October 2009

October 2009 Supplement

Articles

UP FRONT

TODAY'S TOPICS

  • An Update on Presby-LASIK

    By William I. Bond, MD; Michael Gordon, MD; Guy M. Kezirian, MD; Roy S. Rubinfeld, MD; and Stephen G. Slade, MD

PEER REVIEW

INSIDE EYETUBE.NET

CATARACT SURGERY

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

COVER STORIES

  • The Rock-Hard Nucleus

    Surgeons must overcome a host of potential problems.

    By David F. Chang, MD

  • Hypermature Cataract

    A few tricks can greatly simplify surgery.

    By Randall J. Olson, MD

  • Small Pupils

    The causes of miosis and the challenges it poses.

    By Kevin M. Miller, MD

  • Radial Anterior Capsular Tear

    Causes and management.

    By D. Michael Colvard, MD

  • Posterior Capsular Rupture

    A well-planned approach can minimize further intraoperative and postoperative problems.

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD

  • Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome

    A large spectrum of pharmacological and mechanical treatments available today facilitate the effective management of IFIS.

    By Uday Devgan, MD

  • Weak Zonules

    How to prepare for this challenging surgery.

    By Alan S. Crandall, MD

  • Shallow Anterior Chamber

    A surgeon describes his method of managing this anatomic obstacle.

    By Richard J. Mackool, MD

  • Positive Pressure

    Either we have been there, or we will.

    By William J. Fishkind, MD

  • Vitreous Loss

    Anterior segment surgeons' approach to the diagnosis and management of intraoperative vitreous loss.

    By Richard E. Braunstein, MD, and Anne S. Steiner, MD

THE DOCTOR IS IN

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Abbott to Gain Accommodating IOL in Visiogen Acquisition

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Femtosecond Technology for Anterior Capsulotomy

The FDA has cleared the LenSx femtosecond laser (LenSx Lasers, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA) for anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery in the United States. In an unpublished clinical trial, Zoltan Nagy, MD, found that the L... more >

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Bernard Becker, MD, Named 2009 AAO Laureate

At this year's joint meeting with the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology in San Francisco, the AAO will present the 2009 Laureate Recognition Award to Bernard Becker, MD, for his contributions to ophthalmology. "Dr. Be... more >

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FDA Approves Ophthalmic Gel for Herpes Keratitis

Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. (Tampa, FL), announced FDA approval of Zirgan 0.15% (ganciclovir ophthalmic gel) as a treatment for acute herpetic keratitis. The FDA granted an orphan drug designation to Zirgan for this indication in Ap... more >

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