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May 2011 EW Table of Contents 6 Reproductive factors linked to primary open- angle glaucoma 31 Possible estrogen connection to POAG considered. A recent study indicates the age of menstrual onset and oral contraceptive use may influence the development of the condition by Maxine Lipner 32 58 O P H T H A L M O L O G Y B U S I N E S S How productive is your optical dispensary staff? 66 by Bill Gardner Jr. Foveal contrast sensitivity affected by glaucoma 32 Could contrast sensitivity testing help detect glaucoma earlier? New research suggests that sharp central vision is significantly decreased by glaucoma by Matt Young A S C R S S P E C I A L R E P O RT Comprehensive Clinical Committee report 34 Premium intraocular lenses The surgical management of ectasia 55 Patients have more options than ever by Faith A. Hayden M E E T I N G R E P O RT E R Reporting live from the 2011 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium and Congress, San Diego, Calif. 58 EyeWorld's on-the-scene reporters cover groundbreaking sessions and symposia at the annual meeting 61 66 10 signs that it may be time to change administrators 68 by John B. Pinto S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S World view 9 JCRS update 11 ASCRS update 11 BPOS highlights 20 D E PA RT M E N T S Classifieds 70 Calendar 72 Index to Advertisers 73 R E F R A C T I V E S U R G E RY Don't exclude thin cornea patients from LASIK for fear of ectasia 54 William B. Trattler, M.D., believes abnormal corneal topography is the most important pre-op risk factor for ectasia by Jena Passut GLAUCOMA Thomas W. Samuelson, MD (Chair) Reay H. Brown, MD Garry P. Condon, MD Herbert P. Fechter, MD Paul Harasymowycz, MD Douglas J. Rhee, MD Steven Sarkisian, MD Barb Smit, MD GLAUCOMA PROGRAMMING SUBCOMMITTEE Thomas W. Samuelson, MD (Chair) Garry P. Condon, MD Douglas J. Rhee, MD Barb Smit, MD PRACTICE MANAGEMENT James A. Davison, MD (Chair) Bradley D. Britton, MD Philip C. Borker, MPA Robert Cherewich, MPS, CMPE, COE John L. Swan, MD Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA Larry E. Patterson, MD Candace S. Simerson, CMPE, COE CATARACT Mark Packer, MD (Chair) David F. Chang, MD Steven H. Dewey, MD Brian C. Little, MD Nick Mamalis, MD (Advisory) Thomas A. Oetting, MD Audrey Talley-Rostov, MD Sonia H. Yoo, MD REFRACTIVE Elizabeth A. Davis, MD (Chair) Joseph Colin, MD John F. Doane, MD Richard L. Lindstrom, MD (Advisory) Parag A. Majmudar, MD Karl Stonecipher, MD R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD William Trattler, MD John A. Vukich, MD Helen K. Wu, MD PEDIATRIC M. Edward Wilson Jr, MD (Chair) Erick D. Bothun, MD Edward G. Buckley, MD Scott R. Lambert, MD Michael O'Keeffe, MD David A. Plager, MD Rupal H. Trivedi, MD Abhay R. Vasavada, MD YOUNG PHYSICIANS AND RESIDENTS Sherman W. Reeves, MD, MPH (Chair) Thomas M. Harvey, MD Paul C. Kang, MD J. Bradley Randleman, MD Leejee Suh, MD Elizabeth Yeu, MD CORNEA Terry Kim, MD (Chair) Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD (Advisory) José L. Güell, MD A. John Kanellopoulos, MD Francis S. Mah, MD J. Bradley Randleman, MD Stephen V. Scoper, MD RETINA Julia A. Haller, MD (Chair) David S. Boyer, MD Tarek S. Hassan, MD Jeffrey S. Heier, MD Allen C. Ho, MD William F. Mieler, MD Timothy W. Olsen, MD Keith A. Warren, MD COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY Bernard A. Milstein, MD (Chair) Arthur Benjamin, MD Emmett F. Carpel, MD Alan S. Crandall, MD (EC Liaison) Uday Devgan, MD Gary Foster, MD Bonnie An Henderson, MD Michael F. Oats, MD John D. Polansky, MD Bhavna Sheth, MD A S C R S C L I N I C A L C O M M I T T E E S E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R I A L   B O A R D 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. Online: www.EyeWorld.org Mobile: EyeWorld.mobi Twitter: www.twitter.com (account name: ewnews) I N O T H E R N E W S The Doctor App 73 The makers of the popular Eye Handbook app have developed an app to help doctors spread the word about their practice and more by Enette Ngoei PRK no better than LASIK for dry eye patients 56 Both procedures cause mild discomfort by Faith A. Hayden 54 68

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