BMC Publications (14)

Advanced Ocular Care

• Unscripted and Unhinged on Eyetube TV

  Advanced Ocular Care - August 2010

  In addition to its innovative, user-generated videos, Eyetube.net also features a segment called Eyetube TV. In this series of “off-the-cuff” videos, Christine Kerekes, MBA, (formerly Christine Conellan) interviews ophthalmic experts about everything from maximizing office efficiency to choosing between Led Zeppelin and the Black Eyed Peas. Here is a brief sampling of several standard and eccentric videos currently available on Eyetube TV. THE ANTERIOR SEGMENTEvolution of Capsular T…

• Secrets to Growing the Use of Premium Implants in …

  Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today - May 2010

  Presbyopia-correcting lens implants are becoming the standard of care for practitioners who have learned to conquer the technical and psychological aspects of setting up patients’ expectations and then delivering on them. Providing spectacle freedom to patients has a snowball effect, in which happy patients refer their friends and family specifically for these premium lenses. Conversion rates to premium implants of 75% or more are not unusual. In my own practice in Southern California…

• Health Care on Eyetube TV

  Glaucoma Today - February 2010

  HEALTH CARE REFORM Until recently, when Republican Scott Brown became Massachusetts’ newly elected senator, health care reform seemed inevitable. Despite this apparent setback, the fact remains that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Affordable Health Care for America Act have been passed by the Senate and House and await consolidation. During the 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama urged Congress not to “walk away from reform,” indicating that the…

• Introducing Eyetube TV

  Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today - January 2010

  Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today is introducing a new segment on Eyetube.net called Eyetube TV. Hosted by Christine Conellan, MBA, this series of videos provides off-the-cuff interviews on the state of ophthalmology, including industry, clinical, and even political news. HEALTH CARE REFORM The most recent addition to Eyetube TV is a series of five videos on the potential impact of health care reform on ophthalmic practices. Steven Dell, MD; Tal Raviv, MD; Rosa Braga-Mele, MD; Karl…

• Crystalens Clinical Keys

  Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today Europe - October 2009

  The traditional stereotype of an elderly, indifferent cataract patient whose visual acuity is targeted solely for distance is quickly being replaced by the new type of cataract patient who is younger, more demanding, and wants to have sharp vision and be spectacle free at all distances. The latest-generation presbyopia-correcting IOLs are enabling us to meet these patients' expectations, and I believe lenticular technology will continue to improve. The Crystalens accommodating IOL (Bausch & …

• Crystalens Clinical Keys

  Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today - July 2009

  The traditional stereotype of an elderly, indifferent cataract patient whose visual acuity is targeted solely for distance is quickly being replaced by the new type of cataract patient who is younger, more demanding, and wants to have sharp vision and be spectacle free at all distances. The latest-generation presbyopia-correcting IOLs are enabling us to meet these patients' expectations, and I believe lenticular technology will continue to improve. The Crystalens accommodating IOL (Bausch & …