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Looking forward to outstanding panel discussions and interacting with leading experts, innovators and industry professionals at Octane Ophthalmology Tech Summit June 20-21 in Newport CA. I hope you can join us!

**📸✨ Exciting Highlights from the Bausch and Lomb Cataract Technology Summit! ✨📸**

Last weekend, I enjoyed the privilege of being invited faculty and attending the Bausch and Lomb Cataract Technology Summit in beautiful La Jolla. The event was a resounding success, bringing together a rockstar panel of leading experts and innovators in the field of ophthalmology. 🌟

The summit showcased groundbreaking advancements in cataract surgery, featuring state-of-the-art IOL (intraocular lens) technology that promises to enhance patient outcomes significantly. Along with my good friend Paul Singh, I was also thrilled to share data on MIMS and MINT the new platforms from Sanoculis which B&L has joined forces with to expand our options for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures. These innovative techniques are set to revolutionize the way we manage and treat glaucoma, offering patients safer and more effective options. 🔬✨

A huge thank you to Bausch and Lomb for hosting such an inspiring event and to all the speakers and attendees for their invaluable contributions. The future of eye care is brighter than ever! 🌅🔍

Thank you Dr Lisa Nijm for putting together another amazing meeting today. Enjoyed our phenomenal panel and a great discussion on achieving excellent results for our patients with my co-speakers Eric Rosenberg and Frank Bowden along with our moderators Anjila Tannan and Simon Fung.

My set up this morning for Real World Ophthalmology meeting on-line. Feel free to join at www.realworldophthalmology.com.

Happy to see friends from Israel here for the American Glaucoma Society meeting in Huntington Beach. For my Glaucoma Peeps, I just came down for the evening. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Boston ASCRS Glaucoma Day

It has been an honor to be a part of the faculty for Telling It Like It is for the past 7 years. I truly appreciate the opportunity and fortune to spend time with Dr. Robert (Bobby) Osher and many really close friends and CA family at this one of a kind meeting. Thank you and the team for maintaining the spirit of this great meeting where we can come teach and learn from some of the brightest minds in ophthalmology and everyone I don’t have a pic with 😂

“From diagnosing others to being the patient – itchy eyelids had me seeking my own professional advice. Turns out, even doctors can’t escape the unexpected! 🤷‍♂️ Dealing with Demodex Blepharitis like a pro. ”

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Team had a great time this past week at AAO. For those of you still struggling with staff education, retention, development and looking for ways to improve cash flow through building a stronger team. Please come find us on the web or reach out to us and we will be happy to assist you. We have different levels of subscription to support your teams, check us out www.alchemyvision.com.

Amidst all the darkness in the world today, I am always uplifted when our happy and vibrant Centurions come for a visit.

Honored to meet both the Israeli and US Ambassadors to Portugal tonight here in Lisbon speaking out against Evil and the War we are all fighting to protect Democracy in Israel, Europe and the World at large

Day 2 part 1. The main reason we are here in Yerevan is to work with great friends (and new friends) on an exciting new technology for the treatment of refractory glaucoma. The team from Sanoculis (Khan Lau, Nir Israeli, Elad Shalev and Adam Tarif) along with our host surgeon Lilit Voskanyan at the Malayan Eye Clinic. A truly amazing experience doing surgery with several of the best glaucoma surgeons in the US: Inder Paul Singh, Manjool Shah, Brian Flowers and George Reiss ( Eva Liang and Davinder Grover operated yesterday). Phenomenal experience and appreciative patients alike.

Excited to be headed to Armenia to work on a great new technology (MIMS) for Glaucoma looking forward to working with some of the best surgeons around the globe on tomorrow!

📸 New Arrival Alert! 🚀 Excited to introduce the TruKera Scout Pro tear osmolality handheld analyzer at Shultz Chang Vision! 💯

🔍 This cutting-edge device helps us identify and manage patients with Dry Eye Disease and symptoms of ocular irritation. Say goodbye to discomfort! 😎

🔬 The TruKera Scout Pro offers accurate tear osmolality analysis, providing valuable insights into tear film stability and ocular health. It's a game-changer in patient care! 🌟

👩‍⚕️ Our dedicated team is thrilled to incorporate this advanced technology, ensuring personalized treatment plans for every individual. Your eye health is our priority! 🤝

Had a great time sharing ideas collaborating, making new friends, connecting with and learning from amazing innovators and thought leaders in our industry at this years Ophthalmology Technology Forum in Newport Beach.

