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6 October 2016 EW ASCRS NEWS AAO PROGRAM PREVIEW OIS back for full day of programming prior to AAO 50 OIS will take place on Thursday, October 13 by Ellen Stodola 84 Glaucoma Subspecialty Day at AAO 54 Comprehensive subspecialty day programming promises material attendees can take home and use immediately by Ellen Stodola AAO 2016 promises exciting cataract programming 56 Symposia, instructional courses, and small group sessions among the choices by Liz Hillman Infection following femtosecond AK 64 A case of early- and late-onset infectious keratitis by Maxine Lipner RETINA Pharmaceutical focus Preventing endophthalmitis 66 Update on retina drug prophylaxis by Maxine Lipner Slowing down dry AMD progression 72 Retina specialists take a realistic look at their options at the German Ophthalmic Surgeons (DOC) Congress in Nuremberg, Germany by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD GLAUCOMA Glaucoma editor's corner of the world Getting a feel for MicroPulse laser treatment 76 Surgeons see a role for the newer technology, but for now its reach appears limited by Rich Daly Myopia growth will have a domino effect worldwide 62 Eyecare experts call for global campaign per myopia study projections by Vanessa Caceres New glaucoma treatments in development 78 Leading experts offer their opinions on some of the compounds now in clinical trials by Michelle Dalton SECONDARY FEATURE From too wet or too dry to just right 106 Anti-VEGF therapy is all about fine-tuning by Stefanie Petrou-Binder, MD INTERNATIONAL Best of ASCRS: International 112 Boris Malyugin, MD, highlighted the best international papers at the "Best of ASCRS" session at the 2016 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress Management of capsule rupture at cataract surgery 68 Tips for avoiding a retinal break or detachment after cataract surgery by Steve Charles, MD 66 Keratoconus: Is it being properly managed? 114 A new and unique concept for the management of this pathology by Cesar Carriazo, MD Practice makes perfect 116 Going lamellar means overcoming a steep learning curve by Stefanie Petrou-Binder MD Refractive offerings at AAO 2016 58 Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day and dedicated symposium throughout the meeting by Liz Hillman Stemming the glaucoma tide 80 Using skin cells to treat the trabecular meshwork by Maxine Lipner New plan to reduce global visual impairment by 25% within 5 years 118 Global action plan targets avoidable blindness in Europe and around the world by Stefanie Petrou-Binder, MD New research findings prompted updated recommendations 70 Revised recommendations guide screening for chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine retinopathy by Vanessa Caceres Meeting the cosmetic demands of anophthalmia 120 Enucleation and evisceration technique modifications improve implant motility and reduce extrusion risk by Stefanie Petrou-Binder, MD Exploring non-pharmaceutical therapies for glaucoma 84 Glaucoma-specific evidence is sparse, but eye doctors more open to adjunctive therapies by Vanessa Caceres REFRACTIVE Using the femtosecond laser to treat a retinal disorder 60 Why I've chosen to use the femtosecond laser for Implantable Miniature Telescope surgery by Jack Abrams, MD RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club The role of the posterior cornea in postoperative astigmatism 108 by Sophie Cai, MD, and Michael Boland, MD Cornea Subspecialty Day back for another year at AAO 52 Topics applicable to both cornea specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists by Ellen Stodola

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