Articles

UP FRONT

• Perfect Timing!

  By Stephen G. Slade, MD - Chief Medical Editor

TODAY'S TOPICS

• Excimer Laser for Hyperopia: Are There Limitations?

  By Y. Ralph Chu, MD; Stephen Coleman, MD; Parag A. Majmudar, MD; Robert K. Maloney, MD; and Stephen A. Updegraff, MD

INSIDE EYETUBE.NET

• Challenging Cases on Eyetube.net

  By William B. Trattler, MD

CATARACT SURGERY

• Lasers in Cataract Surgery

  By David F. Chang, MD; Louis D. "Skip" Nichamin, MD; Stephen G. Slade, MD; Roger F. Steinert, MD; and John A. Vukich, MD

COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT

• Loose IOL/CTR/Capsular Bag Complex

  By Uday Devgan, MD; Robert Kaufer, MD; Roberto Pineda, MD; and David S. Rootman, MD, FRCSC

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

• Distance Correction After ALK

  By Jay Bansal, MD; William I. Bond, MD; and Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD

COVER STORIES

• What Type of Practice Does One Choose?

  Physicians and an employment specialist discuss career options.

  By Richard M. Awdeh, MD; Cristina Boggiano; Damien F. Goldberg, MD, MBA; Christopher E. Starr, MD; and Jonathan Stein, MD.

• ASCs

  The facility of choice in a changing world.

  By Bruce Maller

• Nobody Wants Eye Surgery

  Surgeons struggle with patients' desires when promoting presbyopia-correcting IOLs.

  By Shareef Mahdavi

• Driving Patient Volume

  Adding a dry eye service line to your practice.

  By Jim Rienzo

• Why Hire a COO?

  A surgeon discusses the advantages of having a chief operating officer on staff.

  By Dwayne K. Logan, MD

• Business Planning for Premium Services

  A checklist for the introduction of new offerings.

  By James D. Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE

• Refractive Comanagement for the Presbyopia-Correcting IOL Surgeon

  Ophthalmologists who incorporate presbyopia-correcting IOLs into practice but do not perform laser vision correction should establish a comanaging relationship with a refractive surgeon and integrate a refractive evaluation into their managerial plan.

  By Guy M. Kezirian, MD

• Marketing Solutions for a New Economy

  Not every situation is best served by advertising.

  By Matt Jensen

• Incorporating Software Into Practice

  Luma helps physicians manage and educate patients.

  By John F. Doane, MD

DEPARTMENTS

• Innovations

• 5 Questions With Kevin M. Miller, MD

  Dr. Miller explains his involvement in developing new products for ophthalmologists and offers advice to the next generation of cataract and refractive surgeons.

  By Kevin M. Miller, MD