Firmly established in our community for close to 50 years, my colleagues’ and my practice has…
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Steps to Making Your Innovation a Reality
The growth rate of the aging population worldwide, the emergence of digital health, the global movement to…
Why I Perform Research in a Clinical Practice
When I was a military ophthalmologist, my practice often received phone calls from soldie…
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Cataract Surgery on the Uveitic Eye
Cataract extraction is one of the most common surgeries performed in the United States, and also one of the safest an…
Marketing Your Practice for Clinical Research
A clinical trial’s success often depends on the collaborative efforts of the sites that participate. Proper site s…
The Femtosecond Laser’s Necessity for Complex Cases
At a Glance
• Errant capsulorhexes prolong surgery and can lead to
complicat…
The Literature
IMME…
Fibro-Dry Eye-Gia?
“They have a chronic illness, chronic pain, and I see them when something new or unmanageable is going on. There’s no point….
Cash-Strapped Millennials Make Do with Contact Lenses in Lieu of LASIK
LASIK surgery offers excellent outcomes, with patients routinely achieving 20/20 UCVA or better postoperatively. Despite this fa…
Top Picks of the Year
In this article, members of CRST’s editorial board share their choices of the best this year had to offer. Because this article went to press before 2016 began, any developments from its last weeks…
Best Apps of 2015
Shamik Bafna, MD
My favorite app of 2015 is WhatsApp (whatsapp.com; WhatsApp), an instant…
The Best of Eyetube 2015
Across the Pond
SURGICAL SENSE
Laser and Manual Capsulotomies: Structural Differences
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Why Do We Hesitate to Adopt New Technology?
We have all been bombarded with the hype over various new devices on the market. We are even reminded in the trade journals…
Code Blues
Have you been struck by a turtle? Were you recently sucked into a jet engine? Maybe you were burned when your water skis caught on f…
Ebola and the Eye
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Vision Loss After Post-LASIK Trauma
A New Approach to Characterizing IOLs
Why do we care how or of what an IOL is made? What properties make an IOL perform in a certain…
Similar Is Not Equal
In the world of drug formulations, many things appear to be the same. The question is, are…