Read OSN’s Aug. 10 publication exclusives online

The Aug. 10 edition of Ocular Surgery News features a cover story focusing on dry eye devices and therapies. Here are a few of the issue’s publication exclusives:

Cover Story

Dry eye therapeutic and diagnostic devices are improving treatment

The dry eye market has a proliferation of diagnostic and therapeutic devices that are enabling ophthalmologists to diagnose dry eye disease earlier and provide more therapeutic options. Read more.

Lindstrom’s Perspective

In integrated practices, dry eye follow-up can mirror management of glaucoma

Significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with dry eye syndrome have made these patients more attractive to the eye care practice, whether ophthalmic, optometric or integrated with the two practitioner groups practicing side by side. Read more.

The Premium Channel

Femto or not, here I come: Premium surgeons take heed

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery positively affects all levels of the cataract procedure. Read more.

Point/Counter

How is the management of dry eye disease for children different from adults?

As with hypertension and other systemic conditions, the management of dry eye depends mostly on the effort of the patient with some added benefit from office-based treatment. The problem is the public does not yet understand the seriousness and long-term progression of this disease. Read more.

By the Numbers

Perk up your practice tempo with greater operational agility

As professional fees languish in the years ahead, the winning practices will be those that can extract the most value out of their increasingly costly resource base. What’s needed is more patient throughput per exam room per hour. More phone calls answered and cleared in a day. More insurance claims filed per shift. Read more.