Features
A Staff Emergency
One practice’s story of dealing with a co-worker’s at-work heart attack.
Avoiding Fixation Losses in Visual Fields Testing
Improving the accuracy of visual fields test results beginswith you.
By DIANNA E. GRAVES, COMT
Costly Ophthalmic Equipment: Buy or lease?
How to best acquire diagnostic equipment by basing thedecision on the unique needs of the practice.
Glaucoma and IOP-lowering medications
The basics of IOP-lowering medications, including mechanismof action and contraindications in part two of this series.
By David D. Richardson, MD
Leadership: From Manager to Leader
In part two, this series reviews three intellectual principlesassociated with moving a manager toward a leadership role.
Using Dashboard Metrics
Improve practice productivity with hints from this second installment on the effective use of dashboards.
Managing Acute Conjunctivitis
With new technology available, staff is playing a bigger role in identifying and managing patients with red eyes.
By Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS
The State of Small-Gauge Surgery
A primer on what the shift from 20-g to small-gaugevitrectomy means for the allied health professional.
By Andrew E. Mathis, PhD, contributing writer
Quality Patient Care Through Listening
A lesson in improving communication with patients can do wonders for a practice’s image.
Departments
Compliance Corner
By Jolynn Cook, RN, COE, CASC
Investing in Customer Service
By Bill Kekevian, Senior
Therapies
By By ReN