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6 July 2017 EW ASCRS NEWS Research highlight Study finds risk of microbial keratitis is higher for contact lens wearers compared to LASIK patients 44 Risk is 17 times higher with extended soft contact lens use compared to LASIK patients at 5 years postop by Liz Hillman 62 78 CORNEA Cornea editor's corner of the world Pterygium surgical approaches 58 Surgeons describe the approaches they credit with the best results for removing the unwanted tissue by Rich Daly Research highlight Dry eye disconnect 60 Study sheds light on why some patients may have more symptoms than signs in dry eye disease by Vanessa Caceres RETINA Research highlight Studies describe promising research in gene editing to prevent retinal degeneration 64 CRISPR/Cas9 used to reprogram rod photoreceptors, prevent secondary cell death of cone cells by Liz Hillman RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Review of "Effect of manual capsulorhexis size and position on intraocular lens tilt, centration and axial position" 66 by the residents of the Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology Presentation spotlight Fast and uncomplicated corneal regeneration 70 Clinical pilot study used autologous, limbal- derived mesenchymal stem cells to reduce corneal scars by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD GLAUCOMA Pharmaceutical focus Delivering on sustained promises for glaucoma 72 Intraocular and periocular external drug delivery systems by Maxine Lipner Webinar reporter Physicians discuss amniotic membrane in spring ASCRS webinar 62 Webinar features evolution of amniotic membrane for various indications in ophthalmology by Liz Hillman Presentation spotlight Primary tube versus trabeculectomy study 76 Clarifying the optimal surgical care process for glaucoma by Tony Realini, MD, MPH MEETING REPORTER Reporting from the 30th APACRS Annual Meeting 78 IN OTHER NEWS Ophthalmologist finds Kung Fu enhances focus and strength for his mind, body 89 Surgeon returns to Chinese roots with martial arts by Liz Hillman SPECIAL FEATURE Monthly Pulse survey: MIGS roundup 54 DEPARTMENTS Marketplace and classifieds 87 Meetings calendar 88 Index to advertisers 90 INTERNATIONAL Presentation spotlight Capping myopia progression with overnight orthokeratology 68 Study reveals sustained myopic control over a 10-year period in school children using ortho-k by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R S Chief medical editor: Eric Donnenfeld, MD Cataract editor: Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Cornea editor: Clara Chan, MD Glaucoma editors: Reay Brown, MD, and Nathan Radcliffe, MD Refractive editor: Vance Thompson, MD CATARACT Lisa Arbisser, MD Susan MacDonald, MD Kevin Miller, MD Tal Raviv, MD Jonathan Rubenstein, MD Steven Safran, MD Laurence Sperber, MD Richard Tipperman, MD Mitchell Weikert, MD Elizabeth Yeu, MD CORNEA Vincent de Luise, MD John Hovanesian, MD Bennie Jeng, MD Barry Lee, MD Bryan Lee, MD Charles Reilly, MD GLAUCOMA Husam Ansari, MD Steven Gedde, MD Linda Huang, MD Robert Noecker, MD Parag Parekh, MD Valerie Trubnik, MD Dana Wallace, MD REFRACTIVE John Berdahl, MD Y. Ralph Chu, MD Thomas Clinch, MD Neel Desai, MD Lance Kugler, MD Louis Probst, MD Blake Williamson, MD Roger Zaldivar, MD INTERNATIONAL Graham Barrett, MD Maria Jose Cosentino, MD Oliver Findl, MD Michael Knorz, MD Boris Malyugin, MD Ronald Yeoh, MD Roberto Zaldivar, MD E Y E W O R L D E D I T O R I A L B O A R D A S C R S E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E A S C R S G O V E R N I N G B O A R D Bonnie Henderson, MD, President Kerry Solomon, MD, Immediate Past President Robert Cionni, MD, Past President Thomas Samuelson, Vice President/President Elect Nick Mamalis, MD, Treasurer Terry Kim, MD, Secretary Eric Donnenfeld, MD, Medical Editor, EyeWorld Edward Holland, MD, Chair, Program Committee David Chang, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation, International Initiatives Stephen Lane, MD, Chair, ASCRS Foundation, Domestic Initiatives Brock Bakewell, MD, Chair, Government Relations Committee Richard Lindstrom, MD, Member at Large Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Chair, Education Committee Warren Hill, MD Member at Large Richard Hoffman, MD Chair, Cataract Clinical Committee Terry Kim, MD Chair, Cornea Clinical Committee Nick Mamalis, MD Editor, JCRS James Mazzo ASCRS Public Trustee William Myers, MD Chair, EyeConnect Committee Douglas Rhee, MD Chair, Glaucoma Clinical Committee John Vukich, MD Chair, Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee Steven Charles, MD Chair, Retina Clinical Committee Sumit Garg, MD Chair, Young Eye Surgeons Clinical Committee Research highlight Vitamin B3 complex added to water helps prevent glaucoma 75 High doses of nicotinamide, the amide of vitamin B3, reduced incidence of glaucoma in genetically predisposed mice by Liz Hillman

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