EyeWorld Asia-Pacific June 2017 Issue

6 June 2017 EWAP 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 don@eyeworld.org APACRS Editorial Kathy Chen kathy.chen@apacrs.org Javian Teh Huang Weitian ewap@apacrs.org Christine Shimmon Aileen Bian Senior Staff Writer Chiles Aedam R. Samaniego ASCRS Editorial Editor Amy Goldenberg Managing Editor Stacy Jobionski Senior Staff Writer/Digital Editor Ellen Stodola Staff Writer Liz Hillman Production Graphic Designer Julio Guerrero Graphic Design Assistant Susan Steury Production Manager Cathy Stern Production Assistant Carly Peterson S e p t e m b e r June 2017 Volume 13 • No.2 Contributing Writers Vanessa Caceres – Bradenton, Fla. Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD - Berlin, Germany Michelle Dalton – Reading, Pennsylvania Rich Daly – Arlington, Va. Lauren Lipuma – Washington, DC Senior Contributing Writer Maxine Lipner – Nyack, NY 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 don@eyeworld.org Advertising Sales Manager Paul Zelin paul@eyeworld.org (1-703) 383-5729 Classified Sales Cathy Stern cathy@eyeworld.org (1-703) 591-2220 EyeWorld Special Projects and Events Jessica Donohoe Jessica@eyeworld.org (1-703) 591-2220g Shelly Dixon shelly@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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KDN number: PPS1766/07/2013(022955) MCI (P) 083/02/2017 APACRS Secretariat 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751 Fax: (65) 6327 8630 Email: apacrs@apacrs.org Website: www.apacrs.org 58 50 64 66 Trabeculectomy: Still relevant in the wake of MIGS 61 While recognizing its advantages, a German specialist explains why MIGS devices cannot entirely replace trabeculectomy by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD DEVICES Where extended depth of focus IOLs fit 64 Surgeons shared what their experiences with EDOF lenses have taught them about patient selection, refractive targets, and mixing EDOF lenses with other types of IOLs by Rich Daly Optimizing the ocular surface with amniotic membrane therapy 49 Amniotic membrane is believed to contain healing properties by Liz Hillman Tips to diagnose corneal lumps and bumps 52 Physicians share some of their methods to diagnose and address corneal lumps and bumps prior to cataract surgery by Ellen Stodola Primer for dry eye diagnosis and treatment before dry eye 55 For better surgical outcomes, don’t miss this all-too-common ocular surface problem by Vanessa Caceres GLAUCOMA MIGS: Understanding the options 58 Dr. Bacharach adds to the growing discussion around MIGS by Jason Bacharach, MD PHARMACEUTICALS ‘Tis the season for allergies 66 Gearing up for springtime ocular allergies by Maxine Lipner NEWS & OPINION MEETING REPORTER APACRS highlights at ASCRS in Los Angeles 68 Reports from the 2017 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress, 5–9 May 2017, Los Angeles, featuring first-ever collaborations with APACRS