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Read more about the article Review of “Diffuse lamellar keratitis after LASIK with low-energy femtosecond laser”
ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Review of “Diffuse lamellar keratitis after LASIK with low-energy femtosecond laser”

The ASCRS/EyeWorld Journal Club reviewed this large, retrospective, non-comparative case series by Leccisotti and Fields that evaluated the incidence, clinical course, and prognosis of DLK in patients undergoing low-energy femtosecond LASIK in combination with sterile techniques to limit interface contamination.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article 20/Happy in 2020 recap
ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

20/Happy in 2020 recap

The ASCRS Master Class in Refractive Surgery, 20/Happy in 2020, will be available for purchase as a nine-module digital set eligible for 18 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Recordings will also remain available through the year for attendees who registered for the live program.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article ASCRS prepares for 2021 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas
ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

ASCRS prepares for 2021 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas

ASCRS announced that the 2021 Annual Meeting will be held July 23–27 in Las Vegas, Nevada, moving from the previous location of San Francisco, California. The move to Las Vegas allows ASCRS to have its first meeting in 800+ days in as safe a meeting venue as can be reasonably organized.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article Update on COVID-19 vaccines
ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Update on COVID-19 vaccines

In December 2020, the FDA authorized two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use: the first developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and the second by Moderna. Both are mRNA vaccines, and both require two doses spaced several weeks apart. As of February 22, more than 75.2 million doses had been delivered, more than 64.1 million of which had been administered.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article ASCRS Grand Rounds recap
ASCRS News / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

ASCRS Grand Rounds recap

ASCRS began its Grand Rounds in October 2020 as a monthly CME opportunity for members. The Grand Rounds are hosted in partnership with major academic institutions and feature two challenging cases with panel discussions. Watch the full programs online to hear the panel’s thoughts and how the cases were ultimately handled.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article Adapting and acclimatizing
Rosa Braga-Mele, MD Cataract Editor
Cataract / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Adapting and acclimatizing

Cataract Editor Rosa Braga Mele, MD, shares personal thoughts on the pandemic a year later, including some positive practice adaptations that have occurred as a result.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article Will the pandemic push ISBCS acceptance?
Cataract / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

Will the pandemic push ISBCS acceptance?

In light of the pandemic’s push to limit exposure in various medical settings, some ophthalmologists have been considering immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) with renewed interest to help get through a backlog of cases efficiently and to ease patient anxiety about coming in for surgical procedures.

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March 1, 2021
Read more about the article What’s new in the world of IOLs
Cataract / EW issues / EyeWorld articles / March 2021

What’s new in the world of IOLs

New optical qualities, new materials, preloaded inserters, and the possibility of accommodative abilities: There has been quite a bit of movement in IOL innovations, some of which are available in the U.S., while others are still on the horizon.

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March 1, 2021