EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.
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6 November 2017 EW ASCRS NEWS Research highlight Helping prior RK patients with cataract surgery 44 Recent study explores how such previous surgery may impact a current cataract procedure by Maxine Lipner 82 64 YES connect Considering intracameral antibiotics 46 What young eye surgeons need to know about this form of antibiotic prophylaxis by Liz Hillman RESIDENTS EyeWorld journal club Reducing environmental impact of cataract surgery: What can we learn from Aravind? 60 by Sam Reiter, MD, Meron Haile, MD, Jayson Koppinger, MD, Ann Thomas, MD, Poorav Patel, MD, Maria Govorkova, MD, Jonathan Hernandez, MD, and Michael Ang, MD Presentation spotlight Impacting refractive outcome predictions 67 Swept source OCT makes its way into practice by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD GLAUCOMA Best of ASCRS: Glaucoma 68 Nathan Radcliffe, MD, highlighted the best glaucoma papers at the "Best of ASCRS" session at the 2017 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress RETINA Research highlight Researchers stimulate neuron regeneration in the mouse retina 74 Scientists show it's possible to reprogram mammalian cells to make new neurons after injury by Lauren Lipuma OPHTHALMOLOGY BUSINESS To the point: Simple practice tune-ups for complex times Making the shift from memory to manuals 76 A six-step approach to launch or enhance an operations manual for your practice by John B. Pinto, and Corinne Wohl, MHSA, COE Torics and astigmatism: Striving for exceptional outcomes 64 Special attention to the ocular surface, reliable preoperative diagnostics, and the right intraoperative decisions make all the difference when implanting toric IOLs by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD IT expenses topping out at $19,000 per physician annually 78 With IT operation expenses expected to rise, effective utilization is key to get the most bang for your buck by Liz Hillman MEETING REPORTER Reporting from the XXXV Congress of the ESCRS 82 IN OTHER NEWS Ophthalmologist discusses previous experiences with ballroom dancing 98 Dr. Trubnik competed seriously as a ballroom dancer before medical school by Ellen Stodola SPECIAL FEATURE Monthly Pulse survey 56 DEPARTMENTS Marketplace and classifieds 94 Index to advertisers 96 Meetings calendar 97 Presentation spotlight Endocyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma 70 Staunching aqueous production with ECP helps pressure reduction in dire glaucoma cases 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 REFRACTIVE Refractive editor's corner of the world SMILE still limited to treating myopia 62 FDA approval for myopic astigmatism expected soon by Michelle Stephenson