EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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6 August 2015 EW NEWS & OPINION REFRACTIVE Monovision in LASIK patients 50 Expert discusses use of monovision in presbyopic patients by Brian P. Dunleavy Pharmaceutical focus A more modern fish story 51 Nutrition and dry eye management in the refractive zone by Maxine Lipner Device focus Excimer lasers and enhancement procedures 52 For surgeons with only an occasional need for an excimer laser, here are some of the major bells and whistles to consider by Michelle Dalton GLAUCOMA Glaucoma editor's corner of the world Mitomycin-C in glaucoma surgery: A new delivery method 60 Injection of the antimetabolite provides advantages over traditional sponge application by Lauren Lipuma Lowering IOP in early to moderate OAG patients without cataract surgery 62 Recent reports have focused on the IOP- lowering ability of iStent surgery as a standalone procedure by L. Jay Katz, MD RETINA The IOL that can save sight 65 New telescopic IOL design revolutionizes surgical treatment of dry AMD by Lauren Lipuma Retina consultation corner Retinal referral time 67 Outsourcing complicated cataract cases by Maxine Lipner Hot off the press: Best in refractive surgery 54 Elizabeth Hofmeister, MD, highlighted the best refractive papers at the "Hot Off the Press" session at the 2015 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Review of "The efficacy and safety of combined cataract surgery with two trabecular micro-bypass stents versus ab-interno trabeculotomy" 68 by Zachary Elkin, MD, MPH, Daniel Choi, MD, and Brian Toy, MD INTERNATIONAL International outlook Smartphone-based visual acuity test important tool in remote areas 70 How a U.K.-developed app is changing the landscape of poor eyesight in rural Africa by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat IN OTHER NEWS Surgeon turns stories from Africa trip into children's book 77 Dr. Arbisser took experiences from a trip to Botswana and created a book to share with her family and others by Ellen Stodola SPECIAL FEATURES JCRS update 11 ASCRS update 11 Monthly Pulse survey 46 DEPARTMENTS Calendar 75 Classifieds 76 Index to advertisers 77 Premium IOL and femtosecond technology in glaucoma patients undergoing cataract surgery 64 Cataract surgery should be considered not only as a way to remove a cataract, but also as an opportunity to improve quality of vision in glaucoma patients, an expert says by Timothy Norris 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 OPHTHALMOLOGY BUSINESS The value of routine provider evaluations areas 72 Ophthalmologists and optometrists can benefit as much as or more than other employees from regular performance feedback by John B. Pinto 51 77