EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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6 EW Table of Contents March 2013 A decade later, premium IOLs still viable option 98 WORLD VIEW 12 Choosing the appropriate candidates for premium IOLs can improve patient satisfaction by Erin L. Boyle Worlds colliding Managing postop refractive errors with premium IOLs 100 Pearls to avoid (and better handle) post-surgery surprises by Vanessa Caceres Bonnie An Henderson, M.D., cataract editor Update on the femtosecond laser for cataract surgery 104 With more surgeons using the devices, quantifying the benefits may become easier by Michelle Dalton A new twist on femtosecond platforms 107 Diving into the debate on combined versus dedicated cataract units by Maxine Lipner Feature March 2013 An update on billing policy for femtosecond laser use 110 Cataract/IOLs, femtosecond cataract N E WS & OP IN IO N Why your LASIK marketing may not be working 3 A survey conducted by the American Refractive Surgery Council finds that LASIK is misunderstood by many prospective patients. by Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D. Chief medical editor's corner of the world Compounding pharmacies: Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater 18 Ophthalmologists discuss using the femtosecond laser in practice, how they bill for its use, and how charges may affect patient choice by Ellen Stodola Medication alert for LASIK and PRK 26 A joint statement by the ASCRS Cornea and Refractive Surgery Clinical Committees by Cindy Sebrell Dr. Chang talks to Chuck Leiter of Leiter's Compounding Pharmacy about the infectious outbreak caused by NECC medications and what repercussions this could have for the compounding industry. by David F. Chang, M.D. OIS gears up for second year at ASCRS meeting 4 34 Insights TAATTTAGTAAGTTACTTAGAAGT … Say what? 28 OIS aims to bring together those from the clinical, technological, and business sides of ophthalmology. by Ellen Stodola Dr. Noreika reviews Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves by J.C. Noreika, M.D., M.B.A. First ASCRS/OPS symposium explores photography and the eye 34 Imaging and the eye will be explored in the first ever symposium of the Ophthalmic Photographers' Society (OPS) at this year's ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress. by Erin L. Boyle 20 Tools & techniques Simplifying management of the dislocated in-the-bag IOL 20 Drs. Kirk and Condon share their ab externo approach for sclerally fixating subluxed IOLin-the-bag complexes. by Tyler Q. Kirk, M.D., and Garry P. Condon, M.D. AS CRS P RE VI EW SA N FRA NCI S CO 2 0 1 3 Binkhorst Lecture to examine past, present, future of IOLs 30 This year's honoree, Nick Mamalis, M.D., will highlight the history of the intraocular lens by Erin L. Boyle Refractive symposia in the spotlight 36 Details of the refractive sessions that will likely be highlighted on many practitioners' agendas by Maxine Lipner 15 Anterior segment grand rounds A multifocal masquerade 15 Drs. Myers and Brown advise how they would approach a patient with multifactorial problems. by Steven G. Safran, M.D. ASCRS•ASOA launches new digital tools 23 The exciting new tools aim to enhance and maximize the experience of attendees at the Symposium & Congress in San Francisco. by Allene Bryant ASCRS Film Festival expected to draw submissions on cuttingedge technologies 32 by Ellen Stodola Through the refractive cataract grapevine 39 Exclusives on what to expect at leading cataract sessions by Maxine Lipner