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:: IS CLINIC CERTIFICATION WORTH IT? Documenting and monitoring quality improvement programmes can be costly,
but the benefits are substantial
In 1999, Tobias Neuhann MD invested more than E20,000 in the future of his Munich clinic. It wasn't for anything as tangible as a new laser or diagnostic device, or construction or even marketing. Instead, the money - along with a sizable chunk of his and his staff's time - went to obtain ISO 9001 certification, making Augenklinik am Marienplatz the first private ophthalmic clinic in Bavaria to do so. - Download pdf here
In 1999, Tobias Neuhann MD invested more than E20,000 in the future of his Munich clinic. It wasn't for anything as tangible as a new laser or diagnostic device, or construction or even marketing. Instead, the money - along with a sizable chunk of his and his staff's time - went to obtain ISO 9001 certification, making Augenklinik am Marienplatz the first private ophthalmic clinic in Bavaria to do so. - Download pdf here
:: LASER TRABECULOPLASTY - SLT as primary glaucoma therapy
Effective and repeatable, selective laser trabeculoplasty is gaining ground as a primary therapy for mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), Garry P Condon MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, told a Glaucoma Day symposium at the ASCRS annual meeting. - Download pdf here
Effective and repeatable, selective laser trabeculoplasty is gaining ground as a primary therapy for mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), Garry P Condon MD, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, told a Glaucoma Day symposium at the ASCRS annual meeting. - Download pdf here
:: TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR PRACTICE - The Practice Development programme will give
people an insight into the business of healthcare
The principal focus of the ESCRS has been, and always will be, clinical education and research. However, there are other aspects to our professional lives which we ignore at our peril. Health services, whether privately or state funded, need a strong financial base to survive and provide all the support that our patients deserve. This is particularly relevant in a fast developing specialty such as ophthalmology, where technological advancement has been stunning, but which requires rapidly rising funding. - Download pdf here
The principal focus of the ESCRS has been, and always will be, clinical education and research. However, there are other aspects to our professional lives which we ignore at our peril. Health services, whether privately or state funded, need a strong financial base to survive and provide all the support that our patients deserve. This is particularly relevant in a fast developing specialty such as ophthalmology, where technological advancement has been stunning, but which requires rapidly rising funding. - Download pdf here
:: PREMIUM OFFICE DESIGN- Increasing your office space can create a more complementary setting for patients
Premium office design is an essential consideration in creating a premium practice. At a Practice Development Workshop held during the 14th ESCRS Winter Meeting, two leading ophthalmic surgeons described their experiences of moving into new clinic space when they outgrew their original facilities. - Download pdf here
Premium office design is an essential consideration in creating a premium practice. At a Practice Development Workshop held during the 14th ESCRS Winter Meeting, two leading ophthalmic surgeons described their experiences of moving into new clinic space when they outgrew their original facilities. - Download pdf here
:: PARIS WORKSHOPS - ESCRS helps ophthalmologists learn about
the business of ophthalmology
One of the highlights of the XXVIII Congress of the ESCRS in Paris, France will be the Practice Development Workshops hosted by EuroTimes. - Download pdf here
One of the highlights of the XXVIII Congress of the ESCRS in Paris, France will be the Practice Development Workshops hosted by EuroTimes. - Download pdf here
:: AHEAD OF HIS TIME ON LASIK - In 1985 Gholam Peyman filed a patent on stromal ablation under a flap using
an excimer laser, anticipating much of the procedure's future development
Gholam A Peyman MD is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in vitreo-retinal surgery, including intravitreal drug delivery, endoresection, development of the operating microscope with stereoscopic assistant head, the endolaser and the first 23-gauge vitrectomy system. While he limits his clinical practice to retinal diseases, he has developed techniques and instruments for treating a wide range of ophthalmic conditions, for which he has been granted 116 US patents. "I felt that I could contribute in management of the diseases affecting other parts of the eye" he says. - Download pdf here
Gholam A Peyman MD is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in vitreo-retinal surgery, including intravitreal drug delivery, endoresection, development of the operating microscope with stereoscopic assistant head, the endolaser and the first 23-gauge vitrectomy system. While he limits his clinical practice to retinal diseases, he has developed techniques and instruments for treating a wide range of ophthalmic conditions, for which he has been granted 116 US patents. "I felt that I could contribute in management of the diseases affecting other parts of the eye" he says. - Download pdf here
:: RUSSIA AND LASIK - Siberian researchers deserve credit for early
proto-LASIK procedure, says excimer laser pioneer
Among the many different strands of research that together contributed to the creation of the LASIK procedure as we know it today is the little-known work of a Russian team of ophthalmologists who were the first to perform an excimer laser ablation on the stroma beneath a corneal flap. - Download pdf here
Among the many different strands of research that together contributed to the creation of the LASIK procedure as we know it today is the little-known work of a Russian team of ophthalmologists who were the first to perform an excimer laser ablation on the stroma beneath a corneal flap. - Download pdf here
:: CATARACT SURGERY INCREASES RETINAL DETACHMENT RISK - Those at highest risk are young patients, males, myopes, and those who have no PVD
Even with the use of the most modern and careful phacoemulsification techniques in otherwise healthy patients, cataract surgery carries an elevated risk of retinal detachment, said Horst Helbig MD, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany, at the 14th ESCRS Winter Meeting. - Download pdf here
Even with the use of the most modern and careful phacoemulsification techniques in otherwise healthy patients, cataract surgery carries an elevated risk of retinal detachment, said Horst Helbig MD, University Hospital, Regensburg, Germany, at the 14th ESCRS Winter Meeting. - Download pdf here
:: PREVENTING ENDOPHTHALMITIS - ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study chairman responds to study's critics
Intracameral cefuroxime still remains the prophylaxis of choice for the prevention of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, since unlike some suggested alternatives, its use is supported by robust data, said Peter Barry FRCS, St Vincent's University Hospital and Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. - Download pdf here
Intracameral cefuroxime still remains the prophylaxis of choice for the prevention of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, since unlike some suggested alternatives, its use is supported by robust data, said Peter Barry FRCS, St Vincent's University Hospital and Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. - Download pdf here
:: CORNEA GENE THERAPY - Experimental applications are promising
The cornea presents unique opportunities and challenges for gene therapy with potential applications ranging from treating dystrophies to reducing haze after surface ablation, reported Mark Rosenblatt MD, PhD at the Sixth World Cornea Congress. - Download pdf here
The cornea presents unique opportunities and challenges for gene therapy with potential applications ranging from treating dystrophies to reducing haze after surface ablation, reported Mark Rosenblatt MD, PhD at the Sixth World Cornea Congress. - Download pdf here
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