EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
Issue link: https://digital.eyeworld.org/i/153099
4 August 2013 EW Table of Contents Diagnostic tools' use increasing 32 WORLD VIEW 10 The more sophisticated the technology, the better to evaluate patients with astigmatism by Michelle Dalton Getting aligned with the best technology Picture-perfect preoperative registration 34 Eyeing methods to align the toric IOL meridian by Maxine Lipner David F. Chang, MD, chief medical editor How intraoperative aberrometry improves toric IOL implantation 38 Surgeons state how it's helped, where it will improve in the future by Vanessa Caceres Measuring posterior corneal astigmatism a valuable tool for surgeons 40 Cover photo: Karl Brasse, MD, Eyeland-Design, Germany Feature August 2013 These tests can help surgeons account for the back of the cornea and get a total measurement of a patient's astigmatism by Ellen Stodola Diagnostic technologies for cataract surgery 32-41 N E WS & OP IN IO N ASCRS doctors lobby for important healthcare issues on Capitol Hill 3 by Allene Bryant C O R N EA Insights Communique from the front: the third annual international Vision Restoration Conference 15 Device focus Updates on anterior segment imaging 26 Dr. Noreika discusses his experience attending the third annual international Vision Restoration Conference in Pittsburgh by J.C. Noreika, MD 20 A fresh look at orthokeratology 9 Orthokeratology lenses have developed over the years to address complications and become an effective way to treat myopia by Ellen Stodola 2013 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress Best Papers of Session 16 Technology is advancing the field rapidly— and that's helping researchers and clinicians diagnose corneal disorders more thoroughly and more easily by Michelle Dalton Complicated cataract cases Small, scarred pupil and previous filtering surgery 20 Dr. Waltz shares insights into the management of cataract in the post-trabeculectomy eye Kevin L. Waltz, OD, MD 26 New corneal layer discovered 30 Chief medical editor's corner of the world Researchers in the U.K. discover a layer between stroma and Descemet's membrane by Michelle Dalton Trying legislative advocacy: There's always a first time 14 Dr. Chang asks four physicians to share their personal experiences and impressions from their first Legislative Fly-In by David F. Chang 18 22 CATARACT RE FR ACT I VE Predicting and managing postop refractive pain 18 Corneal transplantation: Impact of the widening pool of prior refractive surgery donors 22 Who'll experience it, how to manage it, and when to suspect it's chronic by Vanessa Caceres 15 by Maxine Lipner Ectasia screening remains center of attention for refractive surgeons 31 A spate of new studies brings attention back to this potentially devastating complication by Michelle Dalton