Brent Kramer

Oct 1, 2024 | ophthalmologymanagement.com | Jennifer Loh |Vance Thompson |Brent Kramer |Joseph Jalkiewicz

The Growth of a Multi-Location Practice Vance Thompson, MD, and Brent Kramer, MD, discuss why they chose the multi-site route and how they made it work. Improve Efficiency to Maximize Patient Time Four MDs share some of their best tips for streamlining the patient experience and education process. Capitalize on Ocular Surface Disease This case study reveals how one practice successfully developed and executed a dry eye clinic business plan.

Oct 1, 2024 | ophthalmologymanagement.com | Vance Thompson |Brent Kramer

Editor's note: This article is part of a series on the various practice models that ophthalmologists can choose to work in. See "Academic vs Private Practice for the Ophthalmologist" and "Starting a Practice, With a Little Help" for more. Vance Thompson Vision (VTV) consists of 14 surgeons and 18 optometrists, and its seven locations span South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Montana and Minnesota.

Apr 1, 2024 | cornealphysician.com | Brent Kramer

As both the rate and magnitude of myopia continue to rise, U.S. corneal surgeons welcomed the availability of the EVO Visian Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) (STAAR Surgical), FDA-approved in 2022, to treat these patients. Here, I provide the pre-, intra-, and postoperative pearls for using this ICL to both increase the likelihood of patient satisfaction and facilitate its use.

Mar 1, 2024 | glaucomaphysician.net | Brent Kramer

This article was originally published in a sponsored newsletter. Historically, patients with elevated eye pressure would be started on drops. That was standard procedure until the LiGHT trial showed that selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is the optimal first-line option. And since then, some amazing devices have come along that have advanced our treatment procedures even further.