CMS global surgery reporting requirements begin on July 1, 2017 and will impact Kentucky optometrists who meet certain requirements. Only those Kentucky optometrists who 1) work in a practice with 10 or more practitioners (including non-physician practitioners) AND 2) deliver post-operative care to a patient for CMS specified surgical services. What am I required to [...]
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The Administrative Review Regulation Subcommittee met today and approved the HB1 Regulation that establishes requirements relating to controlled substances in the practice of optometry. To review the changes/additions to the Optometry Regulations click on the links below. Application for Licensure/Endorsement: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/201/005/010reg.htm Annual Courses of Study Required: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/201/005/030reg.htm Controlled Substances: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/201/005/130reg.htm
How tilted optic discs may affect myopic eyes Excerpted from page 53 of the January/February 2017 edition of AOA Focus. This study will influence the way we interpret data for potential optic nerve head disease, glaucoma being one of them. The occurrence of tilted optic discs appears in about 1 to 2 percent of the [...]