EyeWorld Asia-Pacific June 2012 Issue

June 2012 4 EWAP TABLE OF CONTENTS Feature June 2012 Refractive 10 - 19 Letter from the Editor 3 2012 APACRS-CCS Meeting Reporter 5 CATARACT/IOL 27 The blunt truth about corneal strength after refractive surgery 38 How LASIK may help shield the eye from some trauma by Maxine Lipner Custom LASIK Wavefronts are all the rage, so where will topography-guided systems fit in? by Jena Passut Calculating IOL powers Experts weigh in on why that’s not as easy as it sounds by Michelle Dalton Treating unexplainable pain What can be done for patients with post-LASIK corneal neuralgia? by Faith A. Hayden Stomping out post-LASIK epithelial ingrowth New technologies are helping surgeons overcome some of the obstacles related to Innovative ways to curtail cases by Maxine Lipner Determining your surgically induced astigmatism Experts weigh in on how to define, calculate, and minimize SIA by Michelle Dalton A tribute to Prof Istiantoro Getting up close and personal with new accommodative IOLs 20 Profiling new rising accommodative stars by Maxine Lipner Electronic IOLs: The future of cataract surgery 25 Introducing the ELENZA Sapphire AutoFocal IOL, the world’s first implantable lens with artificial intelligence by Faith A. Hayden Phakic lenses today 27 EyeWorld gets an update on the advantages and long-term safety of phakic lenses by Enette Ngoei 21 25 Presbyopia-correcting IOLs on the horizon 30 Options awaiting approval in the U.S. by Faith A. Hayden New realities of YAG capsulotomy 34 How modern technique is forestalling complications by Maxine Lipner REFRACTIVE Treating astigmatism with arcuate incisions 36 How the femtosecond laser changes astigmatism management by Faith A. Hayden 36 38 RETINA Critical issues in the management of cataract with diabetes 40 A review of current data on the clinical management of this increasingly prevalent condition by Wong Tien Yin, MD SPECIAL UPDATE: CORNEA Diagnosing dry eye 42 Latest tools show promise for identifying dry eye and meibomian gland disease by Jena Passut Non-pharmaceutical therapies for dry eye 43 What to use when all else fails by Faith A. Hayden 42