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6 May 2016 EW NEWS & OPINION Experience with iStent 42 After several years of experience with the iStent, physicians comment on their observations using it and recommendations for successful surgery by Ellen Stodola Many options for MIGS without an implant 44 Several techniques available to improve outflow or reduce inflow and lower IOP by Liz Hillman Tips for angle surgery 48 Tools and techniques to find the canal every time by Maxine Lipner MIGS devices in the pipeline 52 New shunting approaches and ab interno stent placement heighten safety by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD MIGS adoption in cataract patients 56 ASCRS members weigh in by EyeWorld staff NEWS & OPINION ASCRS Foundation to partner with Olympian Missy Franklin on Swim for Sight campaign 3 The ASCRS Foundation will partner with U.S. Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin and U.S. Paralympic swimmer Brad Snyder in an effort to bring national awareness to the cause of global cataract blindness by Don Bell Reay Brown, MD World VieW 10 Accelerating innovation in glaucoma surgery with MIGS Feature May 2016 Microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) 42–57 18 32 Insights Travelogue of the human body 16 A review of Adventures in Human Being, in which Dr. Gavin Francis blends anatomy, clinical case reports, and historical, scientific, and artistic references by J.C. Noreika, MD, MBA YES Connect Preoperative assessment for astigmatism correction at the time of cataract surgery 18 What methods to use, what to do if measurements disagree, and treatment of choice by Liz Hillman What's my line: Pearls for effective patient communication Communicating unplanned vitreous loss to patients 20 Physicians share advice on effectively communicating with patients by Lisa Arbisser, MD, Mark Blecher, MD, Mona Sane, MD, and Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD "First-of-its-kind" contact lens sensor for IOP monitoring receives FDA marketing approval 24 Glaucoma specialists look forward to further research with the device that measures ocular volume changes by Liz Hillman CATARACT Keying in on keratometry 28 Studying the effect of tear osmolarity in cataract surgery planning by Maxine Lipner Four-fold reduction in endophthalmitis with intracameral injections 31 Routine intracameral moxifloxacin prophylaxis in a large number of cataract patients provided a significant reduction in postop endophthalmitis by Rich Daly REFRACTIVE Refractive editor's corner of the world Study predicts 50% of the global population will be myopic by 2050 34 Upward trend of myopia attributed to environmental causes by Liz Hillman Chief medical editor's corner of the world EyeWorld chief medical editor interviews pharmaceutical company executive on entering the ophthalmic space 14 Eric Donnenfeld, MD, hosts an informative Q&A with Shire's Robert Dempsey Aiming for refractive gold in glaucoma patients with cataracts 38 Getting the correct refractive outcome is critical in glaucoma patients, surgeons says by Maxine Lipner How much sleep is too much? 26 A new study suggests longer sleep durations are associated with geographic atrophy by Michelle Dalton CORNEA Chickenpox vaccine linked to rare cases of corneal inflammation 58 Caregivers should consider avoiding the vaccine in patients with a history of zoster keratitis, according to expert by Liz Hillman Pulse of ophthalmology: Survey of clinical practices and opinion How does PRK fit into our refractive practices and how are we performing it? 36 Part 2 of a 2-part series by Mitchell Gossman, MD Presentation spotlight How femtosecond laser technology could fit into a practice 32 Surgeon discusses the topic at the 2016 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Taipei, Taiwan by Ellen Stodola

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