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8 EW Table of Contents Looking to LASIK again for practice growth? 70 Economics, pricing, demographics are key by Vanessa Caceres September 2012 INTERNATIONAL Scientific rationale for why femtosecond laser intrastromal keratomileusis is the future of 74 GLAUCOMA Tracking glaucoma among Asian ethnicities 76 Certain Asian populations are at a greater risk for the disease by Vanessa Caceres 72 CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Tackling infectious keratitis 72 Crosslinking explored as a new treatment by Vanessa Caceres 76 Device focus New devices for ocular surface disease 74 From inflammatory markers to plugged meibomian glands, newer tests are helping clinicians diagnose ocular surface decease issues less invasively by Michelle Dalton Alternatives to trabeculectomy: What works? 77 by Tony Realini, M.D. IOP and glaucoma: What really matters 78 IOP has been demoted to risk factor status, but an extremely important risk factor by Tony Realini, M.D. EyeWorld @EWNews Are you a fan of EyeWorld? Like us on Facebook at Find us on social media facebook.com/EyeWorldMagazine 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., Past President Richard A. Lewis, M.D., Treasurer Robert J. Cionni, M.D., Secretary Follow EyeWorld on Twitter at twitter.com/EWNews Review of "Effects of tamsulosin and silodosin on isolated albino and pigmented rabbit iris dilators: Possible mechanism of intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome" 88 Bascom Palmer residents review this article on the mechanism of IFIS by Daniel L. Chao, M.D., Yasha S. Modi, M.D., Bradford Lee, M.D., Jayanth Sridhar, M.D., Ajay E. Kuriyan M.D., and Steven J. Gedde, M.D. RESIDENTS There's nothing like the real thing, baby—or is there? 84 Experts provide their insights on surgical training by Yousuf M. Khalifa, Lisa Park, M.D., and James P. Dunn, M.D. 80 A new way to determine refractive operations efficacy 82 Pre- and post-op visual acuity comparisons can provide information on the efficiency of refractive operations by A.I. Myagkikh, Ph.D. 100 SPECIAL FEATURES JCRS update 12 ASCRS update 12 Monthly Pulse 64 Product Showcase 92 DEPARTMENTS Classifieds 96 Calendar 98 Index to advertisers 99 corneal refractive surgery 80 VisuMax femtosecond laser technology can create refractive lenticules of proper regularity with sufficient accuracy to meet or exceed that of excimer laser tissue ablation by Dan Z. Reinstein, M.D. IN OTHER NEWS Robert M. Sinskey: The toast of the ophthalmic town 100 Uncorking success as a vintner by Maxine Lipner 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. Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee