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EW Table of Contents 4 December 2011 What's ahead in 2012 30-41 Feature December 2011 N E W S & O P I N I O N Medicare physician payment cuts looming after "super committee" fails to offer fix 3 Doctors continue to face a 24.7% cut in Medicare physician payments due to the flawed SGR formula by Jena Passut Femtosecond lasers take center stage 30 As the advanced technology moves into the spotlight in 2012, EyeWorld looks at some of the key issues surrounding its adoption worldwide in cataract surgery by Enette Ngoei Europe's advantage: Surgeons enjoy more premium IOL options, but still look to the U.S. for innovative ideas 31 Surgeons agree that fewer lenses in the U.S. puts surgeons at a disadvantage by Jena Passut Aligning toric IOLs 33 New technologies are helping surgeons overcome some of the obstacles related to placing toric IOLs and maintaining stability by Michelle Dalton KAMRA corneal inlay: Pinpointing success near and far 35 Corneal inlays for presbyopia gain momentum by Maxine Lipner Implantable telescope gives hope to end-stage AMD patients 38 Device and treatment plan approved by FDA, and Medicare applies by Faith A. Hayden Anterior segment grand rounds Pupil playing possum 12 Dr. Safran presents a difficult case in which an avid athlete was referred to him for a second- ary IOL and iris repair after previous vitreoreti- nal surgery by Steven G. Safran, M.D. 17 42 28 21 C O R N E A Cornea editor's corner of the world Anxiously awaiting corneal crosslinking 26 With the treatment closer to FDA approval in the U.S., EyeWorld looks at the details of corneal crosslinking in practice by Enette Ngoei Complicated cataract cases Vitrectomy prior to cataract removal for the "crowded anterior segment" 17 In cases in which the anterior chamber depth is too inadequate to perform capsulorhexis and other stages of surgery, a surgeon may need to consider a very limited pars plana vitrectomy prior to cataract surgery by Samuel Masket, M.D., Basak Bostanci Ceran, M.D., and Nicole R. Fram, M.D. M E E T I N G R E P O RT E R 2011 Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons annual meeting 21 EyeWorld reports live from the 24th annual APACRS meeting, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, in Seoul, South Korea WORLD VIEW 8 Reflecting on the past, looking to the future John A. Vukich, M.D. 14 12 Chief medical editor's corner of the world Povidone-iodine and lidocaine gel: Timing issues 18 Dr. Doshi discusses a recent study he initiated and published that should be of interest to every anterior segment surgeon by Rishi Doshi, M.D. Focusing on FLAK: Femtosecond technique compared to PK 28 Considering whether FLAK improves corneal transplant outcomes by Maxine Lipner Tools and techniques Iris-fixated surgical technique of an acrylic intraocular lens in the absence of capsule support 14 Drs. Daoud and Stark describe their technique for iris fixation of secondary foldable posterior chamber IOLs by Yassine Daoud, M.D., and Walter J. Stark, M.D. C ATA R A C T Cataract editor's corner of the world Pursuing invention 42 Venture capitalist R. Dana Ono, Ph.D., offers a peek into the world of biomedical investing and how ophthalmologists can pursue their ideas by Enette Ngoei

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