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The refractive market is growing, changing, and perhaps even mutating, according to Kenneth P. Taylor, OD. He believes that the refractive surgery market will reach $3.3 billion this year. But [...]

WOODBRIDGE, CT--Very few ophthalmologists grasp the power of the Internet, says one practice management consultant. Howard Gottlieb, OD, said ophthalmologists also don't use the Internet very well. 'On a scale [...]

How do you know when you have enough money to retire? What can you do to make that money last? These are two critical questions for any investor planning retirement. [...]

With more ophthalmologists feeling the crunch on their hospital block time and being frustrated by changing reimbursement policies, moving to a low-cost ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is becoming a popular [...]

SMITHTOWN, NY--How professional is your accounts receivable (AR) operation? Is it costing you money? 'Successful management of accounts receivable allows a practice to better manage its day-to-day expenses and provides [...]

SAN FRANCISCO--The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (FAAO) has teamed with the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to try to increase the lagging dilated eye exam rate among [...]

Goodbye shields and straps; hello comfort, safety, and convenience. That's the appeal of the Med-Sport Kera-I-Shields MED-K and SPORT-K protective eyewear, designed for post-LASIK/post-cataract protection of the patient's eye and [...]

Baltimore-For the fourth consecutive year, The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University topped Ophthalmology Times' annual survey ranking the nation's ophthalmology programs. Wilmer ranked first in the Best Overall [...]

Reports on products and technologies exhibited during the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 1994 annual meeting in San Francisco, California. Includes products from Iovision Inc.; New World Medical Inc.'s Ahmed Glaucoma Valve; Howard Instruments Inc.'s James II bipolar coagulator.

Discusses the potential of telemedicine to extend big-city medical expertise to rural patient settings. Contracts announced by the National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications and the National Library of Medicine; Application of very-high-speed networks to ophthalmology; Observations of vitreoretinal surgeon Steven Charles on the directions of telemedicine.

Reports on the concerns of ophthalmologists on the rule changes in Medicare billing. `Ophthalmology Times' magazine's survey on the problems caused by rule changes; Effects of the growth of managed care and emphasis on business skills in medical care; Percentage of ophthalmologists' practice which is related to Medicare; Growth of electronic billing.

Reports on the venture of eye surgeon Robert Sinskey into the wine manufacturing business. Background information on Robert Sinskey Vineyards; How Sinskey's interest in wine started; Standards set on wines being produced. INSET: ... And then there's the Sinskey Hook.

Part I. Cites a study conducted by `Ophthalmology Times' on the decline in ophthalmologists' patient access. Increase in competition with optometrists as factor behind drop in patient accessibility; Harm done to patient's health by optometrists.

Reports on the purchasing plans of ophthalmologists in the United States for 1995. Disposable surgical equipment; Contact lenses and accessories; Hottest items.

Reports on the increasing number of ophthalmologists in the United States who are merging their practices. Factors that motivate ophthalmologists to merge their practices; Mergers of hospitals and other health care institutions; Drawbacks of big mergers.

Features two physicians, Ronald E. Posner and William Baer, and their reasons for networking. Independent Physicians Associations networks formed by doctors; Long-term experience of Posner; Worries faced by Baer.

Reports on the difficulties in expanding the practice of small ophthalmic offices in the United States. Search for compatible information systems; Commodity management of patient care; Effects of views on the practice; Expansion towards managed care capabilities.

Features Richard Ruckman, an ophthalmologist based in Luftkin, Tex. Ruckman's expansion into the radial keratotomy (RK) business; Factors for Ruckman's decision.

Focuses on the business opportunities of the practice of radial keratotomy (RK) in the United States. Factors to be considered in the establishment of RK practice; Comments from Alan J. DeCorte, executive director of the Williamson Eye Center in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, Calif.

Focuses on the strategies of eye centers in the United States to market their radial keratotomy (RK) services. Components of the marketing strategies; Typologies of marketing. INSET: The refractive explosion..

Focuses on the view of Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists executive Gary M. Mulloy on the contact lens business of the United States. Invitation to the industry and practitioner to work together; Achievements; Statistics of contact lens users in the United States; Insight on business opportunity; Effect of the availability of surgery on eye care options. INSET: Counting the numbers..

Presents an interview with Thomas C. White on the source of technologies displayed during the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting and the other possible innovations in the future. Leader in ophthalmic technologies; Area for possible technological progress.