All patient education Articles
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29Insights From Our EditorsThe Surprising Pandemic-Related Danger to Children’s Eyes: What Your Patients Need to Know
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD Jan. 27, 2021 The COVID-19 virus poses dangers to our health, but...
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1.4KNews Briefs ArchiveNew Premium IOL Option to Educate Your Cataract Patients About
Exciting news to educate your pre-op cataract patients about.
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2.3KContact Lenses4 Steps to Prevent Contact-Lens Dropouts
Preventing contact lens dropouts, so patients stay in their lenses & your practice thrives.
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11.3KFinances5 Tips to Make Pretesting an Eye Health AND Practice Profitability Winner
Making pre-testing better for patients and practice.
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133Doctor Patient RelationsPrescribing Change: 3 Essential Parts of Getting Patients to Follow Treatment Plans
Getting patients to follow treatment plans to improve care & increase profitability.
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3.8KCoding and Billing2 Reasons NOT to Agree to Charge a Patient’s Vision Vs. Medical Insurance
Explaining to patients why their vision insurance, rather than medical insurance, can't be charged.
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1.8KThe Optometric MinuteHow to Ease Patient Anxiety During the Pandemic
Nov. 18, 2020 The pandemic is causing great anxiety for many people, including your patients. When they visit your practice they may...
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1.3KNews Briefs ArchiveNew Specialty Contact Lens Patient Training Resource
Help for training new specialty contact lens wearers.
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281Doctor Patient RelationsHow to Set Expectations with Patients to Make Successful Outcomes Likelier
Conversations that make satisfied patients much more likely.
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2.5KDoctor Patient RelationsHow I Am Creating a Presbyopia-Focused Practice
How one doctor is focusing on presbyopia care as a key to practice growth.
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2.7KDoctor Patient RelationsPrescribing Change: 7 Ways to Enact Positive Change in Patients
How to guide your patients to habits that will benefit their eyes and life.
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2.3KPatient ExperienceHow to Diagnose the Patient, Not Their Wallet
A better approach to take to improve care and grow your practice.
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2.1KContact LensesCL Fitting & Wear During COVID: Educating & Keeping Patients Safe
How best to educate CL patients during COVID.
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4.8KDoctor Patient Relations3 Steps to Guide Your Conversation with Presbyopic Patients
Tips to enhance conversations with patients about presbyopia.
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2.5KDoctor Patient RelationsHeuristics: The Problem-Solving Model that Will Help You Better Understand Your Patients
An approach to better understanding--and fulfilling--your patients' needs.
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4.2KOphthalmic LensesBlue-Light Filtering Eyewear: The Products & ROI of Our Plan to Sell More
A plan to profitably sell more blue-light filtering glasses.
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2.7KPatient ExperienceHow to Have Emotionally Intelligent Payment Conversations with Patients
Sponsored Content By Patty Casebolt Chief Quality Officer Medical Eye Center June 24, 2020 When you prescribe eyewear to improve your patients’...
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3.3KThe Optometric Minute3 Ways to Market Medical Eyecare for Less Than $500
Cost-effectively showcasing your medical eyecare.
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1.2KMyopia Management10 Myopia Management Actions to Take In Your Practice
Key actions to provide much-needed myopia management.
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7.1KDoctor Patient Relations3 Most Powerful Exam Room Questions to Ask Patients
Facilitating powerful exchanges with patients in the exam room.
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3.3KInsights From Our EditorsHow to Explain to Patients Why they Need More than Auto-Refraction
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD Jan. 15, 2020 An article was recently published in The Atlantic noting...
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1.4KInsights From Our EditorsRebates: Making it Easier for Patients to Claim What You Promised
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD Oct. 9, 2019 Rebates for annual supplies of contact lenses can be...
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4.1KDoctor Patient Relations3 Exam-Room Conversations that Will Help Build Your Practice
Helpful conversation starters to provide better care.
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2.9KThe Optometric MinuteEducating Patients & Parents on the Value of Myopia Management
Sept. 11, 2019 Success with myopia management relies on your ability to educate patients and their parents on the value of the...
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4.4KDoctor Patient Relations7 Steps to Systematic Patient Education & Optical Hand-Off
The difference the right optical hand-off can make.
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9.4KInsights From Our EditorsWhat Do I Tell Patients About Blue Light?
By Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, and Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD July 31, 2019 Most patients don’t know that there is harmful blue...
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1.8KNews Briefs ArchiveNew Women in Optometry Podcast: Why “Sales” Is Not a Dirty Word
Guidance on how best to prescribe from the chair.
