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  1. Thread: Any insights

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    My opinion...Optometry is nearing a cross roads....

    My opinion...Optometry is nearing a cross roads. Tele-Optometry is gaining momentum by all the big players. Like Pharmacists, it will eventually be monopolized and run by big corporations that only...
  2. Thread: Omnilux....

    by kdw613
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    Omnilux....

    Has anyone tried the new Ominlux? I have fit several patients and am will NEVER fitting a Progressive again. Out of myself and 10 patients that I have fit, there has been NO push back. In fact, three...
  3. Frame Games??? Ideas for Senior Activities...GET CREATIVE!!!

    Hello,

    I have been calling on Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing and assisted Living Facilities and provide repairs, adjustments, etc. An Activities Director asked me if I could provide an "activity"...
  4. What should new Opticians know? Calling seasoned Opticians...

    Hello,

    Looking for feedback from "seasoned" Opticians...

    I have been asked by my State Optician board to offered training and breakout sessions for apprentice and new Opticians. I have been in...
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    Bespoke Eyewear?

    Looking at possibly bringing in Bespoke eyewear (3DNA). Does anyone have thoughts on custom eyewear? What other companies are there? 3DNA seems ok, but they only offer it on a Microsoft Surface Pro,...
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    Vocational Optician

    Vocational Optician
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    Yes! My suggestion is to read the contract. I...

    Yes! My suggestion is to read the contract. I found that 2 of them do not need prior authorization. I adapted an insurances "Standard Written Order of Medical Necessity" to provide documentation and...
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    No Rx requirement and this insurance did not need...

    No Rx requirement and this insurance did not need prior authorization. I read the contract and found this out. In this particular insurance, "Medically Necessary" also covers Poly for Amblyopia and...
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    I billed Buckeye (Ohio Medicaid Managed Plan)...

    I billed Buckeye (Ohio Medicaid Managed Plan) using code
    G43.0 for Migraines. I verified the diagnosis with the PCP and fit Avulux lenses. I billed the insurance company as "Medically Necessary"...
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    It worked!!

    I was able to bill and get paid from the insurance company! I spoke with the MD and got a proper diagnosis, to go with the Therapeutic lenses.

    It appears that the other 2 I billed are going...
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    Billing- Glasses for Medical Necessity

    Hello,

    Anyone have any thoughts/ideas on how to bill Glasses that are "Medically Necessary" and get paid? We have a patient who developed (through a medical condition) photophobia. They received...
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    Ty

    Thanks! First appointments are next week!
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    YES! I am neutralizing glasses and creating an...

    YES! I am neutralizing glasses and creating an "Intake" form for the Nursing home/facilities. I discovered that I must first do an Initial visit and follow-up visits are then billed as "subsequent"...
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    Billing Question: Nursing Homes

    Fellow Opticians,

    Need some help with this one...

    I am providing a service to nursing homes (99304 & 99308). I am reading and documenting eyeglasses to make them apart of the medical record....
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    Barry, I am in co-development of this course,...

    Barry, I am in co-development of this course, with an Ergonomics company. I expect the training to be ready mid-year. If you send me your email, I can put you on the list. Let me know where you are...
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    Ergonomics Anyone?

    I have trained and became certified in Office Ergonomics recently. I started a program (and in development), a training to have OPTICIANS perform in-office lighting, ergonomic and computer...
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    I am specializing in this field. Look up AXON...

    I am specializing in this field. Look up AXON Therapeutic lenses.
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    Refracting Opticians..FL?

    I attended Vision Expo West and stopped by the NAO booth. I was told that Florida is about to ratify a "Refracting Opticians Bill". Has anyone seen/heard any details? They did tell me that the...
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    Yep a bunch of BS marketing...I tell them I DO...

    Yep a bunch of BS marketing...I tell them I DO NOT WEAR them...

    QUOTE=Sledzinator;565421]We point out that no one in the office and none of the kids of employees wears them. If we thought it had...
  20. Thread: Burn!!

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    Going public = Looking to sell

    Going public = Looking to sell
  21. New York does NOT have reciprocity. I believe you...

    New York does NOT have reciprocity. I believe you need to be on an apprenticeship for two years, pass the ABO, then pass the practical exam.
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    Debate...I KNOW I AM RIGHT

    So... here's the dilema...

    A guy comes in with an outside Rx:

    R PL -1.00X 90
    L PL SPH. ADD + 2.50

    He wanted a computer only pair. He only wants it for the monitor, no near power....
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    Better Quality frames?

    Hello,

    I am offering some specialty vocational lenses and want a good quality frames to offer as well. I would LOVE to offer State Optical, but the buy in, is not something I am prepared to do at...
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    I was told by someone in VSP that their recent...

    I was told by someone in VSP that their recent acquisition and expansion into retail has stressed their labs The decision was made to offer the option to use " approved labs". I do see lower...
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    Readers...ANSI Z80.31?

    Hello,

    I am doing some research and creating a "White Paper" on readers. Most of my testing has been done by basing the OTC readers vs. the ANSI Z80.1 Standard. Does anyone have a copy of the ANSI...
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