EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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6 EW Table of Contents SECONDARY FEATURE: RETINA The non-surgical option for vitreoretinal diseases 44 Ocriplasmin is a small molecule delivered through an intravitreal injection that targets fibronectin, laminin, and type IV collagen fibers that adhere the vitreous to the retina by Faith A. Hayden 46 INTERNATIONAL International outlook Dispatch from Riyadh: Remarkable keratoconus insights are here 46 You may be up to date on all the literature about keratoconus, but there's much more to be learned in Saudi Arabia 44 Screen potential AMD patients before cataract surgery 45 Although there doesn't seem to be a correla- tion between cataract surgery and the advancement of AMD, clinicians should continue to carefully examine those patients at risk for the posterior segment disease by Jena Passut by Matt Young CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Treating ocular surface squamous neoplasia 48 This disease rarely metastasizes, but it can cause severe tissue destruction by Michelle Dalton RESIDENTS Cataract tips from the teachers The heavy hand 54 Three experienced cataract course instructors offer their advice on maintaining control and safety during surgery Donor characteristics not primary in graft survival 52 Research indicates limited impact from baseline factors of cell loss, but emerging surgical techniques are seen as more important by Rich Daly 65 IN OTHER NEWS The fine art of ocularistry 65 Ocularist Michael Hughes discusses his work by Faith A. Hayden May 2012 Pharmaceutical focus Going viral: First-line treatment for HSV keratitis 50 What agents practitioners are turning to by Maxine Lipner MEETING REPORTER Reporting live from the 2012 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)/ European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) Congress, Busan, Korea 58 Corrections The cover art for the April issue of EyeWorld was provided by Karl Brasse, M.D., and Eyeland Design Network. In the March 2012 issue of EyeWorld, Lisa Arbisser, M.D., was misquoted in several instances. A corrected version of the article is available for review online at: www.eyeworld.org. EyeWorld journal club Wills Eye Institute residents' review of "Long-term effect of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure using phakic fellow eye as control" 56 48 by Matthew Dykhuizen, M.D., Mila Heersink, M.D., Laura Heinmiller, M.D., and Teri Kleinberg, M.D., and Tara Uhler, M.D. SPECIAL FEATURES ASCRS update 11 JCRS update 11 Monthly pulse 42 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 62 Calendar 64 Index to advertisers 66 EYEWORLD EDITORS Chief medical editor: David F. Chang, M.D. Cataract editor: Bonnie An Henderson, M.D. Cornea editor: Edward J. Holland, M.D. Refractive editor: Kerry D. Solomon, M.D. Glaucoma editor: Reay H. Brown, M.D. International editor: John A. Vukich, M.D. EYEWORLD EDITORIAL BOARD CATARACT REFRACTIVE Lisa B. Arbisser, M.D. Preston H. Blomquist, M.D. Saras Ramanathan, M.D. Steve G. Safran, M.D. Rich Tipperman, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D. John Berdahl, M.D. Kraig S. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Elizabeth Hofmeister, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. GLAUCOMA Garry Condon, M.D. Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Jeff Kammer, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. CORNEA Clara C. Chan, M.D. Benny Jeng, M.D. Barry Lee, M.D. Vince de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. ASCRS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David F. Chang, M.D., President Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Vice President/President-Elect Edward J. Holland, M.D., Immediate Past President R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D., Past President Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Treasurer Robert J. Cionni, M.D., Secretary ASCRS GOVERNING BOARD Brock K. Bakewell, M.D. Chair, Government Relations Committee John D. Banja, Ph.D. ASCRS Public Trustee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, M.D. Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, M.D. Medical editor, EyeWorld Terry Kim, M.D. Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Stephen S. Lane, M.D. Chair, Optometric Task Force Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D. Chair, ASCRS Foundation Nick Mamalis, M.D. Editor, JCRS Stephen A. Obstbaum, M.D. Chair, Past Presidents Committee Sherman W. Reeves, M.D. Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D. Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Roger F. Steinert, M.D. Co-Chair, Program Committee Chair, Hall of Fame Committee R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP Amar Agarwal, F.R.C.S. Renato Ambrósio, M.D. Graham D. Barrett, F.R.A.C.O. Ashley Behrens, M.D. William De La Pena, M.D. Bruno M. Fontes, M.D., Ph.D. Nada S. Jabbur, M.D. Shigeru Kinoshita, M.D. Boris E. Malyugin, M.D. Dan Z. Reinstein, M.D. Prin Rojanapongpun, M.D. Hungwon Tchah, M.D. Vladimir N. Trubilin, Ph.D. Ke Yao, M.D. Ronald Yeoh, M.D.