CRST: The Podcast

Practices across the United States are seeing an uptick in refractive surgery procedures in recent months. Join host Quentin B. Allen, MD, as he considers the potential factors influencing this trend, how these factors may also affect cataract surgery volume, and which available premium technologies can help to optimize patient outcomes. Featuring guests Tal Raviv, MD, FACS; P. Dee G. Stephenson,...

Ranya Habash, MD; Cathleen McCabe, MD; Blake Williamson, MD; and Roger Zaldivar, MD, discuss lessons learned using telemedicine and how to best hybridize a practice while keeping it simple. 

Ranya Habash, MD; Cathleen McCabe, MD; Blake Williamson, MD; and Roger Zaldivar, MD, share their expertise and analyze the best uses of telemedicine.

Colman R. Kraff, MD; Andrés Benatti, MD; Amir H. Marvasti, MD; Jared R. Younger, MD, MPH; and Erik L. Mertens, MD, FEBOphth take turns discussing the messaging and language they use to educate refractive surgery candidates. Listen in as they explore how to effectively set the stage when talking to patients about refractive surgery, how to advance the refractive surgery field without promoting one...

James Loden, MD, hosts an important webinar around how ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) are adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Along with Regina Boore, senior vice president of Progressive Surgical Solutions, Albert Castillo, CEO of San Antonio Eye Center, and Todd Albertz, vice president of Surgical and Specialty Services at Cincinnati Eye, Dr. Loden discusses ever-changing safety guideline...

Settle in and listen to a selection of articles from the August issue of CRST that might help ignite the desire in you to be a 'because of' surgeon—that is, a surgeon who encourages and champions adoption of premium technologies. From Quentin B. Allen, MD, talking about increasing premium IOL adoption after the pandemic to Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, FRCSC, discussing IOL selection in patients with...

How has the pandemic affected the comanagement process, and what tactics can be used to navigate its changing landscape? Audrey R. Talley Rostov, MD; Mitchell A. Jackson, MD; and Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, join host Robert J. Weinstock, MD, to share their own experiences and observations. Topics include patient perspectives on safety, patient education technology, patient messaging and communication...

Listen as Damien F. Goldberg, MD; Denise M. Visco, MD; and Eric Rosenberg, DO, MScEng, read highlights of the July issue of CRST, including the evolution of steroid use in cataract surgery, effective pre- and postoperative drug regimens, and the evolution of 3D visualization platforms. 

Blake K. Williamson, MD, MPH, MS, moderates discussion on winning strategies and solutions that ophthalmologists can apply to this new phase of practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ranya Habash, MD; Sumitra S. Khandelwal, MD; Lance Kugler, MD; and I. Paul Singh, MD, touch on topics including office-based surgery, immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery, interventional glaucoma, and telem...

Host Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD, guides discussion on the updated measures that practices are taking to keep patients and staff safe now and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. From basic screening and testing and personal protective equipment to new practice protocols and procedures, panelists Richard Davidson, MD; James A. Katz, MD; and Julie Schallhorn, MD, speak candidly about what they’re doing today to...

Keep up with Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today even when you don't have a chance to sit down and read the latest issue. Listen as Arthur B. Cummings, MB ChB, FCS(SA), MMed(Ophth), FRCS(Edin), and Malik Y. Kahook, MD, present their articles on premium IOLs and telemedicine, respectively, from the June issue of CRST.

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