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by Rosa Braga-Mele, MD
Cataract Editor
as well. In this section, we learn about how
best to manage iris prolapse, dysphotopsias,
and more. Even if we've previously experienced
these scenarios personally, I always find it
interesting to see if there are new tips or tricks
to help avoid the scenario or deal with it more
effectively. That is the true beauty of medicine
and ophthalmology—we can always keep learn-
ing if we keep an open mind.
I am wishing you all a happy and healthy
end to 2021. I hope 2022 brings us together
again with new technology, techniques, and
innovations. Every day we are blessed to be
able to do what we do as ophthalmologists
and to learn from each other as colleagues
and friends.
Responding to ophthalmic challenges
I
t's hard to believe
this is the last issue
of 2021. It seems like
this year went by so
quickly. We ended
2020 with the hopes that
2021 would be a better
year, but we still faced
many challenges with
respect to coronavirus, vaccine uptake and
acceptance, and variant breakouts. On a positive
note, we did manage to get back to some nor-
malcy with in-person meetings and the ability
to have the camaraderie of our colleagues. We
have faced many challenges, but together we
helped each other and maintained our learning
experiences and our friendships.
In this issue, we learn about some ophthal-
mic challenges and how best to respond to them
