Episode 35: Stronger Together: Collaborative Care for Keratoconus

About this episode

Dr. Melissa Barnett discusses collaborative care in keratoconus management with Dr. Sam Garg.

In this episode of Clearly KC, Dr. Melissa Barnett connects with Dr. Sam Garg, Vice Chair of Clinical Ophthalmology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, about collaborative care in keratoconus management. They discuss patient expectations, cross-linking, specialty contact lenses, and how optometrists and ophthalmologists can work together to provide seamless, high-quality collaborative care.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Melissa Barnett

Guest: Dr. Sam Garg

Topics covered

• keratoconus
• collaborative care
• ophthalmology
• optometry
• patient management

Keywords

• keratoconus
• collaborative care
• cross-linking
• specialty contact lenses
• optometrists
• ophthalmologists

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

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