EyeWorld India December 2013 Issue

December 2013 4 EWAP TABLE OF CONTENTS Feature December 2013 Imaging technology for cataract surgery 7 - 17 29 29 Diagnostic tools’ use increasing 7 The more sophisticated the technology, the better to evaluate patients with astigmatism by Michelle Dalton Picture-perfect preoperative registration 10 Eyeing methods to align the toric IOL meridian by Maxine Lipner How intraoperative aberrometry improves toric IOL implantation 12 Surgeons state how it’s helped, where it will improve in the future by Vanessa Caceres Measuring posterior corneal astigmatism a valuable tool for surgeons 15 These tests can help surgeons account for the back of the cornea and get a total measurement of a patient’s astigmatism Letter from the Editor 3 CATARACT/IOL Small, scarred pupil and previous filtering surgery 18 Insights into the management of cataract in the post- trabeculectomy eye by by Kevin L. Waltz, OD, MD REFRACTIVE Corneal transplantation: Impact of the widening pool of prior refractive surgery donors 29 The question of how and when to use corneas from donors who had prior LASIK, PRK, or RK is growing in significance by Maxine Lipner 33 38 The comprehensive cataract surgeon and glaucoma 20 With 20% of cataract cases having concomitant glaucoma or ocular hypertension, cataract surgeons are now also treating glaucoma by Kerry D. Solomon, MD A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Elective IOLs, premium IOLs, or advanced technology IOLs 24 Examining the nomenclature of modern IOLs by Richard Tipperman, MD Pearls from the Orient 26 Top Phaco Pearls from the 26th APACRS annual meeting in Singapore by Chiles Aedam R. Samaniego How do you use your topographer? 31 Common misconceptions observed when screening patients by William Tullo, OD Using adaptive optics to customize surgery 33 Simulating how patients will see without higher-order aberrations is a major advantage to integrating adaptive optics into your practice, expert says by Michelle Dalton Refractive surgery for keratoconus 35 Considering options to normalize vision by Maxine Lipner CORNEA Corneal collagen crosslinking still hot topic in U.S 38 The procedure continues to advance as it seeks U.S. FDA approval by Ellen Stodola Ectasia screening remains center of attention for refractive surgeons 40 A spate of new studies brings attention back to this potentially devastating complication by Michelle Dalton 18