7 EyeWorld Asia-Pacific | December 2024 The flip side to this is that we often end up creating solutions to problems that do not exist. One such discussion in this issue is about the angle kappa or the chord mu. I remember when surgeons myself included, were pretty sure just a few years ago, about a higher value of angle alpha (kappa, chord mu) being relative red flags for diffractive IOL technology. However, newer understanding into the subject seems to show that this factor alone may not after all be as crucial in the ultimate outcomes as it was believed to be. Another example are the spherical aberrations. When aspheric IOLs were introduced, we were made to believe that neutralizing all the positive spherical aberrations on the cornea is a very good thing to improve quality of vision. While that is still true, we are now adopting technology that incorporates varying degrees of spherical aberrations in IOLs to enhance the depth of field. In summary, I would urge each one of you to be an active scientist apart from being a surgeon, and dissect out every aspect of every “standard” practice that often becomes a mechanical maneuver in a busy schedule. It is only through constant innovation that we will progress, and despite all the artificial intelligence available to us, unless we make good use of our own critical thinking, we are likely to stagnate. I would like to end the editorial by quoting the famous scientist Galileo Galilei, who said: “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” LEARNING FROM THE MASTERS IMPORTANT DATES 21 SEPTEMBER 2024 Abstract Submission Open • 21 NOVEMBER 2024 Registration Open • 21 FEBRUARY 2025 Deadline for Abstract Submission • 21 MAY 2025 Deadline for 1st Tier Early Bird Registration Rates Deadline for Submission of ePosters & Videos for Film Festival apacrs2025.org Dada Harir Stepwell in Ahmedabad, India
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