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Retina, glaucoma, and cornea specialists share subspecialty-specific coding pearls covering modifier use, bundled surgical codes, E/M versus eye exam code selection, and documentation requirements for imaging reimbursement.

A decade after surgery, patients who got their torn meniscus trimmed fared worse than those who received a sham procedure. The sham group reported less pain, more knee use, and less arthritis progression.

According to the study, the “tilt and tumble technique” for cataract surgery is significantly faster than the traditional divide and conquer approach while demonstrating comparable safety, energy use, and postoperative outcomes.

“Frontal burr hole reduced postoperative pneumoperitoneum and promoted cerebral re-expansion while not affecting drainage at all.” — Chen et al., Surgical Neurology International, 2025

Blake Williamson, MD, MPH, MS, demonstrates femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) with a toric lens and iStent inject.