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Avoiding Deaths by a Thousand Cuts

With so many changes to reimbursements, we must rethink our business models. Many of us have heard the saying “death by a thousand cut.” For at least two decades, opthamology practices have been living it. The latest CMS fee schedule results in 3% overall cut for ophthalmology and a 20% discount on all diagnostic tests after the first on a

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Respect the Courtesy of a Two-Week Notice

How often have you come to work to find a letter of resignation on your desk? The initial feeling of loss turns to disappointment and hurt when you realize the employee is not providing two weeks notice. This lack of professionalism is becoming more common in the workplace, sometimes even encouraged by the employers. It may be years before employers

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Cape Coral eye doctor gives talk in China

Farrell C. Tyson M.D. of Cape Coral Eye Center was invited to the Asia Pacific Society of Cataract Refractive Surgery in Shanghai, China. He gave six talks on advances in cataract surgery ranging for multifocal premium implants to the latest in cataract surgical equipment during the week of June 2 to 5. He also has been invited to speak at

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Dr. Tyson Voted Best

On July 24th Cape Coral Eye Centers was voted the best in SWFL for the 13th year. Along with Cape Coral Eye Center receiving the Best Optical Vision award, Dr. Farrell C. Tyson was named SWFL’s Best Eye Doctor/ Eye Surgeon and Dr. Karen Major was named SWFL’s Best Audiologist.

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Dr. Farrell C. Tyson Contributes Chapter to Book on Cataract Surgery

Tyson Eye Eye Center’s Dr. Farrell C. Tyson II has contributed to the creation of the newly released “Premium Cataract Surgery: A step-by-step guide” by writing a chapter in the book on Multifocal Implants. The chapter covers not only the science behind these implants, but how to converse with and manage patients interested in them. Published by SLACK Incorporated, the

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2011 Toys for Tots and Giving the Gift of Sight Campaign

Cape Coral, November 2011— Cape Coral Eye Center is partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for its annual Toys for Tots program. The mission of the program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during the holiday season and distribute them to children in need. Cape Coral Eye Center, with the assistance of the local media, will reserve a portion

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Better Near Visual Acuity With an Aspheric Multifocal IOL

Recently, colleagues and I conducted a study designed to compare the visual outcomes of patients implanted bilaterally with the TECNIS Multifocal IOL (Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA) and the CRYSTALENS AO Aberrationfree Accommodating IOL (Bausch + Lomb, Rochester, NY) after cataract surgery. This article reports on the 6- month data of 40 enrolled subjects in this prospective, nonrandomized

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Preparing for the Tax Break

The other evening I had the pleasure of hearing another speech from President Obama on how he wished to jump-start the economy. He made references to lowering the payroll taxes for a year, apparently as a quick way of getting money directly back into the hands of workers and letting them decide how they were going to spend it. This

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Look Before You Leap Into ASC Ownership

Many ophthalmologists at one time or another have considered building or buying into an ASC. The conventional wisdom is that an ASC is a very lucrative profit source. While this may have been true back in the 1980s, in today’s economy, buyers should beware. ASCs can still be a good revenue source for the operating ophthalmologist, but it is crucial

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