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R EFRACTIVE Contact information Hovanesian: drhovanesian@harvardeye.com by Liz Hillman EyeWorld Editorial Co-Director (Johnson & Johnson Vision)/Tecnis 2.75 (n=3,362), Symfony/Tecnis 2.75 (n=1,250), and Symfony/Tecnis 3.25 (Johnson & Johnson Vision) (n=665). Of those in the Sym/Sym group, 84.2% were able to see 6/6 or better; 87.7% in the 2.75/2.75 group saw 6/6 or better; and 86.1% in the Sym/2.75 group achieved uncorrect- ed distance visual acuity as did 88.1% in the Sym/3.25 group. Uncorrected near vision was best in the 2.75 bilateral group and in the Sym/3.25 group at 91.6% and 93.4%, respec- tively. Glare and halo were worse in the bilateral Sym/Sym group compared to the other combi- nations of higher add Tecnis lenses. The study concluded that the 2.75 bilateral seemed to be most preferred by patients and surgeons. Intraop OCT vs. postop OCT for phakic IOL vault: a comparative study Shady Awwad, MD, Julien Torbey, MD, Carl Jo Mehanna, MD, Maamoun Abdul Fattah, MD Dr. Hovanesian said he thought this was inter- esting research because "we are on the verge T he Best of ASCRS 2019 is a general session at the ASCRS ASOA Annual Meeting where members of the Eye- World Editorial Board select what they think were the best papers in different categories from the meeting. They choose from the papers that were awarded Best Paper of Session in each individ- ual paper session throughout the meeting and explain why they made their selections. Here we recap what those papers were in the Refrac- tive category and why John Hovanesian, MD, a member of the EyeWorld's Editorial Board, thought they were noteworthy. Clinical and patient reported outcomes of different combinations of diffractive and extended depth of focus IOLs Jan Venter, MD, Stephen Hannan, OD This was a retrospective study that included the following lens combinations: Symfony (John- son & Johnson Vision)/Symfony (n=2,925, mini-monovision in most cases), Tecnis 2.75 Best of ASCRS 2019: Refractive About the doctor John Hovanesian, MD Harvard Eye Associates Laguna Hills, California Relevant financial interests Hovanesian: Alcon, Johnson & Johnson Vision, Carl Zeiss Meditec John Hovanesian, MD 38 | EYEWORLD | DECEMBER 2019