. 39
Avoiding the Trap of Overvaluing Your Practice (Part 2 of 4) No. 4, p. 48
Accelerated Ortho-K VS. Ortho-K: A Night and Day Difference (Part 1 of 2) No. 4, p. 57
LASIK Formulary No. 4, p. 79
Branching Out No. 5, p. 40
Glaucoma Update No. 5, p. 67
Getting Down to Dollars and Cents (Part 3 of 4) No. 5, p. 77
Getting Started with Accelerated Ortho-K (Part 2 of 2) No. 5, p. 86
Meeting the Multifocal Challenge No. 5, p. 92
Part-Time Employees No. 5, p. 100
From the Ground Up No. 6, p. 46
Lens and Lab Update No. 6, p. 65
Wrapping Up Your Practice's Worth (Part 4 of 4) No. 6, p. 73
Keratoconus Management No. 6, p. 79
Nutrition Update: Preventing Diabetic Cataracts Naturally No. 6, p. 86
The "Business Marriage" No. 6, p. 89
2001: The Year of Glaucoma No. 6, p. 99
Optometric Planner No. 6, p. 101
Top Triggers for Malpractice Suits No. 7, p. 60
Pre-School Eye Screenings: Are They Enough? No. 7, p. 70
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Update No. 7, p. 106
Building Your Practice with Colored Lenses No. 7, p. 119
The Dangers of Ultraviolet Light No. 7, p. 124
Unlocking the Secrets...-- No. 8, p. 44
Medicare 101 No. 8, p. 55
Glaucoma Update (Part 2) No. 8, p. 62
The Office Without Exam Rooms No. 8, p. 70
Getting Noticed on the Web No. 8, p. 75
How to Motivate Your Associate to Think Like an Owner No. 8, p. 81
Co-Management: Finding Common Ground No. 9, p. 50
Discovering the Key No. 9, p. 59
Allergy Update No. 9, p. 68
Turning Your Revenue Around No. 9, p. 77
Considering an M.B.A.? No. 9, p. 85
How Wall Street Sees You No. 10, p. 38
Contact Lens Update No. 10, p. 44
What's New in RGPs No. 10, p. 59
How Does Your Practice Measure Up? No. 11, p. 52
Taking Your Office Paperless No. 11, p. 63
The Next Step in Contact Lens Care No. 11, p. 69
Write Stuff No. 11, p. 75
Biohazard! No. 11, p. 83
Are the New Virtual Ophthalmic Dispensing Aids Worth the Investment? - No. 12, p. 36
Are there Too Many O.D.s? - No. 12, p. 24
Should You Incorporate? - No. 12, p. 43
CONSULT PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
Double-Edged Swords No. 1, p. 56
The Right Stuff No. 2, p. 97
How Low Must You Go? No. 2, p. 108
Desperately Seeking Saline No. 3, p. 94
Sea of Options No. 4, p. 92
The "Hole" Truth No. 5, p. 105
Mast Cell Stabilizers No. 6, p. 106
A Typical Friday Afternoon No. 6, p. 114
NSAIDS in Practice No. 7, p. 126
The Case that Shouldn't Have Happened No. 8, p. 88
Managing Eye Pain No. 8, p. 92
Things that Go Bump in the Night No. 9, p. 98
Combating Keratitis No. 9, p. 106
Diabetic Disaster No. 9, p. 112
Glaucoma Tool Review No. 10, p. 80
The Uncommon Allergy No. 11, p. 89
Combating Keratitis II No. 11, p. 93
Too Little, Too Late No. 11, p. 99
Taming Herpes Simplex Keratitis - No. 12, p. 47
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Patients Don't Grow on Trees No. 1, p. 16
Benchmark Your Practice No. 2, p. 8
Recession Proofing Your Practice No. 3, p. 16
Hiring an Associate No. 4, p. 16
Six Signs of an Inefficient Practice No. 5, p. 16
Learning from the Chains No. 6, p. 32
Straight and Narrow No. 7, p. 48
Beyond School No. 8, p. 32
Buying New Equipment No. 9, p. 24
Enhancing Practice Value No. 10, p. 24
Making Your Exit No. 11, p. 32
CODING Q & A
No.1, p. 25; No. 3, p. 26; No. 4, p. 26; No. 6. p. 34; No. 7, p. 52; No. 9, p. 36
