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6 July 2015 EW NEWS & OPINION How will glaucoma treatment change into the future? 40 Will IOP reduction remain our primary approach? by Tony Realini, MD, MPH 42 Pearls for MIGS success 42 Possibilities for MIGS procedures continue to grow, including in more advanced cases, a physician says by Ellen Stodola CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Finessing fungal infections 56 Considering the latest treatments by Maxine Lipner INTERNATIONAL International outlook The powers of Asian medicine against dry eye syndrome 60 New research probes whether East can meet West to advance treatment options by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat Global service spotlight: Highlighting domestic and international volunteer work A doctor on a mission 62 Oculoplastic surgeon brings eyecare to those in need around the world by Lauren Lipuma MEETING REPORTER Reporting from the VIII Brazilian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress 65 Reporting from the 6th World Glaucoma Congress 68 RETINA Alleviating idiopathic intracranial hypertension 72 Acetazolamide use together with weight loss helps restore vision by Maxine Lipner RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Review of "Clinical outcome of clear lens extraction in primary angle closure" 58 by Marius Tijunelis, MD, MBA, and the residents of the Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Evaluating AMD eye to eye 76 Considering implications for disease progression by Maxine Lipner SPECIAL FEATURES JCRS update 9 ASCRS update 9 Monthly Pulse survey 52 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 81 Calendar 82 Index to advertisers 84 The baby factor in ophthalmic telemedicine 64 Retinal imaging is saving babies from blindness in developing countries and ushering in real technological advancement by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R S Chief medical editor: Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Cataract editor: Rosa M. Braga-Mele, MD Cornea editor: Clara C. Chan, MD Refractive editor: Steven C. Schallhorn, MD Glaucoma editor: Reay H. Brown, MD International editor: John A. Vukich, MD CATARACT Lisa B. Arbisser, 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 Robert J. Cionni, MD, President Richard A. Lewis, MD, Immediate Past President Kerry D. Solomon, MD, Vice President/President Elect Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Past President David F. Chang, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation International Committee Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Treasurer Stephen S. Lane, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation Domestic Committee Edward J. Holland, MD, Chair, Program Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, Secretary Brock K. Bakewell, MD Chair, Government Relations Committee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, MD Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Medical Editor, EyeWorld Warren E. Hill, MD Member at Large Terry Kim, MD Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Nick Mamalis, MD Editor, JCRS James V. Mazzo ASCRS Public Trustee Douglas J. Rhee, MD Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Roger F. Steinert, MD Chair, Industry Liaison Committee Richard L. Lindstrom, MD Member at Large Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Kevin I. Waltz, MD, OD Chair, Integrated Practice Committee Keith A. Warren, MD Chair, Retina Committee Elizabeth Yeu, MD Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Clinical Committee Technology advances in optical coherence tomography 74 The ongoing improvements in imaging will help identify treatable diseases earlier, experts say. And it's not just for retina specialists anymore by Michelle Dalton IN OTHER NEWS From guitar to glaucoma: physician fuses careers in music and medicine 83 Glaucoma specialist and jazz musician performs charity concerts to end blindness in Nepal by Lauren Lipuma The Wiki of ophthalmology? 85 First open source smartphone retinal imaging device released by Hong Sheng Chiong, MB, BCh, BAO 76

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