EyeWorld Asia-Pacific March 2018 Issue

4 March 2018 EWAP CONTENTS Feature March 2018 All you need to know about corneal transplants 12 - 25 CATARACT/ IOL In the corneal transplant cataract zone 26 Considering shifting options by Maxine Lipner MEETING OVERVIEW Seeking ENLIGHTENMENT in Thailand’s ‘Rose of the North’ 8 An overview of the scientific program and highlights of the upcoming 31st APACRS annual meeting from 19 to 21 July 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand Cover image: Karl Brasse, MD, EyeLand Design Complexities of negative dysphotopsia 27 Examining the effect of IOL orientation in negative dys- photopsia cases by Maxine Lipner Limiting prediction error to improve IOL power accuracy 28 IOL power calculations using state-of-the-art methods for normal and complex eyes have reached high levels of reliability; however, certain limitations to accuracy are inherent by Stefanie Petrou Binder, MD Review of ‘Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgeries (FLACS) reported to the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO): Baseline characteristics, surgical procedure, and outcomes’ 30 An EyeWorld journal review by Robert Purgert, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey Goshe, MD IOL exchange for the young eye surgeon 35 Tips and tricks for determining when and how to perform IOL exchange by Liz Hillman REFRACTIVE Phakic IOLs in refractive surgery 37 Some surgeons have embraced them for refractive purposes, while others have chosen not to incorporate them into their practice by Michelle Stephenson Advances in preoperative testing for refractive surgery 42 Determining a patient’s image quality, ruling out keratoconus and ectasia risk, and assessing dry eye by Liz Hillman New trends in endothelial keratoplasty 12 Surgeons explore whether DSAEK is still better for certain patients and other lingering questions by Rich Daly Best practices for DMEK tissue preparation 14 Overcoming the challenges of tissue preparation can facilitate better use of DMEK by Vanessa Caceres Alternative procedures seek to reduce stress on limited supply of donor corneas 19 PDEK, primary Descemetorhexis without a graft, and cultivated endothelial cells seek to serve more patients with corneal disease by Liz Hillman Surgical pearls for DMEK 24 Surgeons discuss their approach to DMEK to help improve outcomes by Ellen Stodola Editorial 3 12 24 15 27 38