EyeWorld Asia-Pacific December 2012 Issue

Letter from the Editor 3
Table of contents 4
Products & innovations 7
On the edge of greatness? 7
A bullish outlook for lasers 9
Assessing femto-assisted astigmatism 10
At the multi-focal junction 14
Time to make a switch 17
Cataract/IOL 21
Treating ABMD in premium IOL patients 21
Is cataract an effective glaucoma operation? 23
Linking pre-op HOAs to post op satisfaction rates 25
Dialing in possible cataract diagnosis 27
Dropped but not lost 28
ECCE in developing countries 30
Cortical cleaving hydrodissection 32
Refractive 35
Deciphering femtosecond-related DLK 35
Femtosecond flaps in the ditch 36
Cornea 39
Scientific rationale for why femtosecond laser intrastromal keratomileusis is the future of corneal refractive surgery 39
Glaucoma 41
Alternatives to trabeculectomy: What works? 41
Tracking glaucoma among Asian ethnicities 42
IOP and glaucoma: What really matters? 44
Devices 46
Glaucoma surgical option may appeal to cataract 46
Pharma focus 48
Keeping infection at bay while dipping into the high-risk cataract pool 48
News and opinion 50
The 3rd Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Asia Cornea Society (ACS Manila) 50

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