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What has been the greatest challenge
of your career?
We all face various challenges at different
stages in our career. My wife often
reminds me that my greatest challenge
is to stop being a perfectionist 100% of
time.

Wha…

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Achieving an excellent refractive result after
cataract surgery requires that we surgeons nail
both the sphere and the cylinder of the postoperative
refraction. This means addressing the
preoperative corneal astigmatism at the time of cataract…

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Any surgeon who has encountered a subluxated
cataract or IOL understands how these situations
can complicate intraoperative maneuvers
and affect the postoperative outcome for the
patient. Traditionally, subluxated cataracts or IOLs of less
th…

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Femtosecond laser-created arcuate relaxing incisions
can be useful for patients with mild to
moderate corneal toricity who would benefit
from a change in the shape of their corneas. In
these cases, the femtosecond laser is used to create
rela…

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With both patients’ expectations and the number
of elective procedures available to them
increasing, it is important for physicians to
accurately communicate with patients to
enable them to make informed treatment decisions.

The ti…

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Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) was first performed
in the United States in 2000.1 It is now becoming
the treatment of choice for endothelial cell
dysfunction associated with failed penetrating
keratoplasty (PKP), Fuchs corneal dystrophy, and bu…

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