Eyeworld

OCT 2018

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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4 EW ASCRS NEWS Revisiting astigmatism 68–81 Feature October 2018 Cover image: Karl Brasse, MD, EyeLand Design Rosa Braga-Mele, MD World vieW 12 Revisiting astigmatism 24 22 15 ASCRS NEWS Executive director shares vision for ASCRS 3 Steve Speares discusses goals for the society, marketing initiatives on the horizon, and more by Steve Speares ASCRS Government Relations Committee chair testifies at congressional hearing supporting MIPS and maintaining viable fee- for-service option 14 Insightful news from the ASCRS Foundation Spotlight on a volunteer surgeon 15 Keri Allen, MD, brought the Operation Sight program to Palmetto Health Center by Evelyn Morales and Julia Donaldson Preliminary ASCRS CyPass withdrawal consensus statement 16 ASCRS CyPass Withdrawal Task Force In the journal 17 NEWS & OPINION Chief medical editor's corner of the world The system works 18 Dr. Donnenfeld shares his thoughts on the recent voluntary global recall of the CyPass Micro-Stent by Eric Donnenfeld, MD Insights Of exosomes and Centyrins 19 Monoclonal antibodies promise to revolutionize the treatment of disease, reduce morbidity, extend life, and enhance its quality. What's next? by J.C. Noreika, MD, MBA FDA announces plan to create separate ophthalmology drug division as part of efforts to modernize Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 22 by Ellen Stodola Reporting from the 33rd Triservice Ocular Trauma Skills Laboratory 24 Annual program focuses on injuries physicians may see when treating service members by Liz Hillman ASCRS member spotlight: Sumitra Khandelwal, MD 14 This column features individuals who have contributed to the society's outstanding education, helping members strengthen their skills and sharpen their expertise by Denise Monasterio The true measure of astigmatism 68 Ophthalmologists share their preferred approaches to measuring astigmatism by Chiles Aedam R. Samaniego Correcting corneal astigmatism 70 Experts discuss their preferences for managing corneal astigmatism by Ellen Stodola Views on astigmatic keratotomy 74 The use of astigmatic keratotomy continues to change amid newer options by Rich Daly Maximizing posterior corneal astigmatism for toric IOL calculations 76 Measurement of the posterior surface continues to evolve, improve by Vanessa Caceres Astigmatism and presbyopia-correcting IOLs 78 Experts share thoughts on aspects of astigmatism with presbyopia-correcting IOLs by Liz Hillman October 2018 Research highlight Cancer treatment associated with rare but serious eye condition 27 First report of immunotherapy causing uveal effusions by Liz Hillman

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