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		<title>Third Party Insurance/Managed Care:  Do we really need them?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years managed health care as become ridiculously more expensive every passing year. Funny how the costs for providing healthcare have jumped annually by 10-20%! I think its time we analyze these insurance companies along with their lobbyist groups and Congress. I&#8217;ver never heard of a poor politician nor a struggling health insurance company. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apples to Apples</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When buying any product as a consumer, all consumers know the old saying &#8220;you get what you pay for&#8221;.  Well the same holds true with ophthalmic products like glasses.  Consumers tend to have a misconception about private practice being &#8220;expensive&#8221; for product when in actuality the private practice setting usually offers better quality products for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flexible Spending Accounts: Use Them or Lose Them!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year again&#8230;holiday shopping and happy new year celebrating!  Happy New Year? Yes, we&#8217;ve come to the final month of the year yet again as we get ready to celebrate the new year of 2011!  A friendly reminder to those with flexible spending accounts (FSA&#8217;s) or formerly known as &#8220;cafeteria plans&#8221; through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mulifocal Contact lenses:  For Patients that Want to Wear Contacts but not &#8220;Readers&#8221; Over Them!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The advancements in today&#8217;s technology with contact lenses has opened many doors that were otherwise &#8220;closed&#8221; to certain populations of people in the past.  In past generations, most patients started wearing contacts during their teenage years well into their early thirties and then stopped wearing after settling down and starting a family.  Others kept wearing them into their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Consider Where You Bought that Medical Device</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you realize that a contact lens is considered a medical device by the FDA and as a result, is closely monitored by the FDA.   Usage of such a product requires a license to prescribe this medical device to the consumer.  Too many consumers get caught up in the lowest price or inexpensive purchase of contact lenses.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Omega 3 Fish Oils:  What Smells here?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omega 3 fish oil is discussed all over the place now and is now being added to lots of foods as a supplement along with other products we use to help our bodies receive the essential fatty acids we need in our diets.  We get plenty of Omega 6&#8242;s with the typical &#8220;American Diet&#8221;, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;HD&#8221; lenses: The High definition lens is here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s topic touches on refractive errors.  What is a refractive error?  It has do with how light refracts or focuses when entering the eye.  The optics of the eye are made up of our tear film, cornea, and &#8220;natural&#8221; lens in the eye.  This combination of curved refractive surfaces and content within these areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strabismus Part II (aka eye turn)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last topic we discussed regarded Strabismus and the different types of Strabismus: Constant, Intermittent, and Alternating Strabismus.  Today, I&#8217;ll be talking about how we as behavioral optometrists can use lenses and prism to help resolve strabismus along with vision therapy.  Lenses:  We all know to some degree that lenses are used in glasses to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strabismus (aka eye turn)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strabismus is a condition where a patient lacks binocularity or binocular fusion as a result of the eyes not &#8220;teaming together&#8221; correctly.  An example is when you notice someone that has one eye fixated on you while your talking to them while the other eye is looking in a totally different direction whether it be up, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vision Screenings vs Comprehensive Eye Exams</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[80% of what children learn before 12 years of age is through their vision.  This fact explains the importance of having your child&#8217;s vision checked on an annual basis besides having your child&#8217;s vision checked as a toddler.   Only 4% of vision problems are detected through vision screenings at school and at the pediatrician&#8217;s offices when 25% of [...]]]></description>
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