Browse articles from the EyeWorld September 2022 issue. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
Identifying and factoring in corneal aberrations prior to laser vision correction is one of the basics of ensuring a successful refractive procedure. One ophthalmologist discussed how these aberrations can have an impact and what he does in his practice.
Corneal imaging for IOL planning is vital, but what instruments to use and what the measurements from these different instruments inform varies. EyeWorld spoke with two physicians to get their thoughts on corneal imaging as part of the preop planning process.
While there has been a revolution within the last decade in terms of glaucoma management—surgical and medical—one expert would argue that trabeculectomy is still the most basic of glaucoma management procedures.
Operation Sight, the ASCRS Foundation’s domestic charitable cataract surgery program, will be celebrating National Sight Week October 9–15.
Two experts discussed the important topic of identifying astigmatism prior to cataract surgery: how to determine the level of astigmatism, when to address it, and how even low levels may have an impact.
One physician shares the background and details on this often misunderstood topic.
Aqueous tear deficient dry eye and evaporative dry eye—distinguishing between the two, knowing when both are at play, and treatment options are of growing importance as more patients are identified with some form of dry eye and as certain refractive procedures depend on a healthy ocular surface.
Ensuring that the ocular surface is optimized is a key step before cataract surgery, but it is also important in the context of glaucoma. Two physicians discussed the importance of addressing the ocular surface and what to do prior to glaucoma surgery and combined cataract/glaucoma procedures.
EyeProGPO is a newly established, ophthalmology-focused group purchasing organization created to make the acquisition of ophthalmic supplies more accessible for members of the group. It has partnered with the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society to provide its services as a free member benefit.
A study conducted at the Madurai regional Aravind Eye Care System (AECS) hospital found that adopting Western OR protocols did not lower endophthalmitis rates following cataract surgery as compared to AECS’s standard protocols.