CONTACT LENS MANAGEMENT
"No One Ever Told Me that!" No. 1, p. 30
The Forgotten Segment No. 2, p. 32
No Rub's the Word No. 3, p. 34
Benefiting from Sales Reps No. 5, p. 32
The Annual Dispensing Advantage No. 6, p. 38
Tips for Soft Toric Success No. 7, p. 56
Positioning Special Effect Lenses No. 8, p. 42
Great Leaps Forward No. 9, p. 34
Trial Lenses Cost You No. 10, p. 29
Beating them at Their Own Game No. 11, p. 42
Down to the Nitty Gritty - No. 12, p. 18
CONTINUING EDUCATION FEATURES
Getting Patients to Comply No. 1, p. 51
Ophthalmic Management of the Periocular Skin Leads to Better Patient Care No. 2, p. 77
Encouraging Your Patients to Understand the Rationale for Routine Examination No. 3, p. 89
Achieving Patient Retention No. 4, p. 84
The Proactive Therapeutic Approach No. 9, p. 92
CYBERCARE
E-Commerce Exchanges No. 1, p. 26
Smooth Operations No. 3, p. 28
Reaching Out Electronically No. 4, p. 20
Smart Business Strategies No. 5, p. 26
A Digital Solution No. 6, p. 30
Connecting with Other O.D.s No. 7, p. 50
A Formula for the Right Choice No. 9, p. 30
A Wireless World No. 10, p. 26
A Wireless Office No. 11, p. 34
EYE ON MANAGED CARE
Concerns for HMOs' Financial Status No. 1, p. 20
Getting Reimbursed on Time No. 2, p. 22
Managed Care Bombshell No. 5, p. 24
Despised Policy Gets Dropped No. 7, p. 24
Third-Party Negotiations No. 11, p. 22
FIX THIS PRACTICE
Fees for Service No. 1, p. 10
Buying and Selling Basics No. 2, p. 24
Planning for Peace of Mind No. 3, p. 24
Issues that Impact You No. 5, p. 14
Income Producers No. 6, p. 28
A Bigger Piece of Pie No. 7, p. 46
Attracting Private-Pay Patients No. 8, p. 28
Regaining Control No. 9, p. 20
Improving Recall Efficiency No. 11, p. 30
INSTRUMENTAL STRATEGIES
Portability for the Road No. 1, p. 28
Think Pediatrics No. 2, p. 30
The OPD Scanning Device No. 4, p. 24
Big Picture Ophthalmoscope No. 5, p. 36
A Wider Field of View No. 6, p. 42
A Bigger Piece of Pie No. 7, p. 46
A Tool for Glaucoma Tracking No. 8, p. 40
Analyzing Visual Fields No. 9, p. 49
All Systems Go! No. 10, p. 32
The New Handheld No. 11, p. 36
Education Through Animation - No. 12, p. 22
LAW REVIEW
A Risky Business? No. 2, p. 26
Informed Consent No. 5, p. 34
Don't Have that Day in Court No. 8, p. 36
Telemedicine and You No. 11, p. 38
LESSONS LEARNED
Eye of the Beholder No. 1, p. 14
Wrong Again No. 2, p. 14
Building Trust No. 3, p. 22
The Case of the Police Chief No. 4, p. 18
Do Patients Sing Your Praises? No. 6, p. 26
The Three A's of Success No. 7, p. 44
The Choral Director's Problem No. 8, p. 8
Say What? No. 9, p. 28
From Eggs to Optometry No. 10, p. 22
Five Steps to an Enjoyable Practice No. 11, p. 28
Super Seniors - No. 12, p. 20
O.D. TO O.D.
Parting Words No. 1, p. 6
Quest for Success No. 1, p. 8
Field of Optometric Dreams No. 2, p. 2
Optical Renaissance No. 3, p. 2
The Push to Stop Co-Management No. 4, p. 2
Rules of the Office No. 5, p. 2
The Staffing Plunge No. 6, p. 2
Competing with 1-800 No. 7, p. 4
Rebirth of Extended Wear No. 8, p. 4
Ripe for Change? No. 9, p. 2
Professional Turf No. 10, p. 2
Check Yearly. See Clearly No. 11, p. 4
Your Technology Plan for 2002 - No. 12, p. 2
REFLECTIONS
Road to the Super Bowl No. 1, p. 74
Unlocking Your Potential No. 2, p. 120
All Eyes on Me No. 3, p. 112
15 Minutes of Fame No. 4, p. 108
