Volume 4, Issue 2

Practice Pearls

“I AM A LEADER” by Lawrence Y. Ho, MD

Marketing Pearls: Is the Market ready for the promotion of presbyopia-correcting IOLs? by Lance Kugler, MD

Networking Pearls by Kathy Mayo, DO

Building Relationships: Rules for Self-Promotion by Bob Teale

Keratorefractive Excimer Procedures by George Waring IV, MD

Refractive Laser Ablations on the Cornea: Understanding new Terminology in Refractive Surgery by Renato Ambrósio Jr., MD, PhD and Frederico Guerra, MD

Refractive Surgery Pearls: Pre-operative Planning for IntraLase Enabled Keratoplasty (IEK) by Sumit Garg, MD and Roger F. Steinert, MD

Starting Your First Year of Practice by Molly Ritsema, MD

Technology Pearls: Devices to Make Life Easier by John Kitchens, MD


Coding Pearls

Coding by Time in Ophthalmology by George Mayo, MD

How to maximize Reimbursements by Anne Dwyer, COMT, OCS


Job Searching Pearls

How to recession-proof your search for an Ophthalmology Position by Cristina Boggiano


Health and Wellness Pearls

Health and Wellness Pearls for the Eye Surgeon and Physician Vary your Workouts by M. Kelly Green, MD


International Ophthalmology

Training Opportunities for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) by Vinay A. Shah, MD and Rahul Bhola, MD


History of Ophthalmology

Who was Marc Amsler? by Nate Roybal, MD, PhD

Who was Allvar Gullstrand? by Frank Tsai, MSIII


Announcements

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