Darrell E. White, MD

Join White as he discusses the burden cataract post-operative regimens place on both patients and staff, and ways to “stop the madness.” He also gives a history of cataract post-op and the breakthroughs that led to today’s most common regimens.

What is unnecessary care? What does it look like in the real-world? Join White as he defines “medically unnecessary care” and shares a personal story.

Join White as he discusses the history of cataract surgery and where femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, or FLACS, fits in. He also explains what he believes to be follies of FLACS and why some continue to use this procedure.

In this episode, White shares the harsh truths about treating perioperative dry eye, including who, when and for how long. Spoiler: Treated dry eye leads to better outcomes.

In this episode, Darrell White, MD, continues his analysis of the impact of electronic medical records (EMR), also known as electronic health records (EHR) on private ophthalmic practices.    

In this episode, Darrell White, MD, takes a deep dive into the recent history on the impact of electronic medical records (EMR), also known as electronic health records (EHR) on private ophthalmic practices.    

In this inaugural episode, Darrell White, MD, gives the background of how he came to be Healio.com/OSN’s first podcaster, starting out from blogging, to The Dry Eye columnist to podcaster. While becoming known as Healio.com/OSN’s dry eye disease expert, he delves into his background as an anterior segment ophthalmologist with a cross-interest in business and the ongoing arc of his career.

In episode 2, Darrell White, MD, gives his opinion on conflicts of interest in ophthalmology. From pens given out by companies to selecting which IOL to use, he puts into context what potential conflicts of are compared with what could be called true conflicts of interest and how it is affecting eye care and medical practice in general.

In Episode 3, Darrell White, MD, discusses how he modeled his new private practice after a “customer-centered” approach. He did not benchmark any medical practices but instead modeled it after successful retail and hospitality enterprises that were known for creating the best customer experience. He sold his employees on the concept by doing “secret shopper” style field trips with his entire staff and sometimes their spouses. 

In Episode 4, Darrell White, MD, discusses how and why transparency and price elevation has become so entwined in health care in the U.S. He discusses the impact of these issues on cataract surgery, and what can be done in to address some of the transparency – or the lack thereof – and pricing issues that have become deleterious to the private practice cataract surgeon.