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EW NEWS & OPINION 12 April 2015 Chief medical editor's corner of the world by David F. Chang, MD For his "Art of advanced technology IOLs" column, Richard Tipperman, MD, writes a series of articles on ef- fective communication with refrac- tive IOL patients. The ASCRS Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee, chaired by Elizabeth Yeu, MD, compiles the "Cataract and refrac- tive surgical fundamentals" column, which reviews topics that may not be newsworthy, but are no less important. "Retina consultation cor- ner" is produced by Keith Warren, MD, and the ASCRS Retina Clinical Committee, and provides practical advice from vitreoretinal experts on retinal comorbidities encountered in cataract patients. We've also recruited talent- ed academic faculty for EyeWorld columns that mirror educational formats common to most academic personally select special clinical topics to highlight. My strategy as chief medical ed- itor has been simple. Identify some of the best teachers, persuade them to lead regular columns devoted to important themes, and then get out of their way. For "Tools and tech- niques," Richard Hoffman, MD, has invited surgical innovators to teach us about new devices and advanced techniques in step-wise detail. Kevin Miller, MD, has select- ed leading surgeons to provide pearls for operating on high-risk eyes for his column on complicated phaco. In "Anterior segment grand rounds," Steven Safran, MD, pres- ents complex clinical cases from his own practice, solicits advice from several colleagues, and then shares the outcome of his management. T his issue marks the conclu- sion of my term as chief medical editor of EyeWorld. It has been a privilege and a rewarding experience to work with an outstanding team of section editors and editorial board members these past 4 years. ASCRS accomplishes so much for our profession in terms of educa- tion, philanthropy, and advocacy, and EyeWorld serves as the monthly voice and face of our organization. We mail EyeWorld not only to ASCRS members, but to every ophthal- mologist and resident in the U.S. More recently, our digital version makes every current and archived issue available online to any global ophthalmologist with a mobile or desktop device. I love that we can all digitally download PDFs of any EyeWorld article that we want to "clip and save." Four years ago, we transitioned to an entirely new editorial board. Listed monthly in our masthead, these individuals have actively contributed time and great ideas to assure that our clinical content is timely and relevant. We established section editors for each of 5 areas— cataract, refractive, cornea, glauco- ma, and international ophthalmol- ogy. By overseeing their respective content areas, these individuals are the chief architects behind EyeWorld's monthly menu of articles and features. The adage that "too many cooks spoil the broth" does not apply to our editorial kitchen. I cannot give enough credit and praise to our section editors, the first of whom were Reay Brown, MD, Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Edward Holland, MD, Kerry Solomon, MD, and John Vukich, MD. As successor section editors, Clara Chan, MD, and Eric Donnenfeld, MD, will be joined this month by our new cataract editor, Rosa Braga-Mele, MD. I hope that you've enjoyed their "Corner of the world" columns, in which they departments. Sherleen Chen, MD, and Roberto Pineda, MD, who lead the Harvard Cataract Surgi- cal Training Course for residents, ask the country's leading resident surgical instructors to share their best teaching pearls for "Cataract tips from the teachers." For "Cata- ract/IOL complications: Moran CPC reports," Liliana Werner, MD, Nick Mamalis, MD, and the University of Utah eye pathology fellows present instructive CPC case studies of IOL complications. Thomas Oetting, MD, leads "Cataract M&M rounds," and invites academic faculty from across the country to critique a resi- dent surgical complication captured on video at the University of Iowa. More than 30 leading U.S. residen- cy programs take turns conducting "EyeWorld journal club," in which their residents critically review a selected paper appearing that month in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. These same residency pro- grams have been invited to submit case presentations on assorted anterior segment topics for "Academic grand rounds." Last month, we inaugurated "What's my line?: Pearls for effective patient communication," a column in which Lisa Arbisser, MD, and psychologist Craig Piso, PhD, ex- plore specific ways to better commu- nicate with patients about common clinical topics. This issue marks the debut of "Global service spotlight," in which ASCRS Foundation In- ternational Committee members Stan Pletcher, MD, and Michael Feilmeier, MD, highlight physicians volunteering either domestically or internationally. Finally, Jay Noreika, MD, has kept us continually in- formed, captivated, and entertained with his regular op-ed column called "Insights." I applaud and thank each of these column editors for making EyeWorld a unique educational pub- lication through their creativity and leadership. Of course, EyeWorld would be inconsequential without the hun- dreds of clinicians who graciously volunteer their personal time to be interviewed, to write, and to teach through our articles and features. I thank all of you on behalf of our grateful readership. I especially want to acknowledge our tireless EyeWorld I got by with a lot of help from my friends EyeWorld press conference at which Dr. Chang publicly reveals his successor as chief medical editor. Few know that Dr. Chang is actually taller than Dr. Donnenfeld. Source: David F. Chang, MD David F. Chang, MD

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