EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Issue link: https://digital.eyeworld.org/i/1021247
8 September 2018 EW ASCRS NEWS 83 88 98 DEPARTMENTS Meetings calendar 95 Index to advertisers 96 Presentation spotlight Repurposing stromal lenticules 81 SMILE lenticules employed in patients with corneal defects show promising outcomes, case studies show by Stephanie Petrou Binder, MD RETINA Pharmaceutical focus New non-bioerodible intravitreal implant 76 Elucidating Iluvien use by Maxine Lipner Research highlight Stacking up steroids 78 Comparing post-cataract prophylactic results by Maxine Lipner CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Volcanic eruptions present unique challenges 80 Hawaiian ophthalmologist describes unique patients she has begun to see since volcanoes became active in recent months by Rich Daly Presentation spotlight Reversing dry eye and ocular surface disease 83 Case study report supports implementation of plasma rich in growth factors for the management of severe dry eye, with benefits that extend beyond reducing dry eye symptoms by Stephanie Petrou Binder, MD Presentation spotlight Post-cataract Nocardia does not have to mean trouble 86 If diagnosed in time and treated promptly, Nocardia infections of the eye can be quickly cured by Stephanie Petrou Binder, MD MEETING REPORTER EyeWorld reports from the 2018 APACRS annual meeting 88 IN OTHER NEWS News in brief 97 Timely news briefs that may be of interest to ophthalmologists Outside the OR Retired ophthalmologist explores microbrewing 98 Dr. Williams sees a limited number of patients and also co-owns a microbrewery in a small town off the coast of Washington state by Ellen Stodola E Y E W O R L D M E D I C A L E D I T O R S Chief medical editor: Eric Donnenfeld, MD Cataract editor: Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Cornea editor: Clara Chan, MD Glaucoma editor: Nathan Radcliffe, MD Refractive editor: Vance Thompson, MD CATARACT Kendall Donaldson, MD Nicole Fram, MD Susan MacDonald, MD Kevin Miller, MD Tal Raviv, MD Jonathan Rubenstein, MD Steven Safran, MD Richard Tipperman, MD Mitchell Weikert, MD Elizabeth Yeu, MD CORNEA Vincent de Luise, MD John Hovanesian, MD Bennie Jeng, MD Barry Lee, MD Bryan Lee, MD GLAUCOMA Reay Brown, MD Steven Gedde, MD Linda Huang, MD Robert Noecker, MD Valerie Trubnik, MD Dana Wallace, MD REFRACTIVE John Berdahl, MD Y. Ralph Chu, MD Thomas Clinch, MD Neel Desai, MD Lance Kugler, MD Louis Probst, MD Blake Williamson, MD Roger Zaldivar, MD INTERNATIONAL Graham Barrett, MD Maria Jose Cosentino, MD Oliver Findl, MD Michael Knorz, MD Boris Malyugin, MD Ronald Yeoh, MD Roberto Zaldivar, MD E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R I A L B O A R D A S C R S E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E A S C R S G O V E R N I N G B O A R D Thomas Samuelson, MD, President Bonnie Henderson, MD, Immediate Past President Kerry Solomon, MD, Past President Nick Mamalis, MD, Vice President/President Elect Terry Kim, MD, Treasurer Richard Hoffman, MD, Secretary Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Chief Medical Editor, EyeWorld Edward Holland, MD, Chair, Program Committee David Chang, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation, International Initiatives Richard Lindstrom, MD, Member at Large Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Chair, Education Committee Warren Hill, MD Member at Large Kevin Miller, MD Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee Francis Mah, MD Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Nick Mamalis, MD Editor, Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery James Mazzo ASCRS Public Trustee William Myers, MD Chair, EyeConnect Committee Stephen Lane, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation, Domestic Initiatives Douglas Rhee, MD Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee John Vukich, MD Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Steve Charles, MD Chair, Retina Clinical Committee Parag Parekh, MD, Chair, Government Relations Committee Sumit Garg, MD Chair, Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee