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4 July 2016 EW NEWS & OPINION Refractive surgery in the military changed the lives of troops 44 Laser vision correction has opened the door for a new pool of candidates, improved safety and performance by Liz Hillman Refractive surgery and patient selection in the military 46 Additional considerations are needed for military refractive surgery patients by Ellen Stodola Careful consideration of military refractive surgery results 48 Study results on refractive surgery in the military have been pivotal in establishing acceptance for refractive surgical procedures by Maxine Lipner Serving those who serve their communities 52 Refractive surgeons aim to help their local communities by improving the vision of first responders by Rich Daly Refractive surgical practices 54 ASCRS members weigh in on procedures including PRK, the widely used choice for refractive surgery in the military by EyeWorld staff NEWS & OPINION Joint ASCRS/ASRS Task Force issues findings and recommendations regarding HORV 3 by David F. Chang, MD, and Andre Witkin, MD Eric Donnenfeld, MD World VieW 10 Improving the safety and efficacy of military personnel and first responders Feature July 2016 Refractive surgery in military personnel and first responders 44–55 3 22 30 42 Opinions on intracameral antibiotics and ASCRS/ASRS alert 18 Experts weigh in on recommendations regarding rare but "strong association" between HORV cases and intracameral vancomycin by Liz Hillman Chief medical editor's corner of the world Reflections on refractive surgery in the military 22 Dr. Donnenfeld shares his thoughts on this important topic by Eric Donnenfeld, MD Insights Medicine and the X chromosome 24 The number of female physicians is growing. Choices will be made and medicine and ophthalmology will change by J.C. Noreika, MD, MBA ASCRS•ASOA spotlight Binkhorst Lecture highlights ectasia 26 Dr. Stulting discussed ectasia and crosslinking in his lecture by Ellen Stodola CATARACT Anterior segment grand rounds Patient peeked and now pupil's peaked 30 A patient moves suddenly toward the end of his cataract procedure causing unfortunate trauma to the capsular bag. Can the damage be undone? by Steven Safran, MD YES Connect There's residual astigmatism postop—now what? 32 Experts discuss how to deal with astigmatic surprises as well as prevent them in the first place with toric IOL patients by Liz Hillman Pulse of ophthalmology: Survey of clinical practices and opinion What intraocular lens would you want in your eyes? 34 Physicians respond to survey on what options they would choose for themselves or their family by Mitchell Gossman, MD Clinical Alert: HORV association with intraocular vancomycin 17 by the ASCRS/ASRS HORV Task Force: David F. Chang, MD, Steve Charles, MD, Dean Eliott, MD, Richard S. Hoffman, MD, J. Michael Jumper, MD, Nick Mamalis, MD, Kevin M. Miller, MD, Andre J. Witkin, MD, and Charles C. Wykoff, MD Gender inequality in some pediatric cataract surgery cases 39 Study suggests gender is a factor that could lead to fewer bilateral cataract surgeries for girls in some regions around the world, but expert says this disparity on the whole has gotten better by Liz Hillman To the point: Simple practice tune-ups for complex times Is our partner compensation model due for a revision? 27 Because conditions change, the compensation model should be examined formally every year or 2 for continued fairness by John Pinto and Corinne Wohl, MHSA, COE Cover image: Karl Brasse, MD, EyeLand Design Cataract surgery varies by race, state, even latitude 38 What new research means for how cataract surgery may be carried out in your town by Matt Young and Gloria Gamat

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