Archive for March 2019

I recently read some blog posts that made me think about the philosophy of ophthalmology. When patients come to see me, I feel that it is my job to figure out if there is anything wrong with their eyes and address their complaints. However, there is a subtle nuance to this that I don’t usually…

Due to changes in regulations in health care over the last decade or so, most ophthalmology practices now operate using an electronic medical record (EMR). For practical reasons, a practice usually can’t employ its own IT department to help with the EMR. Often, the practice also doesn’t have its own servers to run the EMR.…

When I use the term “floater,” I am talking about a relative opacity in the vitreous cavity.  The vitreous cavity is the biggest part of the “inside” of the eyeball.  When people are young (e.g. most eight year olds), they have a formed vitreous “jelly” evenly filling that cavity.  Over time, the vitreous changes, and…

Lately, I have been hearing about certain medications, especially erythromycin ophthalmic ointment, being on “back order.”  I’m not 100% sure what that means, but I have done a little digging into this.  I am aware that there are some facilities that state that an item is on back order if their storage warehouse doesn’t currently…