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out of residency; she was in her 6…
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Upside Down Multifocal IOL
emWe at Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today would like to thank Bonnie Henderson, MD, for her work as one of the
section editors of the “Cataract Surgery Complex Case Management” column. We would also like to take this opportunity
to thank…
Update on Ocular Surface Disease and Its Treatment
The health of the ocular surface is critical to the
pre- and postoperative management of patients
undergoing both refractive and cataract surgery.
The clinical presentation of ocular surface disease
(OSD), however, can often be complex. Becaus…
Cataract Surgery in Patients With Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy
emWhat, if anything, do you do differently
for a patient with moderate guttata
and normal pachymetry? How does the
density of the cataract influence your
surgical approach?/embr /—Topic prepared by Steven Dewey, MD.
h3John P. …
The ASCRS TASS Task Force and the FDA’s TASS Initiative
Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) is an acute,
sterile, postoperative inflammatory reaction following
anterior segment surgery. Among the multiple
potential causes are issues with the cleaning and
sterilization of instruments as well as p…
From Slipknots to Lasers
h3Alan N. Carlson, MD/h3
Adjustable-tension slipknots
are certainly not new, but there
is resurgence in interest among
corneal and refractive surgeons
and their trainees. In the 1970s,
Clifford Terry, MD, developed an
innovative knot,…
Setting Up a Successful Social Media Campaign
As businesses and organizations
in all industries flock to social
media for marketing and community
outreach, an increasing
number of health care professionals and
practices are also embracing the trend.
Used correctly, social media marketin…
Strategies for Managing a Concurrent Cataract and Macular Hole
emHow do you manage a patient who
presents with a visually significant
cataract and an impending macular
hole that is confirmed by ocular
coherence tomography?/em
h3George Beiko, BM, BCh, FRCSC/h3
This is not an infrequent…
Chief Medical Editor’s Page
I experienced my first and only case of toxic anterior segment
syndrome (TASS) in the fall of 2006. My case was
one of 37 that occurred at our surgicenter and one of
more than 1,000 that occurred nationally. At the time, the
cause and epidemic…
Crisis Management: Antibiotic Resistance in Ocular Infections
Emerging resistance to antimicrobial drugs has
been reported among most of the ocular pathogens.
The factors contributing to development of
drug resistance among ocular isolates include the
overuse of antibiotics for systemic infection, antibi…