EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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8 EW Table of Contents Clock's ticking: Quick cornea insights 42 Symposium will use strict time limits to cover a broad range of cornea and external disease topics for the general ophthalmologist by Rich Daly Preserving corneal transplants 44 Surgeons to provide insights on the new preventative steps specialists can use in corneal graft preparation, treatment, and implantation by Rich Daly Cornea Day gears up for another year of dynamic presentations 45 by Ellen Stodola March 2013 Anterior segment surgeons and retina 54 Cataract/IOL complications: Moran CPC reports Symposium on pharma interventions for patients with anterior and posterior diseases should educate and entertain attendees by Michelle Dalton A case of late postoperative opacification of a PMMA IOL 66 Unexpected refractive surprises 78 CATARACT Determining visual outcomes 69 IOL implantation followed by femtosecond arcuate relaxing incisions 80 Cataract editor's corner of the world Is extracap still necessary? 56 Complicated cataract cases Using biometry to predict IOL powers can be incredibly helpful. But one clinician warns certain readings should have you question the suggestions. by Michelle Dalton RE T IN A With all the technologies available to surgeons, is there still a place for extracap procedures? by Michelle Dalton Management of medications in cataract patients 58 by Alan S. Crandall, M.D. by David Hardten, M.D. Device focus Retinal implants offer hope to late-stage AMD, RP patients 74 Retinal disorders that leave patients blind or with limited vision may not be as dire as they once were, thanks to prostheses. by Michelle Dalton by Vanessa Caceres ASCRS Glaucoma Day reaches attendees at a unique time in the subspecialty by Vanessa Caceres by Erica T. Liu, M.D., Liliana Werner, M.D., Ph.D., and Nick Mamalis, M.D. With all the improvements in technology, is measuring vision by Snellen alone enough these days? by Michelle Dalton Glaucoma symposia offer expert advice 48 Bringing guidance to all things glaucoma 50 R EF RA C T IV E 82 Tracking and treating pediatric keratoconus with crosslinking The art of advanced technology IOLs Observations versus complaints: Making a "c/o" error 61 82 Dr. Tipperman discusses how to differentiate patient observations from complaints by Richard Tipperman, M.D. Corneal crosslinking emerging as a treatment to use as soon as feasible by Vanessa Caceres 74 Symposia focus on EHR and FDA initiatives 53 Administrators and physicians alike will learn how to make implementing an electronic health records program as painless as possible by Michelle Dalton 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. Lens prototype could avert negative dysphotopsia 64 by Erin L. Boyle Pharmaceutical focus Supplement strategies to forestall AMD 77 by Maxine Lipner Phakic IOL explantation safe, reversible approach 84 Clinical results and refractive outcomes were promising in explanted phakic IOL cases, with cataract the most frequent cause of explantation, a study found. by Erin Boyle EYEWORLD EDITORIAL BOARD CATARACT Lisa B. Arbisser, M.D. Preston H. Blomquist, M.D. Saras Ramanathan, M.D. Steve G. Safran, M.D. Richard Tipperman, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D. REFRACTIVE John P. Berdahl, M.D. Kraig S. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. GLAUCOMA Garry P. Condon, M.D. Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Jeffery A. Kammer, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. CORNEA Clara C. Chan, M.D. Bennie Jeng, M.D. Barry Lee, M.D. Vincent P. de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. 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. 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, M.D. Ke Yao, M.D. Ronald Yeoh, M.D.