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V Click the " through the lens won't be because of the surface of the lens, but because of the inner structure of the lens, which is very much like the natural lens of the human eye. We are trying to achieve one of the natural physio- logical mechanisms of accommoda- tion by making this type of lens." Dr. Malyugin is proud to be a Russian ophthalmologist and mem- ber of the IIIC. "This is a very presti- gious association of implant surgeons," Dr. Malyugin said. "It has a great history." From a Korean proverb to innovation Even farther away from the United States, Hungwon Tchah, M.D., Ph.D., professor, ophthalmology department, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Seoul, South Korea, clearly innovates in the field of research—thanks to a particularly keen interest in the emotional im- portance of the eye. "We say the eye is the window of your heart," Dr. Tchah said. "So traditionally, Korean people—and all Asian people—consider eyes very important." That notion, in part, led Dr. Tchah into the field of ophthalmol- ogy, and eventually, he developed a special reverse chopping technique for cataract surgery. The technique involves the operator sitting at the superior side of a patient, perform- ing a temporal incision in the pa- tient's right eye and a nasal incision in the patient's left eye. Resultantly, the nucleus is chopped into multiple pieces with a pushing, rather than pulling, method. Hearing Dr. Tchah describe the technique, it's obvious why such in- novation naturally develops beyond the Western realm. "I tried to do this on Caucasian patients," Dr. Tchah said. "Some- times it's not easy because the nose bridge is high. But in Korean pa- tients, it's easy to make a nasal inci- sion." The advantages of this tech- nique—when it can be employed easily—are that a surgeon doesn't need to change his or her seated po- sition, and it decreases ultrasonic power needed. "It's good for the corneal en- dothelium," Dr. Tchah added. Currently, Dr. Tchah is working on a new phaco tip gauge. "For first- year residents, it's very difficult to do phaco because they don't know how deep they should go," Dr. Tchah said. "This measures the depth of how deep they should go." Meanwhile, Dr. Tchah said he enjoys the social gatherings and aca- demic presentations that come from the IIIC. "It's a bit different from other academic societies," said Dr. Tchah, who is president of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Moving forward, you can expect more innovation to come out of likeminded IIIC members and their nations—most especially because of their different experiences. "We have a lot of dry eye pa- tients these days," said Dr. Tchah, providing another glimpse at his re- search interests. "This is maybe be- cause of pollution and aging. I found the dry eye character is a little different [here] than in European or American patients." EW Editors' note: Dr. Malyugin has finan- cial interests in the Malyugin Ring. Dr. Tchah has no financial interests related to his comments. Contact information Malyugin: boris.malyugin@gmail.com Tchah: hwtchah@amc.seoul.kr EW International 30 August 2011 RUMEX INTERNATIONAL CO. 8601 4th Street North, Suite 201 St.Petersburg, F 33702, USA L Tel.: 727-568-0909 Toll Free: 877-77-RUMEX Fax: 727-568-0919 Shop @ www.rumex.net Shop @ www.rumex.net PRECHOPPERS Prechopper Angled Prechopper Curved Combo Prechopper Combo Prechopper for sub-2.0 mm Coaxial MicroPhaco 7-111 7-112 7-1161 7-1162 Akahoshi Hybrid Combo Prechopper 7-1163 Akahoshi Universal Nucleus Separator 7-1164 Inamura Eagle Prechopper 7-1165 Micr in ision о с Prechopper with Combo Tip 7-1201/12-003 Nucleus Sustainer with Ball Shaped Tip 7-096 Global continued from page 29 FDA approves portable retina camera T he U.S. FDA has ap- proved the EyeQuick Digital Ophthalmo- scope Camera, devel- oped by Marc Ellman, M.D., an ophthalmol- ogist based in El Paso, Texas. The EyeQuick is held at arm's length and takes pictures and video of the retina and ante- rior segment. Images can be viewed immediately on its built-in LCD screen, uploaded to a computer or electronic health record, or emailed to another specialist. The device is completely portable allowing the clinician to carry it into each exam room, as well as to the hospital and on mission trips. "After 5 years of development, we are extremely excited to offer this great technology to clinicians throughout the world," said Dr. Ellman. "Even for physicians who already have a retina camera, they will find that the portability and versatility of the EyeQuick will surely enhance patient care in their practices." For more information about the EyeQuick, visit www.eyequick.com, email Info@eyequick.com, or call 800-596-8335. 28-31 International_EW August 2011-FINAL_Layout 1 7/27/11 3:42 PM Page 30

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