Articles
Bringing a New O.D. Into a Traditional Practice
New O.D.s want a career. Senior docs want a partner. Here’s how both can work together and bridge the gap.
Contact Lens Focus
EyeVIP, from Alcon
Contact Lens Management
The great barrier relief
Critical Issues In Managed Care
How optometrists fit into an ever-evolving system that stresses both cost containment and quality care
Dry Eye
The rhinestone cowgirl
EMR: Good For Your Patients And Good For You
When it comes to electronic medical records, think less about stimulus money and more about your practice
Fix this practice
Phone protocol is never casual
Getting the Picture
Integrating images and diagnostic equipment into electronic health record software
Lessons Learned
Look elsewhere for advice
O.D. to O.D.
If you’re not convinced staff meetings work for you ...
By Walter D. West, O.D., F.A.A.O., Chief
Practice pulse
British Columbia removes eyewear purchase restrictions; eyecare companies form coalition; Eye Site; global cost of vision loss revealed; reform opens access to O.D.s; Research Notes, FDA News; Essilor launches ECP online retail site; groups seek knowledg
Reflections
Following my bliss
Retinal Care: The New Frontier
For your practice to survive and thrive, you must embrace retinal care. Your colleagues tell you how.
Tech Time
Refractive technology
View from the top
Selling that “second pair.”
Viewpoint
Evaluations don’t tell the whole story
What's New
For your Patients and Practice
Beyond BIO
Reviewing how optomap technology improves disease detection
Why the Retinal Periphery Matters
Peripheral changes often precede vision-threatening central disease