Honored to share my results from a head-to-head contralateral eye study I performed comparing iStent Inject vs Hydrus with and without OMNI Canaloplasty (ABiC). This study was not supported financially by either Glaukos or Ivantis/Alcon

ASCRS Live: Comparing outcomes of 2 different trabecular MIGS devices with or without ab interno canaloplasty for patients with glaucoma Ophthalmology Times® spoke with Mitch Shultz, MD at ASCRS 2023 in San Diego where he shared insights from his presentation comparing patient results of the Hydrus stent and the iStent inject W with or without ABiC (or ab-interno canaloplasty).

Dear friends and family,

We are mourning the loss of my dad, whom we laid to rest this past Friday.

Here is my Eulogy:

Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis once said, "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." My Dad, understood this truth and spent his life planting trees of love, compassion, and generosity that will continue to bear fruit for generations to come.

As a father, my dad made sure we experienced secular life, hiking at Vasquez Rocks, Chaperoning School Trips to Yosemite and Catalina, Scalping tickets to watch and support his beloved Dodgers, Ski trips all over the West, weekends in Palm Desert or at the Sand & Sea Beach club, playing tennis and golf together, and even taking Charles and I to Ice Hockey practice at 5 am (only after stopping at Winchell’s for fresh out of the oven Boston Cream Filled donuts (his favorite until the end).

More importantly my dad believed in Judaism and Tikun Olam (Healing the World)

This week's Parsha, Tazria Metzorah, which also happens to be my Bar Mitzvah Parsha, strangely enough is focused on healthcare and befitting of honoring my dad as a physician. Briefly, the torah portion discusses the laws of purification after childbirth and the treatment of leprosy. It is kind of surreal in this Post Pandemic age that the Torah instructs us to be mindful of our physical health and well-being, and to take steps to prevent the spread of disease. More importantly, the Parsha teaches the importance of community support. The metzorah, or person with leprosy, was isolated from the community to prevent the spread of the disease. However, the community was also responsible for helping the metzorah regain their place in society once they were healed. While our family is grieving the loss of my dad “David ben Moshe” today, I am humbled by the support you all have provided our family throughout the challenges my dad endured over the past 10 years as he fought through a variety of illness, pain and mental decline. Lastly, the Parsha also emphasizes the importance of spiritual and emotional healing. The purification rituals in the Parsha were not just about physical cleanliness, but also about spiritual renewal and personal growth.

My dad was a truly spiritual being. For as long as I can remember, my dad found joy in torah study and honoring the traditions of our ancestors. Saturdays, we attended services at Valley Beth Shalom where my dad always prepared and participated in lively discussions with Rabbi Schulweis followed by a continuation at the Silverberg’s home for lunch and further torah study with several VBS families. After we were grown and out of the house, he continued to regularly attend Rabbi Feinstein’s weekly Torah Study classes at VBS and Rabbi Zwary’s classes at El Cab. All the way to the end, unable to physically attend, my mom and dad would tune in on-line every Saturday morning to hear the Rabbi’s message.

As children, not only did we go to shul on a weekly basis, from an early age our dad taught my brother Charles and I to look beyond the surface of what we were reading and search for the underlying messages that brought valuable life lesions. Friday nights we would sit down for Shabbat dinner, after which my dad would read us a story from various Jewish authors like Chiam Potok or Issac Beshevis Singer’s The Wise men from Chelm (the Jewish version of Asop’s Fables), then ask us questions about the meaning and morals of the stories. As adolescents that graduated into weekly book reports on classic American literature or Current events to supplement what he though was a lack of critical thinking and homework from our teachers. While it seemed unfair at first, I grew to appreciate and learn a great deal about life from our discussions that have fueled my devotion to lifelong learning and teaching others.

In Jewish tradition, we often turn to the words of our sages to find comfort and guidance in times of grief. Like Rabbi Schulweis, Rashi, the great medieval commentator on the Torah, teaches us that the true measure of a person is not in their possessions or accomplishments, but in the good that they do for others. My Dad lived this ideal throughout his life. He was a giant in the Jewish community of Los Angeles, A devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather, Mentor, and Healer. I am reminded daily by our loyal and devoted office team, several of whom had the fortune to work with my dad for 20+ years, and our patients who respected my dad’s kindness, and expertise as a Physician and Eye Surgeon. I will forever cherish, the honor and privilege of working together with him. His passion for teaching was achieved through many hours as volunteer faculty at the Jules Stein Eye Institute. I am constantly reminded by many of our colleagues who remember and appreciate the valuable skills and pearls he shared throughout his career. My dad also firmly believed that everyone deserved access to affordable excellent education taught by the best educators from around the world. This was a fundamental concept that sparked my interest in, and hope to achieve, through the e-learning platform we are building at Alchemy Vision.

