EyeWorld India March 2014 Issue

47 EWAP CORNEA March 2014 have much difficulty following their postoperative regimen. However, this is because I spend time with them both before and after surgery to ensure that they have reasonable expectations from the procedure. It is important to inform patients that they will likely experience some pain, photophobia, tearing, and red eye after the procedure and that they will have to follow a course of antibiotics, ocular surface lubricants, and steroids so that they are not taken by surprise after surgery. Recommendations as simple as wearing sunglasses for the few days following surgery to counter photophobia can also go a long way in the postoperative management of crosslinking patients. Good postoperative patient care and management are indispensable for achieving good treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction after corneal crosslinking. Awareness of the potential side effects and complications of corneal crosslinking, a strong focus on reestablishing ocular surface health, and patient counseling both before and after surgery are key strategies for improving visual outcomes, patient recovery, satisfaction, and comfort after crosslinking. EWAP Editors’ note: Dr. Raiskup is a senior consultant, cornea, external diseases and refractive surgery unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden, Germany, and associate professor of ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. He has no financial interests related to this article. Contact information Raiskup: Frederik.Raiskup@uniklinikum-dresden.de CSCRS represents an important collaboration and alliance of four major cataract and refractive societies namely the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (APACRS), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), and the Latin American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ALACCSA/LASCRS). The CSCRS has been the most prominent session at the APACRS annual meeting. It presents perspectives from the 4 corners of the globe and is increasingly well attended at the ASCRS, ESCRS and ALACCSA-R LASCRS annual meetings.