EyeWorld Asia-Pacific June 2012 Issue

June 2012 6 EWAP TABLE OF CONTENTS P U B L I S H I N G S TA F F Publisher APACRS Charity Wai apacrs@snec.com.sg Donald R. Long dlong@eyeworld.org APACRS Editorial Kathy Chen apacrs@snec.com.sg Tan Geok Lan Christine Shimmon Senior Staff Writer Chiles Aedam R. Samaniego ASCRS Editorial Editor Stephanie Clark-Graham Staff Writers Faith Hayden Jena Passut Production Graphic Designer Julio Guerrero Production Assistant Karen Salerni Contributing Editors Vanessa Caceres – Lakeland, Florida Michelle Dalton – Reading, Pennsylvania Rich Daly – Arlington, Virginia Enette Ngoei – Singapore Matt Young – Malaysia June 2012 Volume 8 • No.2 Senior Contributing Editor Maxine Lipner – Nyack, New York Advertising Sales ASCRS Media 4000 Legato Road Suite 700, Fairfax, VA 22033 (1-703) 591-2220 • fax: (1-703) 273-2963 eyeworld@eyeworld.org • www.eyeworld.org Director Donald R. Long dlong@eyeworld.org Advertising Sales Manager Jeff Brownstein jbrownstein@eyeworld.org (1-703) 788-5745 Paul Zelin paul@eyeworld.org (1-703) 383-5729 Classified Sales, Production Manager Cathy Stern cstern@eyeworld.org (1-703) 591-2220 EyeWorld Special Projects and Events Jessica Donohoe jdonohoe@eyeworld.org (1-703) 591-2220 Special Projects Editor Stacy Majewicz smajewicz@eyeworld.org APACRS Publisher : EyeWorld Asia-Pacific Edition (ISSN 1793-1835) is published quarterly by the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), c/o Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, telephone (65) 6322-7469, fax (65) 6327-8630, email apacrs@snec.com.sg. Printed in Singapore. EyeWorld Asia-Pacific Chinese Edition (ISSN 1521-7566) is jointly published quarterly by the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), c/o Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, telephone (65) 6322-7469, fax (65) 6327-8630, email apacrs@snec.com.sg; and the Chinese Ophthalmological Society (COS), c/o Chinese Medical Association, 42 Dongsi Xidajie, Beijing 100710, PR China, telephone (86-10) 6524-9989 ext 2456, fax (86-10) 6512-3754. Printed in Beijing, PR China. Editorial Offices : EyeWorld Asia-Pacific Edition: Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), c/o Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, telephone (65) 6322-7469, fax (65) 6327-8630, email apacrs@snec.com.sg. 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APACRS Secretariat 11 Third Hospital Avenue Singapore 168751 Fax: (65) 6327 8630 Email: apacrs@snec.com.sg Website: www.apacrs.org KDN number: PPS 1776/07/2013(022955) MICA (P) 099/02/2011 Errata and Clarifications In March 2012, EyeWorld Asia-Pacific published the article, “KAMRA corneal inlay: Pinpointing success near and far” in which it was stated that “A new implantation system allows for centration within 1 micron.” This is incorrect, the new implantation allows for centration within 100 microns, not within 1 micron. ‘Secondly AcuFocus asked to make the following clarification regarding the matter of corneal melts: According to AcuFocus, there have been no flap melts in the current clinical trial that will be submitted for approval later this year (there was one flap complication secondary to a foreign body injury, not the inlay). There have been no flap melts in the over 8,000 cases performed commercially, with only one flap complication secondary to corneal irritation due to a conjunctival concretion. DEVICES Expanding ‘dry eye’ definitions 45 Recognizing that ocular surface diseases encompass more than just dry eye may help tailor treatments accordingly by Michelle Dalton NEWS & OPINION ASCRS 2012 onward: Education, Charity, Professionalism 47 EyeWorld ’s coverage of the 2012 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress in Chicago by EyeWorld Staff APAO/SOE Busan 2012 seeks sustainable solutions 49 EyeWorld ’s coverage of APAO/SOE Busan 2012 by EyeWorld Staff 43 43