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“If It’s Not Covered, Is It Still Necessary?” Helping Patients Understand the Value of Out-of-Pocket Care

“If It’s Not Covered, Is It Still Necessary?” H...

Let’s face it: many patients assume that if something isn’t covered by insurance, it probably isn’t important. And who can blame them? After years of navigating managed vision care plans...

“If It’s Not Covered, Is It Still Necessary?” H...

Let’s face it: many patients assume that if something isn’t covered by insurance, it probably isn’t important. And who can blame them? After years of navigating managed vision care plans...

Illustration of an eye doctor holding dry eye treatment with NaFl strips, slit lamp, and transilluminator icons, alongside text: Launching Your Dry Eye Practice: Smart Steps for Growth.

Launching Your Dry Eye Practice: Smart Steps fo...

Starting a dry eye clinic? Learn how to launch with NaFl strips, a slit lamp, and a transilluminator - then grow into IPL therapy. Launching a dry eye practice doesn’t...

Launching Your Dry Eye Practice: Smart Steps fo...

Starting a dry eye clinic? Learn how to launch with NaFl strips, a slit lamp, and a transilluminator - then grow into IPL therapy. Launching a dry eye practice doesn’t...

A Smarter Optometry Retail Strategy: Streamline Operations & Boost Profits

A Smarter Optometry Retail Strategy: Streamline...

Optometry practices can boost profits and reduce overhead by shifting from in-office retail to a hybrid e-commerce and affiliate sales model. This approach eliminates inventory costs, improves patient compliance through...

A Smarter Optometry Retail Strategy: Streamline...

Optometry practices can boost profits and reduce overhead by shifting from in-office retail to a hybrid e-commerce and affiliate sales model. This approach eliminates inventory costs, improves patient compliance through...

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Overactive Bladder Medications and Dry Eye: Wha...

Common overactive bladder medications—especially anticholinergics like oxybutynin and tolterodine—can significantly disrupt tear production and contribute to dry eye symptoms. Eye care providers should watch for signs of dryness, burning, or...

Overactive Bladder Medications and Dry Eye: Wha...

Common overactive bladder medications—especially anticholinergics like oxybutynin and tolterodine—can significantly disrupt tear production and contribute to dry eye symptoms. Eye care providers should watch for signs of dryness, burning, or...

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Lexapro and Dry Eye: What Eye Care Providers Sh...

Lexapro (escitalopram) is a widely prescribed SSRI that may contribute to dry eye symptoms by disrupting tear production and corneal nerve signaling. Eye care providers should be aware that up...

Lexapro and Dry Eye: What Eye Care Providers Sh...

Lexapro (escitalopram) is a widely prescribed SSRI that may contribute to dry eye symptoms by disrupting tear production and corneal nerve signaling. Eye care providers should be aware that up...

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How to Talk to Patients About Dry Eye Treatment...

Many of the most effective dry eye treatments—like eyelid cleansers, omega-3 supplements, warm compresses, and LipiFlow—aren’t covered by insurance. Eye doctors can increase acceptance of these out-of-pocket therapies by clearly...

How to Talk to Patients About Dry Eye Treatment...

Many of the most effective dry eye treatments—like eyelid cleansers, omega-3 supplements, warm compresses, and LipiFlow—aren’t covered by insurance. Eye doctors can increase acceptance of these out-of-pocket therapies by clearly...