RICHARD E. BRAUNSTEIN, MD
This woman has traumatic iridodialysis, cataract, and
likely zonular damage with reduced vision necessitating
surgical intervention. In addition to the normal workup
and testing prior to cataract surgery,…
Author: CRST
Quality of Vision in the Refractive Surgery Patient
Ophthalmologists understand that quality of
vision after refractive surgery matters, but there
is no clear consensus on how best to define or
measure it. Surgeons appreciate, however, that
it goes beyond simple Snellen acuity. Options for obje…
Nucleofractis. No Laser? No Problem
Prephaco chopping or prechop, as it was first
described about 20 years ago by Takayuki
Akahosi, MD, is a technique for fracturing the
nucleus under viscoelastic material prior to
phacoemulsification. As other advocates of prechopping
have no…
Chief Medical Editor’s Page
This editorial is late. In fact, it is so late that I am
writing it on an international flight home when
I could be watching Zoolander, the stupidest,
funniest movie available on this plane. This particular
trip is for pleasure, but several ti…
Stable Astigmatism?
CHRISTOPHER L. BLANTON, MD
This patient inquires about two issues regarding her
astigmatism: stability and the actual mechanism of treatment
with the laser. Stability implies at least two measurements
separated by a reasonable amo…
Reducing Your Enhancement Rates
We refractive surgeons all strive for the same
goal: great outcomes. Yes, we also want
quick postoperative recovery and high
safety, but the bottom line for any patient
is seeing as well or better than he or she did with glasses
or contact l…
Implantable Miniature Telescope
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is
a progressive retinal condition and is the
leading cause of legal blindness in individuals
over the age of 60 years. In the United
States, approximately 1.75 million people suffer from
AMD, and the nu…
5 Questions With Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth
Why did you choose to become an
ophthalmologist?
My parents, Drs. J. Agarwal and
T. Agarwal, were ophthalmologists and
founded Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital in
Chennai, India, in 1957. When I was
10 years old, they taught me to su…
Introducing New Technology With an Eye on Sustainability
Globally, a disproportionate percentage of corneal
blindness exists in the developing world, yet there
are few viable options to help local communities
manage and treat these patients. As is the case in
more industrialized nations, traumatic e…
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery: 2013 User Survey
SM2 Strategic conducted its second annual survey
of surgeons using femtosecond lasers in the United
States to perform cataract surgery. The results provide
key insights into how this technology is being
incorporated into practice. The survey d…
Social Media Update
Social media has cemented itself in the infrastructure
of society and made serious inroads into
health care. Almost 90% of physicians use at least
one site for personal needs and more than 65% for
professional purposes, according to “Doctors…
Succeeding With Multifocal IOLs
In the past year, approximately 30% of my 2,200 cataract
surgery cases have included the implantation
of a premium IOL, predominantly the AcrySof Toric
(Alcon Laboratories, Inc.) and the Tecnis Multifocal
(Abbott Medical Optics Inc.). I was an…
Toric IOLs: Myth Versus Reality
A large percentage of the people presenting for
cataract surgery have visually significant astigmatism.
A recent analysis of corneal cylinder
concluded that more than 36% of the population
has at least 1.00 D of astigmatism sup1/sup and an…
Who Uses Social Media to Search for Health Care Information?
It seems that the average consumer uses social media
for everything today. One can track an entire family history
through online records, speak to clients all over the
world through video conferencing services, and even
access one’s bank acc…
The Impact of Iris Registration
Iris registration (IR) is the method employed by the
Visx CustomVue system (Abbott Medical Optics
Inc.) for registering wavefront-guided treatments to
the cornea using iris landmarks. The system looks for
multiple matching reference points fr…
Innovations
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Honing Your Laser Vision Correction Skills
The FDA approved the excimer laser for vision
correction about 17 years ago. Since then,
the technology has exploded, outcomes have
improved, and millions of patients have experienced
life without glasses and/or contact lenses.
The u…
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Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD
You hold academic positions in
Europe and the United States.
How has your exposure to both
environments broadened your view
of the practice of medicine and
ophthalmology?
It is fascinating to see the similarities
and the differen…
Are Strict Compliance Rules Hurting Education?
PRISCILLA P. ARNOLD, MD
Compliance regulations for medical education have
become much more tightly defined, especially in the
past 5 years. This has affected physicians as teachers
and as learners. On the positive side, relationship…