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A partnership between a cataract surgeon and a retina specialist offers distinct benefits. In this episode, John Kitchens, MD, and Gary Wörtz, MD, explain how they have teamed up in order to provide the best possible outcomes for patients. The two surgeons share how this cooperation between subspecialties improves how they manage complex surgical cases.

Gary Wörtz, MD, invites three surgeons to share their perspectives on the evolution of LASIK technology. Asim Piracha, MD, remarks on how far LASIK has advanced since 1999 when he first performed the surgery. Bill Wiley, MD, discusses his experience with topography- and wavefront-guided LASIK, and Karl Stonecipher, MD, shares the outcomes he has seen with Contoura Vision.

Gary Wörtz, MD, asks Ike Ahmed, MD, to share his thoughts on technologies in the pipeline for microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Dr. Ahmed provides an overview of surgical techniques and procedures to help alleviate potential uncertainty with these new devices. John Berdahl, MD, also shares his perspective on the exciting state of MIGS innovations.

Gary Wörtz, MD, speaks with Jeffrey Machat, MD, about the process of implementing the AcuFocus Kamra inlay into practice. Dr. Machat helps separate fact from fiction when it comes to this method of presbyopia correction and its capabilities. Also, Joel Gaslin, Executive Vice President of Sightpath Medical, discusses strategies for investing in and incorporating premium technologies.

Looking for a new job? In this episode, Gary Wörtz, MD, asks David Goldman, MD, to share advice on what to look for, how to negotiate contracts, and more. Cristina Boggiano Lewis, of The Ophthalmic Associates, specializes in matching doctors with the right practices and also shares some advice for physicians who are currently looking for a professional change.

Gary Wörtz, MD, sits down with George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, to discuss presbyopia and the opportunities to help those with this ubiquitous condition, which will affect 2 billion people worldwide by 2020. Dr. Waring weighs in on the need he saw to better understand and characterize the aging changes of crystalline lens and walks Dr. Wörtz through his approach to a range of clinical scenarios commonly faced in the management of presbyopia.

Gary Wörtz, MD, sits down with Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, to talk about posterior corneal measurements for toric IOLs and the most accurate tools for acquiring information. Dr. Wörtz also speaks with John Berdahl, MD, regarding astigmatismfix.com, a tool to help surgeons correct residual astigmatism caused by common measurement deviations.

Leading up to the recent FDA approval, Gary Wörtz, MD, invites Bill Trattler, MD, to talk about his experience with corneal collagen cross-linking and how it is becoming the new standard of care. Dr. Trattler explains the significance of having this treatment option for patients with ectasia and keratoconus and sheds light on the importance of early intervention.

Gary Wörtz, MD, invites Daniel Chang, MD, and Jay McDonald, MD, to discuss which method is more effective for correcting presbyopia-multifocality or monovision. Dr. Chang offers pearls for avoiding the much-dreaded unhappy multifocal IOL patient, and Dr. McDonald explains why he thinks monovision trumps multifocality.

In this Industry Spotlight, Gary Wörtz, MD, sits down with David Cox, Stefanie Dolan, and Laura O'Connor to shed light on Beye.com, a new online marketplace for eye care professionals that seeks to deliver a simplified shopping experience backed by peer reviews and online learning. The team explains the potential for Beye to streamline the product research and purchase process by providing detailed specifications, comparison tools, how-to videos, and user reviews.