Practice Management News

BOSTON — A structured patient counseling process is key to educate patients, help them make the best decisions and meet their expectations, according to a speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

How does a physician “retire well”? That answer, unsurprisingly, has been changing over time. Historically, physicians were inclined toward an early retirement, hanging up their white coats in their 50s or early 60s.

In this episode, John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, and Jim Mazzo chat with Terry Kim, MD, and Stephen Lane about their careers and transitions at Alcon.

BOSTON — The use of advanced presbyopia-correcting implants is a journey for the patient, according to a speaker at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.

In this edition, PALADIN study navigates IOP-lowering surgery in DME patients, small-molecule eye drop well-tolerated as treatment for retinal vascular diseases and more.

Across medicine, the shortage of physicians and its effect on our workplace are materializing before us.

“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”

I find the annual surveys on physician compensation, lifestyle/happiness and burnout/depression, published by Medscape, to be informative. In the following paragraphs, I will share some of these findings and my perspective.

Ophthalmology is typically seen as one of the most rewarding careers in medicine.

Fortunately, I am a surgeon who has not had a high rate of complications, but nobody’s rate is zero. I have vivid memories of the moment when I ruptured the posterior capsule for the first time.