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Deborah Ristvedt

Ophthalmologist at Vance Thompson Vision in Alexandria, Minnesota; specializes in cataract, glaucoma, and oculoplastic surgery.

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PODCASTS

Jun 3, 2026

CRST: The Podcast

CRST: The Podcast

Rethinking the Drop with iDose TR: Patient Access

Jun 3 · 25m

6:56

Yeah, that's a really good point.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

6:57

You brought up a good point, Paul.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

6:59

So before we had a permanent J-code, we didn't have a schedule, a fee schedule, and so we didn't know who would allow iDose.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

7:07

And so at that time, I was very conservative, and I was just doing iDose TR for standalone patients.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

7:13

But then o- once we got our permanent J-code, um, I expanded that.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

7:18

And so I find that I typically do it in moderate patients with cataract surgery.

Deborah RistvedtGUEST

7:23

I found that standalone really took off, um, just with MIGS in general for me.

Kevin TalbotGUEST

12:11

I've got five, um, five Med Advantage that pay consistently now.