July 2017 Articles

ASCRS NEWS

  1. COS back again in Austin
  2. Remembering Roger Steinert, MD

ASCRS • ASOA UPDATE

  1. New ASCRS educational program for Young Eye Surgeons holds successful dinners
  2. Remembering Paul Honan, MD
  3. In the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery July 2017
  4. 537 attendees make 2017 ASCRS•ASOA annual meeting most generous ever for ASCRS Foundation

COVER FEATURE

  1. Tips and techniques for optimizing approved MIGS
  2. Laying the groundwork for CyPass use
  3. XEN Gel Stent: When to use and how to implant
  4. Comparing glaucoma procedures
  5. Monthly Pulse MIGS roundup Poll size: 115

CATARACT

  1. Microscope settings for cataract surgery
  2. Nepafenac to fight off CME
  3. FLACS in special cases

CORNEA

  1. Pterygium surgical approaches
  2. Dry eye disconnect
  3. Physicians discuss amniotic membrane in spring ASCRS webinar

GLAUCOMA

  1. Delivering on sustained promises for glaucoma
  2. Vitamin B3 complex added to water helps prevent glaucoma
  3. Primary tube versus trabeculectomy study

IN OTHER NEWS

  1. Ophthalmologist finds Kung Fu enhances focus and strength for his mind, body

INTERNATIONAL

  1. Capping myopia progression with overnight orthokeratology
  2. Fast and uncomplicated corneal regeneration

MEETING REPORTER

  1. Reporting from the 30th APACRS Annual Meeting

NEWS & OPINION

  1. Femtosecond redux
  2. Amniotic membrane: Expanding thoughts on when to use these products
  3. Do near work activities matter in myopia development?
  4. The latest in at-home IOP monitoring
  5. Obstacles to medication compliance in veterans with glaucoma
  6. Avoiding the high cost of high staff turnover rates

REFRACTIVE

  1. Femtosecond corneal laser platforms: Offering better vision and better flap predictability than microkeratomes
  2. Three femtosecond laser platforms
  3. Wavefront-guided vs. wavefront-optimized laser treatments
  4. Study finds risk of microbial keratitis is higher for contact lens wearers compared to LASIK patients

RESIDENTS

  1. Review of “Effect of manual capsulorhexis size and position on intraocular lens tilt, centration and axial position”
  2. Effect of manual capsulorhexis size and position on intraocular lens tilt, centration and axial position

RETINA

  1. Studies describe promising research in gene editing to prevent retinal degeneration

WORLD VIEW

  1. Exponential progress on the horizon