In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Jerry Robbin to discuss the clinical and business impacts of dehydrated amniotic membranes in practice and his paradigm shifting experience with the PECAA K-DISK. 

Key Takeaways:

1. For a practice to truly expand in dry eye management, a number of things are important to have:
   1. Diagnostics - Inflammatory testing, tear osmolarity, and meibography
   2. Treatment Options - ZEST or BlephX, meibomian gland treatments including thermal pulsation and IPL/LLLT, Amniotic membranes
   3. Willingness to Prescribe Medications - Meibo, Tyrvaya and others
2. Different dehydrated amniotic membranes are processed in different proprietary ways which could impact their effectiveness on the eye.
3. While amniotic membranes can certainly be used for complex, severe cases, the earlier they're used the better the outcome the patients will have. Any moderate dry eye patient having difficulty with ocular surface healing would benefit. 
4. When managing patients with dry eye, always be on the lookout for patients that would benefit from an amniotic membrane and do not hesitate to educate on the option when appropriate. 
5. Dr. Robben is now using K-DISK 80% of the time patients need an amniotic membrane. The bidirectional nature and ease of handling make application easier than other membranes and has seen significant improvement in patients' outcomes. 
6. Dr. Robben recommends bringing the patient back for a follow up visit to place the amniotic membrane v. doing it same day in practice for both reimbursement purposes and patient expectations/ deductible considerations. 

What Jerry is reading:

• The Lifestyle Investor by Justin Donald

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