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08.06.24

Comanaging Cataract/Retina Patients • Mental Health/Burnout

On The MOD Pod this month, Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO, hosts Erich A. Hinel, OD, MS, FAAO, and Luke B. Lindsell, OD, MD, to talk about their upcoming article in Modern Optometry on considerations for patients with cataracts and retinal disease. Specifically, the two give tips on what to keep top of mind when comanaging these patients. Dr. Koetting wraps up the episode with Hardeep Kataria, OD, FAAO, as the two discuss a very important topic Dr. Kataria tackles in the first of a series of articles: mental health and the private practice optometrist.

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