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In a presentation, Asheesh Tewari, MD, said small practices remain an important part of ophthalmology. About 60% of practices have four or fewer full-time ophthalmologists, and about 20% are solo practices. However, challenges that face the larger field of retina are felt even harder in small retina practices.
One of the big problems is administrative burdens, “the prior authorization challenge with

NEW ORLEANS — Sustainability efforts can be a driver of better global patient access to care, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Sila Bal, MD, MPH, said in her outreach work throughout the world, the best sustainability efforts were not framed as climate intervention or “green.” In one particular trip to Nepal, she saw how sustainable practice improved patient care.
“Every single blade was used five to six times,” she said. “We then finished with those blades, took them off the plastic handle and sorted them into

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