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APR 2012

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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6 EW Table of Contents SLT rising to the pseudophakic occasion 34 How use of the technology fares after cataract surgery by Maxine Lipner April 2012 Soothsaying for multifocal IOLs 54 Foretelling which patients will likely need an enhancement by Maxine Lipner OPHTHALMOLOGY BUSINESS Chief medical editor's corner of the world Introducing our public board member—medical ethicist John Banja 59 John Banja, Ph.D., discusses medical ethics affecting ophthalmologists Are preservatives essential in glaucoma medications? 35 Studies have shown that chronic exposure to BAK can cause significant problems by Tony Realini, M.D. SECONDARY FEATURE: OCULAR ALLERGIES Calming allergic conjunctivitis 56 How to treat and diagnose ocular allergies by Faith A. Hayden Digitizing practice management 60 The biggest technology change in practices in 2012 by Enette Ngoei Cataract tips from the teachers Treading too lightly 66 Three cataract teachers share their experiences in helping early phacoemulsification surgeons progress past their timid tendencies 73 REFRACTIVE Refractive editor's corner of the world Tools for accurate IOL calculations 52 Warren Hill, M.D., doles out his best advice by Faith Hayden and Maxine Lipner 56 Combination drops are first-line therapy for allergies 57 Combination antihistamine/mast cell stabilizers are effective medications for ocular allergies by Jena Passut 54 CORNEA Pharmaceutical focus Preservative use in allergy medications 62 Although not an ideal situation for allergy sufferers, in most short-term courses of treatment, preservatives will not harm the ocular surface by Michelle Dalton RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Casey Eye Institute–Oregon Health & Science University residents' review of "Cataract surgery in patients with AMD after anti-VEGF therapy" 64 by Alan Bengtzen, M.D., Robert J. Courtney, M.D., Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, M.D., Shandiz Tehrani, M.D., Daniel Tu, M.D., and Andreas K. Lauer, M.D. SPECIAL FEATURES ASCRS update 10 JCRS update 10 Monthly Pulse 50 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 70 Calendar 72 Index to advertisers 74 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. Rich Tipperman, M.D. Farrell (Toby) C. Tyson, M.D. Mitch Weikert, M.D. John Berdahl, M.D. Kraig S. Bower, M.D. Y. Ralph Chu, M.D. Neel Desai, M.D. Elizabeth Hofmeister, M.D. Louis E. Probst, M.D. IN OTHER NEWS Charity tourism in Honduras 73 EyeWorld talks to Crystal Clear Vision about its global charity work by Enette Ngoei GLAUCOMA Garry Condon, M.D. Steven J. Gedde, M.D. Jeff Kammer, M.D. Nathan M. Radcliffe, M.D. Carla J. Siegfried, M.D. CORNEA Clara C. Chan, M.D. Benny Jeng, M.D. Barry Lee, M.D. Vince de Luise, M.D. John A. Hovanesian, M.D. ASCRS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Edward J. Holland, M.D., President David F. Chang, M.D., Vice President/President-Elect R. Doyle Stulting, M.D., Ph.D., Immediate Past President Alan S. Crandall, M.D., Past President Eric D. Donnenfeld, M.D., Treasurer Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Secretary ASCRS GOVERNING BOARD Brock K. Bakewell, M.D. Chair, Government Relations Committee Rosa M. Braga-Mele, M.D. Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee David F. Chang, M.D. Medical editor, EyeWorld Elizabeth A. Davis, M.D. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee 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 Sherman W. Reeves, M.D. Chair, Young Physicians and Residents Committee Thomas W. Samuelson, M.D. Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee Bradford J. Shingleton, M.D. Past President Roger F. Steinert, M.D. Chair, Program 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.

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