Lesson in Harmony No. 5, p. 120
Thank You, Dad No. 6, p. 132
Crossing Boundaries No. 7, p. 144
Getting Back to Basics No. 8, p. 114
What I Learned at School No. 9, p. 128
The King and I No. 10, p. 102
Calls of Thanks No. 11, p. 112
The Gift of Time - No. 12, p. 66
STREET SENSE
Test Your Stock Picks No. 1, p. 31
Safe Stocks in Stormy Times No. 5, p. 30
Market Forecast: Cloudy No. 6, p. 36
Investing in Energy Stocks No. 7, p. 54
Value Investing Is Coming Back No. 8, p. 30
Low Rates Now; Inflation Later? No. 11, p. 46
VIEWPOINT
Winning Team No. 1, p. 2
Your Top 50 No. 2, p. 6
Medicare Spurned No. 3, p. 6
Staff Compensation Issues No. 4, p. 6
Inquiring Minds No. 5, p. 6
No Kidding No. 6, p. 6
Empowering Staff No. 7, p. 3
Marketing Tips from a Guru No. 8, p. 3
Co-Management 2001 No. 9, p. 5
Aftermath of Tragedy No. 10, p. 5
New Ventures No. 11, p. 7
Getting Settled in a New House - No. 12, p. 4
SUPPLEMENTS
New O.D. - March, April, September, November
Women Helping Women in Optometry (DIVA) - April
Conquering LASIK-Related Dry Eye (Allergan) - May
Soft Multifocals: Propelling Your Practice into Profitability (CIBA Vision) - May
Optometric Planner - June
AMD Guidelines for Primary Eyecare Practitioners (Novartis) - July
Healthy Patients: Healthy Practices (Vistakon) - July
Diagnostic Instrument Buying Guide - July
Winning the Allergy Wars (Santen) - August
The Latest Chapter on Prostaglandin Analogues (Alcon Labs) - October
Sharpening Your Edge CE (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) - October
AUTHORS
Anan Kogan, O.D., Barbara - No. 9, p.16; No. 10, p. 59
Angelucci, Diane - No. 9, p. 85
Baker, O.D., Richard - No. 9, p. 34
Bartlett, Jimmy, O.D., F.A.A.O. - No. 1, p. 39; No. 6, p. 99
Bauman, O.D., Robert - No. 4, p. 57; No. 5, p. 86
Becherer, O.D., F.A.A.O., Douglas - No. 12, p. 18
Bennett, O.D., F.A.A.O., Irving - No. 12, p. 24
Bennett, O.D., F.A.A.O., Steven No. 7, p. 106; No. 10, p. 50
Berner, O.D., Michael - No. 3, p. 112
Blackwell, Marilee, M.B.A. - No. 3, p. 75; No. 6, p. 89; No. 8, p. 81; No. 11, p. 52
Boucher, Robert No. 10, p. 5
Bowling, O.D., Ernie - No. 3, p. 94
Bowman, O.D., Todd - No. 2, p. 32
Bruneni, Joseph - No. 3, p. 83
Bumgarner, M.B.A., Katherine - No. 12, p. 43
Buscemi, O.D., Philip - No. 1, p. 28; No. 2, p. 30; No. 4, p. 24; No. 5, p. 36; No. 6, p. 42
Caffrey, O.D., Barbara No. 2, p. 87
Carr, O.D., Leland - No. 8, p. 92
Cassel, O.D., Mitchell - No. 8, p. 42
Castillo, O.D., D.O., Richard - No. 2, p. 77
Catania, O.D., Louis - No. 12, p. 24
Christensen, O.D., F.A.A.O., Bobby - No. 12, p. 47
Cohen, O.D., Stephen - No. 8, p. 44; No. 9, p. 59
Daniels, O.D., Ken No. 6, p. 84
Dieter, O.D., Jeannene No. 11, p. 112
DiMartino, O.D., Robert - No. 6, p. 106
Dodge, O.D., Peter - No. 5, p. 120; No. 12, p. 66
Dowaliby, O.D., Margaret No. 10, p. 102
Dysart, Joe - No. 8, p. 75
Eiden, O.D., Barry - No. 9, p. 92
Epstein, O.D., Arthur - No. 1, p. 6
Fingeret, O.D., Murray No. 5, p. 67; No. 8, p. 65; No. 10, p. 80
Freedman, O.D., Joseph - No. 6, p. 86
Gailmard, O.D., Neil - No. 1, p. 8, p. 32; No. 2, p. 2, p. 53; No. 3, p. 2, p. 57; No. 3, p. 2, p. 57; No. 4, p. 28; No. 5, p. 2, p. 32; No. 6, p. 2; No. 7, p. 4; No. 8, p. 4; No. 9, p. 2; No. 10, p. 2; No. 11, p. 4, p. 75; No. 12, p. 2
Gelvin, O.D., John No. 8, p. 64
Gerber, O.D., Gary - No. 1, p. 51