In closing, Cat Stevens' "Cats in the Cradle," is a song about the importance of cherishing time with loved ones. So often I reflect on this underlying theme. As Children we often do not understand the complexities of Parenthood and the sacrifices our parents make to provide for our families. As parents we become enlightened to those facts and grow to truly appreciate them. Karen, Shaina, Nikki, Justin and I have been blessed to have so many great memories of time spent with both my mom and dad. My Dad's life was a beautiful example of this theme. As a devoted father and grandfather who always made time for his family, even while juggling the demands of his professional life. May we all continue to honor his wishes and devotion to Tikun Olam, healing the world.

Poppy, may your soul rest in peace, and your memory be a blessing to us all.

Presbyopia often occurs around the age of 40. It is a common eye condition refering to the lack of ability to focus on objects up close. There are multiple ways to correct presbyopia. If you are experiencing blurred vision when reading or looking at your phone, it may be a sign to get your eyes checked for presbyopia👁️
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Excited to have the Apthera IC-8 IOL to help our patients achieve the best vision possible. This patient had a history of prior Pterygium surgery elsewhere, complicated by a corneal ulcer. Preop BCVA 20/150. Post op Day 1 (today) UCVA 20/25 Distance and J1 near. Thank you for 11 years of hard work bring this IOL to market in the USA and for having to vision to add Apthera to the B&L portfolio of IOLs. -8

Enjoying Research Study Club LA meeting with several great friends and amazing eye surgeons! Thanks for the awesome pic 🤗

Honored to be included on this top 10 list: As 2022 comes to a close, we’re bringing you Ophthalmology Management's Top 10 articles from this year! Check back each day through the end of the month to see the content that resonated most with our readers this year! We’re kicking it off with #10, our article, "Tech Training in the ‘New Normal’" by Mitchell C. Shultz, MD, FAAO, Shultz Chang Vision from our January 2022 issue - https://buff.ly/3BNXzJC.

Alchemy Vision

Excited to share our experience at Alchemy Vision helping practices solve their staffing needs through Onboarding, Crosstraining advancing education of existing staff members, improving productivity, efficiency and enhanced revenue streams with our core products: EMERGE, ENTRY AND ELEVATE. Thank you PentaVision LLC !

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re bringing you Ophthalmology Management's Top 10 articles from this year! Check back each day through the end of the month to see the content that resonated most with our readers this year! We’re kicking it off with #10, our article, "Tech Training in the ‘New Normal’" by Mitchell C. Shultz, MD, FAAO, Shultz Chang Vision from our January 2022 issue - https://buff.ly/3BNXzJC.

Alchemy Vision

Excited to share our experience at Alchemy Vision helping practices solve their staffing needs through Onboarding, Crosstraining advancing education of existing staff members, improving productivity, efficiency and enhanced revenue streams with our core products: EMERGE, ENTRY AND ELEVATE. Thank you PentaVision LLC !

This week’s tip: When it comes to finding talent, your website should be professional and up to date and showcase work culture, presenting photos of doctors/staff and patient testimonials. Tracking and encouraging positive reviews is also key. Sites such as Yelp and Google My Business allow patients to rank their experience. Social media also provides potential employees insight into your practice’s environment.

For more tips read the full article by Mitchell Shultz, MD, FAAO, Shultz Chang Vision and Flora Azucena, Alchemy Vision at https://buff.ly/3WGTPSr and be sure to comment below if you have any tips to share.

Excited to be invited to the Faculty for the upcoming Research Study Club of Los Angeles meeting on Saturday January 7th, 2023. Hope all our local colleagues will take the time to join the dialogue. https://researchstudyclub.org/event-4960506

This LASIK Friday is special. Just operated on (aka Daddy’s Girl). She has been begging me for the past 5 years to get rid of her glasses and contact lens. Great job as a patient Nikki! ❤️

Happy to share pearls on Mix and Matching IOLs along with Dagny Zhu, M.D.and Jennifer Loh as we discussed how to maximize results with various IOL platforms. , , , , , https://www.ophthalmologymanagement.com/supplements/2022/october-2022/october-2022-the-ophthalmic-asc/custom-combos?fbclid=IwAR241-5CEokttznKFMSIS5-3CgXNSDKJ9fQNa-Nj6Reojs4b-KsI1h7sTx8

Happy to share pearls on Mix and Matching IOLs along with Dagny Zhu, M.D.and Jennifer Loh as we discussed how to maximize results with various IOL platforms. Johnson & Johnson, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb , , , , ,

Ophthalmology Management - Custom Combos Surgeons find that a mix-and-match approach to IOL implantation leads to greater patient satisfaction.

I truly appreciate the support I have received from industry and the friendships that have grown along the way! Thank you Ray Sievert Alisa Brill and the entire team at Tracey Technologies for your continued support in me as a KOL and surgeon that believes in always moving forward and using the best technologies to guide our decisions as surgeons.