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8 February 2016 EW NEWS & OPINION Why DSAEK may be the preferred technique for corneal endothelial diseases 66 by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat Femtosecond laser use in eyes with corneal considerations 68 by Ellen Stodola 105 92 GLAUCOMA Glaucoma editor's corner of the world Pearls and pitfalls of OCT imaging in glaucoma 72 To optimize the value of OCT imaging in glaucoma, clinicians should be adept at interpreting the test output by Tony Realini, MD, MPH Sustained delivery glaucoma therapy is coming soon 75 Several potential products are currently in development by Tony Realini, MD, MPH INTERNATIONAL International outlook Trabectome in Israel: When red tape gets in the way 80 While ophthalmologists lament the U.S. FDA's rigidity, Israel's healthcare administration poses its own challenges by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat Vitamin D and dry eye: Is there an association? 82 New research from Turkey suggests there is by Michelle Dalton Italian Ophthalmological Society fights to make bevacizumab available for treatment 84 by Timothy Norris Don't let sunk costs torpedo your practice's future 88 Many doctors make serious financial mistakes that can devastate their businesses, such as choosing the wrong electronic health record and then sticking with it because of sunk costs by Gary Hirshfield, MD, FACS It's their vision, it's their decision 90 Once patients understand all of their treatment options, the final decision to proceed with a vision correction procedure belongs in your patients' hands, and the option to use credit for vision correction should likewise remain in their hands by William B. Rabourn Jr. Cataractous lens position predicts IOP reduction levels after cataract surgery 76 by Matt Young and Gloria D. Gamat Glaucoma: A 2-pressure disease? 78 by Tony Realini, MD, MPH IN OTHER NEWS Scientist and surgeon balance work and marriage 105 Francis and Marianne Price collaborate in ophthalmology and have been married for more than 4 decades by Ellen Stodola SPECIAL FEATURES JCRS update 11 ASCRS update 11 Monthly Pulse survey 56 DEPARTMENTS Marketplace/Classifieds 103 Calendar 104 Index to advertisers 106 OPHTHALMOLOGY BUSINESS How to win the great American (investment) race 86 The best investors make as few changes (or zigzags) as possible and move in a straighter line than the average investor by Roger S. Balser 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 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 Graham Barrett, MD Oliver Findl, MD Michael Knorz, MD Boris Malyugin, MD Ronald Yeoh, MD Roberto Zaldivar, 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 Bonnie An Henderson, MD, Treasurer Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, Secretary Brock K. Bakewell, MD, Chair, Government Relations David F. Chang, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation International Committee Edward J. Holland, MD, Chair, Program Committee Stephen S. Lane, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation Domestic Committee Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, Member at Large Rosa Braga-Mele, MD, Chair, Education Committee Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD Medical Editor, EyeWorld Warren E. Hill, MD Member at Large Richard S. Hoffman, MD Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee 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 John A. Vukich, MD Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Kevin Waltz, MD, OD Chair, Integrated Practice Committee Keith A. Warren, MD Chair, Retina Clinical Committee Elizabeth Yeu, MD Chair, Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee MEETING REPORTER Reporting from Hawaiian Eye 2016 92 New scoring algorithm leads to precise diagnosis of severe dry eye disease 70 The algorithm was developed by a multinational European consensus group to facilitate assessment of disease severity by Timothy Norris Pharmaceutical focus Treatment management with immunomodulation 64 Experts discuss 2 immune modulators to help alleviate dry eye disease by Maxine Lipner

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