EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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8 EW Table of Contents Discover how to manage health information technology 49 Latest requirements to be covered at symposium by Vanessa Caceres March 2012 CATARACT Cataract editor's corner of the world Presenting premium IOLs 54 Physician enthusiasm and patient expectations are as important as price by Vanessa Caceres Fishing for retained lens fragments 64 When retained lens fragments occur during a cataract procedure, the surgeon must decide whether to opt for same-day vitrectomy or to wait until the eye has stabilized by Maxine Lipner 68 ASOA to PROBE electronic health records, encourages surgeons to attend course 50 A session at this year's meeting speaks directly to physicians who will be required to implement EHR by Jena Passut Testing a trifocal IOL 56 Trifocal design undergoes theoretical testing by Vanessa Caceres Pediatric cataract removal: Challenges abound 58 Difficulties ranging from posterior capsule opacification to IOL calculations make this surgery much more challenging than in adults by Michelle Dalton Happy birthday, Film Festival! 52 The ASCRS Film Festival, which has become the de facto standard for all others, marks its 30th anniversary with a look back at those who helped make it so successful by Michelle Dalton 58 IOL range for correcting spherical aberration remains narrow 62 Customizing spherical aberration correction may be technically challenging, but is the current correction range good enough? by Matt Young 52 CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Distinguishing dendrites 68 This month's column examines the differences between true HSV dendrites and pseudodendrites by Faith A. Hayden Increasing awareness of Acanthamoeba 74 Two recent reports outline incidence, treatment challenges by Vanessa Caceres 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. ASCRS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Edward J. Holland, M.D., President David F. Chang, M.D., Vice President/President-Elect R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D., Immediate Past President Alan S. Crandall, M.D., Past President Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Treasurer Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Secretary EYEWORLD EDITORIAL BOARD CATARACT CORNEA Lisa B. Arbisser, M.D. Preston H. Blomquist, M.D. Steve G. Safran, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitch Weikert, M.D. Clara C. Chan, M.D. Vince de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. 72 Device focus Out of the bag: Sulcus lens secrets 72 What lens characteristics are desirable in a backup IOL? by Maxine Lipner Clear lens exchange proving viable to treat angle closure 66 Evidence is emerging to support early lens extraction as a possible option for patients with and without cataracts by Michelle Dalton 64 Pharmaceutical focus Expanding "dry eye" definitions 70 Recognizing that ocular surface diseases encompass more than just dry eye may help tailor treatments accordingly by Michelle Dalton REFRACTIVE Scott P. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. GLAUCOMA Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. ASCRS GOVERNING BOARD Brock K. Bakewell, M.D. Chair, Government Relations Committee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, M.D. Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, M.D. Medical Editor, EyeWorld Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee 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 Sherman W. Reeves, M.D. MPH Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D. Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Bradford J. Shingleton, M.D. Past President Roger F. Steinert, M.D. Chair, Program Committee INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP Amar Agarwal, F.R.C.S. 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. Hungwon Tchah, M.D. Vladimir N. Trubilin, Ph.D. Ke Yao, M.D. Ronald Yeoh, M.D.