Sorry, I’m fed up. It’s not professional, but I am.

Medicine is a partnership between myself and my patients. They talk, I listen; I talk, they listen. My responsibility, however, is to tell them the truth, regardless of what they want to believe or google told them. I take that very seriously and consider myself a true advocate for my patients. I don’t give a rat’s ass about politicians, insurance companies, Facebook experts, nor quacks. I care about my patients. That’s what I do.
— Read on www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/08/sorry-im-fed-up-its-not-professional-but-i-am.html

How to Read an “Explanation of Benefits” from your Insurance Company

About 2 weeks after the insurance company receives the claim, they will have processed the claim, and they will send you and your doctor an “EOB” which stands for Explanation of Benefits. This explains how much your doctor billed for their services, how much was “allowed” under the contract between your doctor and your insurance company, and how much your responsibility is. Let’s read one together!
— Read on www.idealneurology.com/

Vaccine records now digitally available in California

www.engadget.com/california-digital-covid-19-vaccine-record-035735439.html

Why did David Bowie’s eyes have different colors?

apple.news/Akd9UcZuwTfGDNs-OX-4aBw

Take a virtual tour of Retina Orange County

Virtual Tour

Blind Man’s Sight Partially Restored with ‘Optogenetics’ Gene Therapy – The New York Times

Using a technique called optogenetics, researchers added light-sensitive proteins to the man’s retina, giving him a blurry view of objects.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/science/blindness-therapy-optogenetics.html

Navigating tech for those with vision loss

apps.apple.com/us/story/id1561037483

Over the Counter artificial tears

A post by twitters preeminent ophthalmology comedian. also the only ophthalmology comedian.

Basically everything that I’ve ever thought about artificial tear drops. Please take the humor with an open mind, but the underlying message is excellent.

https://www.drgcomedy.com/pharmacy-eye-drops

RetinaOC X Apple Health

Easily access and visualize your health records in the Health app on iPhone.
See important data across seven categories — allergies, conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, procedures, and vitals — in a simple, aggregated timeline view.

We are excited to announce that Retina Orange County supports health records
in the Health app, which is available to patients with an iPhone running iOS 11.3 or later.

The new health records feature in the Health app makes it easy to access and visualize key parts of your health records, including allergies, conditions, immunizations, labs, medications, procedures, and vitals.

Setup is simple. Getting your health records from Retina Orange County into your iPhone is as easy as going to the Health Records section of the Health app, searching for our office, and then logging in with the user name and password that you normally use to access your patient portal account at Retina Orange County via OnPatient by DrChrono.

If you don’t already have a user name and password, you can create one by visiting onpatient.com

After you log in once, your health records will start to appear in the Health app, and you will be notified when new records are ready to view.

Your health record data is kept secure, because it is encrypted and protected with the passcode on your iPhone.

For more information on health records in the Health app, please visit apple.com/health.

RetinaOC X Apple Health

Easily access and visualize your health records in the Health app on iPhone.
See important data across seven categories — allergies, conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, procedures, and vitals — in a simple, aggregated timeline view.

We are excited to announce that Retina Orange County supports health records
in the Health app, which is available to patients with an iPhone running iOS 11.3 or later.

The new health records feature in the Health app makes it easy to access and visualize key parts of your health records, including allergies, conditions, immunizations, labs, medications, procedures, and vitals.

Setup is simple. Getting your health records from Retina Orange County into your iPhone is as easy as going to the Health Records section of the Health app, searching for our office, and then logging in with the user name and password that you normally use to access your patient portal account at Retina Orange County via OnPatient by DrChrono.

If you don’t already have a user name and password, you can create one by visiting onpatient.com

After you log in once, your health records will start to appear in the Health app, and you will be notified when new records are ready to view.

Your health record data is kept secure, because it is encrypted and protected with the passcode on your iPhone.

For more information on health records in the Health app, please visit apple.com/health.