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EW NEWS & OPINION 6 April 2015 52 56 REFRACTIVE Getting schooled on PTA for ectasia prevention 50 What to take note of before LASIK by Maxine Lipner GLAUCOMA Glaucoma editor's corner of the world iPad ophthalmic screening at the top of the world 52 Glaucoma testing in Nepal by Maxine Lipner Efficacy crucial for glaucoma adjunctive therapy techniques 56 Survey: Physicians rank efficacy, tolerability, and safety as most important imaging topics by Vanessa Caceres Two-year data on MicroPulse laser trabeculoplasty 58 Results show procedure is "viable alternative" by David Gossage, DO, FAAO, FAOCO 66 Long-awaited Protocol T results published 36 The first head-to-head-to-head comparison of the common anti-VEGFs for the treatment of DME reveals some surprises by Michelle Dalton RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Review of "Prospective analysis of outcomes and economic factors of same-day bilateral cataract surgery in the United States" 60 by Jack Shao, MD, and Jeffrey M. Goshe, MD Troubleshooting interesting problems at international conference 66 Head massage IOL rotation, crosslinking conundrum, and calculation issues discussed in posters by Matt Young SPECIAL FEATURES JCRS update 9 ASCRS update 9 Monthly Pulse survey 46 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 74 Index to advertisers 74 Calendar 76 E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R S Chief medical editor: David F. Chang, MD Cataract editor: Bonnie An Henderson, MD Cornea editor: Clara C. Chan, MD Refractive editor: Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Glaucoma editor: Reay H. Brown, MD International editor: John A. Vukich, MD CATARACT Lisa B. Arbisser, MD Rosa M. Braga-Mele, MD Susan MacDonald, MD Saras Ramanathan, MD Steve G. Safran, MD Richard Tipperman, MD Mitchell P. Weikert, MD REFRACTIVE John P. Berdahl, MD Kraig S. Bower, MD Y. Ralph Chu, MD Thomas E. Clinch, MD Neel Desai, MD Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, MD Louis E. Probst, MD GLAUCOMA Husam Ansari, MD Garry P. Condon, MD Steven J. Gedde, MD Jeffrey A. Kammer, MD Parag Parekh, MD Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD CORNEA Vincent P. de Luise, MD John A. Hovanesian, MD Bennie Jeng, MD Barry Lee, MD Bryan Lee, MD Chaz Reilly, MD INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP Amar Agarwal, FRCS Renato Ambrósio, MD Graham D. Barrett, FRACO Ashley Behrens, MD William De La Pena, MD Bruno M. Fontes, MD Nada S. Jabbur, MD Shigeru Kinoshita, MD Boris E. Malyugin, MD Prin Rojanapongpun, MD Hungwon Tchah, MD Vladimir N. Trubilin, MD Ke Yao, MD Ronald Yeoh, MD E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R I A L 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 A S C R S G O V E R N I N G B O A R D Richard A. Lewis, MD, President Robert J. Cionni, MD, Vice President/President Elect Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Immediate Past President David F. Chang, MD, Past President Kerry D. Solomon, MD, Treasurer Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Secretary Brock K. Bakewell, MD Chair, Government Relations Committee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, MD Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, MD Medical Editor, EyeWorld Warren E. Hill, MD Member at Large Terry Kim, MD Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Stephen S. Lane, MD Chair, IOMED Committee Nick Mamalis, MD Editor, JCRS Douglas J. Rhee, MD Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Roger F. Steinert, MD Chair, Industry Liaison Committee Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Elizabeth Yeu, MD Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Clinical Committee James V. Mazzo ASCRS Public Trustee Edward J. Holland, MD Chair, Program Committee Richard L. Lindstrom, MD Chair, ASCRS Foundation INTERNATIONAL International outlook The visual impact of corneal incisions beyond induced astigmatism 64 The potential visual side effects of corneal incisions during phaco by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat Global service spotlight: Highlighting domestic and international volunteer work Volunteerism in ophthalmology 68 New column highlights ophthalmologists who generously volunteer their time and talents to help the indigent both domestically and internationally by Stan Pletcher, MD, and Michael R. Feilmeier, MD OPHTHALMOLOGY BUSINESS A day at the races 70 Stepping up to the betting windows of investing by Roger S. Balser An ophthalmic reality check— and the search for simple 72 This month's column is excerpted from the forthcoming book Simple: The Inner Game of Ophthalmic Practice Success by John B. Pinto IN OTHER NEWS Life as the world's youngest doctor 77 Ophthalmologist pushes the limits of personal achievement by Lauren Lipuma

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