EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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September 2011 EW Table of Contents 6 Orlando recreation 28 The city boasts numerous outdoor activities for the athletically inclined, including golf, wa- tersports, and fishing compiled by EyeWorld staff 30 32 34 39 Orlando nightlife 28 Famous for its theme parks and recreational activities, Orlando also has a thriving nightlife compiled by EyeWorld staff C O R N E A Cornea editor's corner of the world Corneal erosions: Treatments range from patches to PTK 30 Distinguishing the various etiologies of recur- rent corneal erosions will affect a surgeon's approach to treating them by Jena Passut The graft that went south: Diagnosing and managing infectious keratitis 32 Practitioners stress the importance of keeping an eye out for keratitis despite controls by Maxine Lipner 40 CATARACT Lisa B. Arbisser, M.D. Preston H. Blomquist, M.D. Steve G. Safran, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitch Weikert, M.D. CORNEA Clara C. Chan, M.D. Vince de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. REFRACTIVE Scott P. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. GLAUCOMA Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP Amar Agarwal, F.R.C.S. Graham D. Barrett, F.R.A.C.O. Ashley Behrens, M.D. William De La Pena, M.D. Bruno M. Fontes, M.D., Ph.D. Nada S. Jabbur, M.D. Shigeru Kinoshita, M.D. Boris E. Malyugin, M.D. Dan Z. Reinstein, M.D. Hungwon Tchah, M.D. Vladimir N. Trubilin, Ph.D. Ke Yao, M.D. Ronald Yeoh, M.D. E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R I A L B O A R D E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R S 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. 28 Trekking into the fungal jungle after keratoplasty 34 Eyeing reports on post-transplant fungal infections by Maxine Lipner 28 Brock K. Bakewell, M.D. Chair, Government Relations Committee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, M.D. Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, M.D. Medical Editor, EyeWorld Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Terry Kim, M.D. Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Stephen S. Lane, M.D. Chair, Optometric Task Force Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D. Chair, ASCRS Foundation Nick Mamalis, M.D. Editor, JCRS Sherman W. Reeves, M.D. MPH Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D. Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Bradford J. Shingleton, M.D. Past President Roger F. Steinert, M.D. Chair, Program Committee A S C R S G O V E R N I N G B O A R D A S C R S E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E Edward J. Holland, M.D., President David F. Chang, M.D., Vice President/President-Elect R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D., Immediate Past President Alan S. Crandall, M.D., Past President Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Treasurer Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Secretary C ATA R A C T Chief medical editor's corner of the world Steven P. Shearing, M.D.: A pioneer to remember 40 Dr. Shearing's contemporaries and colleagues share their thoughts and memories by Jena Passut Could fasting cause dry eye 39 Research suggests fasting has some impact on tear proteins. The authors of a recent study analyzed the tear film in fasting participants because certain bodily fluids were shown to be altered under short-term starvation conditions by Matt Young Point, counterpoint on glistenings 42 Opinions are varied and so is the evidence, but here's a comprehensive look by Matt Young When post-cataract endophthalmitis arises, some surgeons reach for steroids 44 Patients treated with steroids and antibiotics improved by more Snellen lines by Matt Young