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• Academy Warns of Voluntary Recall of Certain Sterile Products Distributed by Beacon Hill Medical Pharmacy/Rxtra Solutions
  

  The Academy is alerting members of a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of certain sterile products used by ophthalmologists. The products, compounded by Beacon Hill Pharmacy/Rxtra Solutions in Southfield, Mich., were prescribed by physicians to individual patients according to their prescription order. The recall includes: Dexamethasone sodium phosphate 10 mg/ml injectable Methylprednisolone acetate 40 […]

• Florida Co-management Law Mandates New Informed Consent Process
  

  Florida passed a law on comanagement (Ch 2013-26, Laws of Florida) that went into effect on July 1, 2013. OMIC  worked closely with the Florida Society of Ophthalmology (FSO) and its general counsel, Bruce May of Holland & Knight, LLP to develop two sample forms to aid you in compliance with the new law: “Patient Specific Transfer […]

• Southeast Eye Conference (ALAO, TNAO, MAEPS, LOA) in Sandestin for Significant Premium Savings
  

  OMIC insureds who are current members of the following societies will earn significant premium discounts by attending OMIC courses at the upcoming Southeast Eye meeting: Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology (ALAO) Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (MAEPS) Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology (TNAO) Louisiana Ophthalmology Association (LOA) Visit the OMIC Calendar for more information on […]

• Revised ROP Requirements and Recommendations
  

  The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology, the AAO, and the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) released a revised Policy Statement (PS) called “Screening Examination of Premature Infants for Retinopathy of Prematurity.” The new PS was published in Pediatrics Volume 131, Number 1; it can be downloaded from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/1/189. OMIC’s ROP […]