Advances in clinical technology are helping optometrists to sooner detect diseases that may otherwise be undetectable. Last month a patient of Paul M. Karpecki, OD, without symptoms and 20/20 vision, was found to have a significant peripheral malignant melanoma. Upgrading basic tools such as handheld instruments and refractor systems can help in the early diagnoses of most life-threatening diseases; diseases like AMD (age-related macular degeneration) or glaucoma, for instance. Optometry is embracing new innovative technology in order to improve diagnostics. How can upgrading your diagnostic tools transfer into more robust optometric billing?
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