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Up Front

• EDITOR’S PAGE: A New Decade, A New Direction

  By Laura Straub

Refractive Surgery

• MINI FOCUS: Is There a Link Between LASIK and Vitreoretinal Pathology?

  A retina specialist gives his perspective on the safety of refractive surgery.

  By J. FERNANDO AREVALO, MD, FACS

Refractive Surgery

• Strabismus and the Refractive Surgery Patient

  Combining strabismus and refractive surgery introduces complexities that must be considered in the management strategy.

  By Saj Khan, MB, BS, FRCSED(OPHTH)

Refractive Surgery

• Refractive Surgery: A Glaucoma Specialist’s Perspective

  A guide to pre-, intra-, and postoperative factors associated with glaucoma.

  By Saurabh Goyal, FRCS, FRCOPHTH, MS; and Peng Tee Khaw, PHD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOPHTH

Feature Story

• Sidecut Architecture

  A discussion of advantages and disadvantages.

  By Perry S. Binder, MS, MD

• Mechanical Microkeratome Versus Femtosecond Laser

  Two surgeons provide a point/counterpoint debate.

  By Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD; and Mark Wevill, MD, MBCHB, FCS(SA), FRCSE

• One-Use Plus SBK Reportedly Achieves Same Results as Latest Femtosecond Lasers

  By Laura Straub, Editor-in-Chief

Cataract Surgery: Feature Story

• Technique for Small- Incision IOL Exchange

  Explantation through a small clear corneal incision reduces risk of complications.

  By Nikolaos Karamaounas, MD; Dimitrios Kourkoutas, MD; and Christos Prekates, MD

• IOLs and Glaucoma

  Cataract and glaucoma are concomitant in many patients.

  By Balakrishna Vineeth Kumar, FRCSED(OPHTH); and Som Prasad, MS, FRCS, FACS, FRCOPHTH

• The State of the Premium IOL Market

  Many IOLs are comercially available first in Europe.

  By Stephen G. Slade, MD, FACS; and Erik L. Mertens, MD, FEBOPHTH

• Comparison of ESCRS and ASCRS Member Surveys

  IOL choices differ between European and US surgeons.

  By David V. Leaming, MD

• Annual IOL Issue

  Focusing on the available lens options in Europe and the United States.

  By José F. Alfonso, MD, PHD; Francesco Carones, MD; Robert J. Cionni, MD; Charles Claoué, MA(CANTAB), MD, DO, FRCS, FRCOPHTH, FEBO, MAE; Beatrice Cochener, MD; Frank J. Goes, MD; Jay S. Pepose, MD, PHD; and John A. Vukich, MD

• Accommodating and Light-Adjustable Technologies

• Multifocal and Multifocal Toric IOLs

Today's Practice

• Develop a Business Plan

  Getting the framework right for a new cataract/refractive practice.

  By Tom Van Der Heyden, MBA; and Erik L. Mertens, MD, FEBOPHTH

• The Key to Successful Hydrodissection

  Separate the lens from the anterior capsule for easy nucleus rotation.

  By Khiun F. Tjia, MD

Departments

• Innovations

  A preview of today’s new products

• 5 Questions with Tayo Akingbehin, MD

  Dr. Akingbehin is President of the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS). He is also the Medical Director of iSight Clinics, United Kingdom.

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