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October 2011 EW Table of Contents 6 Cutting-edge cornea 35 Cornea Subspecialty Day always brings out dedicated practitioners bent on keeping up with emerging issues from corneal infection to transplantation and beyond by Maxine Lipner 41 42 44 AAO Subspecialty Day: Refractive surgery preview 38 Appropriate for intermediate and advanced ophthalmologists of all specialties, Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day will focus on the latest in cornea- and lens-based surgeries by Faith A. Hayden C O R N E A Cornea editor's corner of the world Cataract surgery and the Fuchs' dystrophy patient 40 With every patient with Fuchs' and cataract, the surgeon needs to make the decision on what procedure to recommend by Faith A. Hayden Tear film osmolarity "single best" dry eye marker 41 But clinical judgment is still necessary to assess which subtype and overall severity by Michelle Dalton 46 50 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. 40 Epithelial-on crosslinking shows promise 44 Early results are similar to epi-off techniques and may be beneficial for older patients as well by Michelle Dalton — 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 R E F R A C T I V E Refractive editor's corner of the world Phakic IOL update: Current technology, new uses, advantages, and drawbacks 46 For some, these lenses are a welcome surgical option, but more from them is needed in the U.S. by Matt Young I N T E R N AT I O N A L International editor's corner of the world Evaluating the Light Adjustable Lens 50 Two surgeons share their clinical experience by Vanessa Caceres S E C O N D A RY F E AT U R E : R E T I N A Posterior capsule opacification: Rare but still noteworthy 68 Surgeons may need to be prepared for PCO when considering telescope prosthesis transplantation by Matt Young "Everybody gets something" from Glaucoma Subspecialty Day 36 From business to surgical and medical challenges, Glaucoma Subspecialty Day promises to cover the gamut of issues associated with the disease by Jena Passut Conjunctivochalasis: An overlooked—but common— ailment 42 Conjunctivochalasis is often mistaken for an age-related change comprising redundant conjunctival folds between lower lid margins and the globe by Michelle Dalton 02-09 News Update_EW October 2011-DL_JG2_Layout 1 9/29/11 5:37 PM Page 6

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