Ghormley, O.D., Rex - No. 1, p. 74
Goodwin, O.D., Jennifer - No. 4, p. 28; No. 5, p. 92; No. 6, p. 22
Goshko, Terri No. 10, p. 52, p. 55, No. 12, p. 36
Griffin, Jr., O.D., T. Powers No. 10, p. 29
Gruning, O.D., Carl - No. 7, p. 70
Gupta, O.D., Deepak - No. 2, p. 61; No. 6, p. 79; No. 9, p. 77; No. 11, p. 42
Gurwood, O.D., Andrew - No. 8, p. 114
Hayes, O.D., Jerry - No. 1, p. 16; No. 2, p. 8; No. 3, p. 16; No. 4, p. 16; No. 5, p. 16; No. 6, p. 32; No. 7, p. 48; No. 8, p. 32; No. 9, p. 24; No. 10, p. 24; No. 11, p. 52; No. 11, p. 32
Helzner, Jerry - No. 1, p. 31; No. 5, p. 30; No. 6, p. 36; No. 7, p. 54; No. 8, p. 30; No. 11, p. 46
Henry, O.D., Larry - No. 9, p. 106; No. 11, p. 93
Higgins, O.D., Donna - No. 3, p. 89
Hom, O.D., Milton - No. 7, p. 56
Hom, Richard - No. 1, p. 26; No. 3, p. 28; No. 4, p. 20; No. 5, p. 26; No. 6, p. 30; No. 7, p. 50; No. 9, p. 30; No. 10, p. 26; No. 11, p. 34
Hubbs, Larisa - No. 1, p. 2; No. 2, p. 6; No. 3, p. 6; No. 4, p. 6; No. 5, p. 6; No. 7, p. 3; p. 22; No. 8, p. 3; No. 9, p. 5; No. 10, p. 45; No. 11, p. 7
Karpecki, O.D., Paul - No. 4, p. 79
Kattouf, O.D., Richard - No. 1, p. 10; No. 2, p. 24; No. 3, p. 24; No. 5, p. 14; No. 6, p. 28; No. 7, p. 46; No. 8, p. 28; No. 9, p. 20; No. 11, p. 30
Koetting, O.D., Robert - No. 2, p. 120
Kreda, O.D., Sheldon - No. 8, p. 70; No. 11, p. 63
Kronemyer, Bob - No. 1, p. 45
Kulig, Nanci - No. 12, p. 4
Levoy, O.D., Bob - No. 5, p. 100
Lipschultz, O.D., Louis No. 7, p. 114
Lowe, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D., Sue No. 9, p. 74
Mijlefeld, Marjolijn No. 10, p. 38
McCune, Donna - No. 8, p. 55
McGreal, O.D., John - No. 1, p. 25; No. 3, p. 26; No. 4, p. 26; No. 6, p. 34; No. 7, p. 52; No. 9, p. 36
Miller, O.D., Pamela - No. 1, p. 30
Morris, O.D., Scott - No. 7, p. 126
Nicoll, O.D., Emily - No. 9, p. 128
Norbeck, O.D., Carol - No. 3, p. 67
Ossip, Gregg - No. 8, p. 40; No. 9, p. 49; No. 10, p. 32; No. 11, p. 36; No. 12, p. 22
Peng, Paul - No. 2, p. 26; No. 5, p. 34; No. 8, p. 36; No. 11, p. 38
Porter, O.D., Michael - No. 7, p. 144
Pugliese, M.D., Peter - No. 2, p. 77
Ritch, M.D., Robert No. 8, p. 65
Robinson, O.D., Rhonda - No. 2, p. 71
Rodemich, Karen - No. 5, p. 40; No. 6, p. 46; No. 7, p. 20; No. 9, p. 14, p. 50; No. 10, p. 48; No. 11, p. 69
Rumpakis, O.D., John - No. 3, p. 36; No. 4, p. 48; No. 5, p. 77; No. 6, p. 73
Runninger, O.D., Jack - No. 1, p. 14; No. 2, p. 14; No. 3, p. 22; No. 4, p. 18; No. 6, p. 26; No. 7, p. 44; No. 8, p. 8; No. 9, p. 28; No. 10, p. 22; No. 11, p. 28; No. 12, p. 20
Ryan, Jr., O.D., MSE, Richard No. 11, p. 83
Schmidt, O.D., Eric - No. 2, p. 108; No. 5, p. 105; No. 6, p. 114; No. 8, p. 88; No. 9, p. 98; No. 11, p. 89
Shapiro, Sara - No. 6, p. 65
Shaw-McMinn, O.D., Peter - No. 4, p. 84
Sherman, O.D., Jerome - No. 7, p. 60; No. 9, p. 112; No. 11, p. 99
Shwom, O.D., Irwin - No. 2, p. 36
Skorin, O.D., D.O., Leonid - No. 1, p. 56
Smay, O.D., John - No. 2, p. 97
Stiegemeier, O.D., Mary Jo - No. 3, p. 34
Sukoenig, O.D., Mark - No. 6, p. 18
Suter, Donna - No. 3, p. 75; No. 6, p. 89; No. 8, p. 81
Thimons, O.D., J.James - No. 4, p. 92
Wan, O.D., Larry - No. 6, p. 38
Weber, Gil - No. 1, p. 20; No. 2, p. 22; No. 5, p. 24; No. 7, p. 24; No. 11, p. 22
Whitworth,O.D., Patrick - No. 6, p. 132
Zerbinopoulos, O.D., Paul - No. 4, p. 108