EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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6 EW Table of Contents REFRACTIVE SURGERY Faster treatments are possible via high-speed pupil tracking 32 Faster ablation and tracking eases patient discomfort by Sonia H. Yoo, M.D. 44 GLAUCOMA Pharmaceutical focus Glaucoma brand standing: Deciding how generics stack up in practice 46 There is a tug-of-war going on between brand name glaucoma medications and their generic counterparts. 33 8 pointers for better toric IOL surgery 33 Pre-op to post-op considerations by Vanessa Caceres by Maxine Lipner Breaking news iStent approval hailed as "game changer" 47 Glaucoma and cataract surgeons alike are encouraged by the approval of the innovative device by Jena Passut EyeWorld journal club Emmetropia after cataract surgery 52 Emory University residents review a large retrospective study from the Swedish National Cataract Registry by Matthew Emanuel, M.D., Lawson Grumbine, M.D., Neal Palejwala, M.D., David Risner, M.D., Gagan Sawhney, M.D., Harpreet Walia, M.D., and Paul Pruett, M.D. SECONDARY FEATURE: EMMETROPIA Zoning in on emmetropia for cataract patients 44 Pearls for hitting the mark by Maxine Lipner 47 MEETING REPORTER Highlights from coverage of the 2012 APACRS annual meeting 54 Reporting live from APACRS Shanghai 2012 65 SPECIAL FEATURES ASCRS update 11 JCRS update 11 Monthly pulse 40 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 63 Calendar 64 Index to advertisers 63 EYEWORLD EDITORS Chief medical editor: David F. Chang, M.D. Cataract editor: Bonnie An Henderson, M.D. Cornea editor: Edward J. Holland, M.D. Refractive editor: Kerry D. Solomon, M.D. Glaucoma editor: Reay H. Brown, M.D. International editor: John A. Vukich, M.D. EYEWORLD EDITORIAL BOARD CATARACT REFRACTIVE Lisa B. Arbisser, M.D. Preston H. Blomquist, M.D. Saras Ramanathan, M.D. Steve G. Safran, M.D. Richard Tipperman, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitchell P. Weikert, M.D. John P. Berdahl, M.D. Kraig S. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. RESIDENTS Cataract tips from the teachers Of synthetics and simulators: Part 1 50 Experts discuss the benefits and use of surgical simulators in developing the manual and cognitive skills required to successfully prepare for cataract surgery July 2012 INTERNATIONAL International outlook Go east, young ophthalmologist 48 While compensation takes a hit in the U.S., ophthalmology is full of opportunity in China by Matt Young 54 IN OTHER NEWS Warren Hill: Flying high beyond ophthalmology 65 Leading practitioner masters the art of the wingman by Maxine Lipner GLAUCOMA Garry P. Condon, M.D. Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Jeffery A. Kammer, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. CORNEA Clara C. Chan, M.D. Bennie Jeng, M.D. Barry Lee, M.D. Vincent P. de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. ASCRS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David F. Chang, M.D., President Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Vice President/President-Elect Edward J. Holland, M.D., Immediate Past President R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D., Past President Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Treasurer Robert J. Cionni, M.D., Secretary ASCRS GOVERNING BOARD Brock K. Bakewell, M.D. Chair, Government Relations Committee John D. Banja, Ph.D. ASCRS Public Trustee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, M.D. Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, M.D. Medical editor, EyeWorld Terry Kim, M.D. Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Stephen S. Lane, M.D. Chair, Optometric Task Force Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D. Chair, ASCRS Foundation Nick Mamalis, M.D. Editor, JCRS Stephen A. Obstbaum, M.D. Chair, Past Presidents Committee Sherman W. Reeves, M.D. Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D. Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Roger F. Steinert, M.D. Co-Chair, Program Committee Chair, Hall of Fame Committee R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP Amar Agarwal, F.R.C.S. Renato Ambrósio, M.D. Graham D. Barrett, F.R.A.C.O. Ashley Behrens, M.D. William De La Pena, M.D. Bruno M. Fontes, M.D., Ph.D. Nada S. Jabbur, M.D. Shigeru Kinoshita, M.D. Boris E. Malyugin, M.D. Dan Z. Reinstein, M.D. Prin Rojanapongpun, M.D. Hungwon Tchah, M.D. Vladimir N. Trubilin, Ph.D. Ke Yao, M.D. Ronald Yeoh, M.D.