EyeWorld Asia-Pacific December 2012 Issue

December 2012 4 EWAP Table Of Contents Feature December 2012 Products & innovations 7 - 19 28 On the edge of greatness? 7 Early believers in femtosecond laser for refractive cataract surgery say this is just the beginning by Michelle Dalton A bullish outlook for lasers 9 Laser growth is being driven by the femtosecond for refractive cataract surgery and a burgeoning replacement market. by Michelle Dalton Assessing femto-assisted astigmatism 10 Users praise advantages,cite need for better nomograms by Vanessa Caceres At the multi-focal junction 14 Weighing which IOL train to place a patient aboard by Maxine Lipner Time to make a switch 17 Indications, pearls offered for multi-focal IOL exchange by Jena Passut Dropped but not lost 28 Managing posterior capsular rupture and dropped nucleus with the IOL scaffold technique by Enette Ngoei ECCE in developing countries 30 The “outdated” procedure still has a place in certain parts of the world by Faith A. Hayden Cortical cleaving hydrodissection 32 I. Howard Fine, MD describes his technique in detail, step by step by I. Howard Fine, MD 21 REFRACTIVE Deciphering femtosecond-related DLK 35 How this is affecting laser-cut flaps by Maxine Lipner 35 37 Letter from the Editor 3 Femtosecond flaps in the ditch 36 Which unexpected snags should be high on the radar? by Maxine Lipner CATARACT/IOL Treating ABMD in premium IOL patients 21 Cornea irregularities should be addressed pre-op by Vanessa Caceres Is cataract an effective glaucoma operation? 23 Could cataract surgery be an overlooked safe alternative to trabeculectomy? by Tony Realini, MD Linking pre-op HOAs to post op 25 satisfaction rates New data suggests that 3rd and 4th order Zernike terms are most likely to influence patient satisfaction with premium lenses by Michelle Dalton Dialing in possible cataract diagnosis 27 Smartphone technology for cataract detection by Maxine Lipner 10