Season 1

Save Your Vision

Sources:

For a fact sheet on the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, please visit: https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2018-Fact-sheets-items/2018-07-12-2.html

To view the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, please visit: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-14985.pdf 

For a fact sheet on the CY 2019 Quality Payment Program proposed rule, please visit: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Payment-Program/Resource-Library/2019-QPP-proposed-rule-fact-sheet.pdf

To view the CY 2019 Quality Payment Program proposed rule, please visit: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-14985.pdf

For a fact sheet on the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive (MAQI) Demonstration, please visit: https://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Fact-sheets/2018-Fact-sheets-items/2018-07-12.html

Optometric Legacy

Babcock Eye Care Website:
http://www.babcockeyecare.com

OTC, Yeah you know me!

SOURCES

Briotech: https://www.briotechusa.com/

 

Avenova: https://avenova.com/physician/about-avenova/

 

Heyedrate Lid & Lashes: https://www.amazon.com/Blepharitis-Dysfunction-Eye-Irritation-Hypochlorous/dp/B06VW5J11K/ref=sr_1_1?m=A2JLGM9DE4Z30V&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1547485368&sr=1-1&keywords=dry%2Beyes&th=1

 

Heyedrate Tea Tree Oil Bar: https://www.amazon.com/Blepharitis-Handmade-Ingredients-Carolina-Heyedrate/dp/B071GWBL1M/ref=sr_1_4?m=A2JLGM9DE4Z30V&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1547485368&sr=1-4&keywords=dry+eyes

 

Hypochlorous Acid Lipase Assay: https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2334391

 

Good vs bad: https://eyelovethesun.com/blogs/dry-eye/top-5-eyelid-scrubs

 

The use of tea tree oil in treating blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848340/

 

Omega 3: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/17-health-benefits-of-omega-3#section4, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090301905007743, https://drknews.com/omega-3-fats-necessary-dampen-inflammation-autoimmunity/

 

DREAM Study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1709691

 

AREDs 2 Updated: https://nei.nih.gov/news/pressreleases/050513

 

Makuna honey: https://dryeyeshop.com/collections/lid-cleaning-products/products/manuka-honey-eyelid-cleanser

 

Visbily: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opternative-announces-company-name-change-to-better-reflect-eye-care-industry-partnerships-300762964.html

 

Large data set correlates cholestrol levels with AMD: https://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/retina-vitreous/news/online/%7B5813a591-4900-4e81-90a1-756785be3d70%7D/large-data-set-correlates-cholesterol-levels-with-amd

 

Fake Tears

Sources & Links:

Artificial Tear Breakdown: http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/tutorials/artificial-tears.htm 

The Best Eye Drops: https://www.reviews.com/eye-drops/ 

Master the Maze of Artificial Tears: https://www.reviewofoptometry.com/article/master-the-maze-of-artificial-tears

Moshirfar M, Pierson K, Hanamaikai K, et al. Artificial tears potpourri: a literature review. Clin Ophthalmol. 2014;8:1419-1433. 

Simmons P, Carlisle C, Shi G, Vehige J. Clinical comparison of lipid-based and aqueous lubricant eye drops. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013;54(15):4329.

Petrolatum Info: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/704786/PETROLATUM/

Natural eye drops: http://www.natoph.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Dry_Eye_Drops_TS.pdf

Battle of the Brands: Hoya and Essilor

 Dr. Sandra Hammond of Essilor and Dr. Thomas Gosling of Hoya join Jimmy and Roya at Academy 2018 to talk about new products and all things spectacle.

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