Eyeworld

JUL 2014

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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1 b T c w 31-31024R1.0 R EW Table of Contents 4 July 2014 Keratorefractive enhancement of pseudophakes 30–37 Feature July 2014 Paying the premium lens piper 30 How much residual error is acceptable? by Maxine Lipner Excimer lasers at the ready for refractive cataract patients 32 How to gain access for post-cataract PRK touch-ups by Vanessa Caceres Experts: PRK effective refractive surgery option for cataract surgeons 33 If a surgeon lacks refractive training, many experts suggest using PRK over LASIK by Michelle Dalton Counseling patients about refractive enhancement 36 Depending on the patient, a surgeon may want to discuss refractive enhancement preoperatively by Ellen Stodola WORLD VIEW 8 Enhancing your refractive cataract practice David F. Chang, MD N E W S & O P I N I O N ASCRS•ASOA to host Combined Ophthalmology Symposium this summer 3 Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the latest techniques in anterior segment surgery and reinforce fundamentals of the procedures that they use regularly by Lauren Lipuma Cataract and refractive surgical fundamentals Tweaks maximize cataract surgical views 12 Small adjustments in the use of the surgical microscope can play an outsized role in assessing chamber depth or rhexis construction during cataract surgery by Rich Daly 12 18 39 Chief medical editor's corner of the world What our patients would want 14 Dr. Chang interviews Ken Lipstock, MD, about his extensive research on the femtosecond laser cataract procedure by David F. Chang, MD Device focus Questions remain about genetic testing 22 Genetic tests to evaluate known markers are now available for age-related macular egeneration by Michelle Dalton C ATA R A C T Intraoperative pupil expansion: Making challenging cases easier 38 Benefits of pupil expansion and the relative pros and cons of various pupil expansion tools by Tony Realini, MD, MPH Highlights from ARVO 2014 24 This year's presentations covered the gamut from in vivo to post-marketing studies by Michelle Dalton Author discusses 'Stories From the Genome' 28 Adam Rutherford, PhD, spoke about inherited genes and traits, DNA, and the Human Genome Project at the 2014 ASCRS Lecture on Science and Medicine by Ellen Stodola Insights To the class of 2014 29 Dr. Noreika highlights pearls of wisdom from some of his favorite commencement addresses by J.C. Noreika, MD, MBA 29 The art of advanced technology IOLs An apology to used car salespeople: Educating vs. selling, part one 39 Describing the different choices that patients have at the time of cataract surgery is NOT selling—it is educating the patient and vitally important by Richard Tipperman, MD Pharmaceutical focus Getting hip to treating ocular herpes 18 The lowdown on HSV and VZV by Maxine Lipner 14 Dispelling misconceptions 40 Experts discuss the CMS rulings for advanced technology IOLs and the CMS guidance for femtosecond lasers by Stephen Lane, MD, and Allison Weber Shuren, MSN, JD Cover image: Karl Brasse, MD, EyeLand Design 2-11 O&C_EW July 2014-DL_Layout 1 6/30/14 8:32 AM Page 4

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