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December 2005 • EyeWorld Asia-Pacific
Letter from the Chief Medical Editor
 
COVER FEATURE
 
EW Interview
IOL material versus design
 
Perspective in Lens & IOL Surgery
Customizing IOL choice
by I. Howard Fine, M.D., Richard S. Hoffman, M.D., and Mark Packer, M.D., F.A.C.S.
 
Physicians hopeful for dual-optic IOL
Lens should help with ability to expand
Accommodation range.
by Matt Young
 
Use of square-edged IOLs helps provide decrease in PCO
Edge design – not material – is the most significant factor in eliminating condition, surgeons say.
by Matt Young
 
CATARACT
 
From placement to power selection – Here’s how to best use presbyopia correcting lenses
by Maxine Lipner
 
Patients feel less pain with topical anesthesia
 
GLAUCOMA
 
SLT: How much angle should we treat, and how important is the lens status?
Few well-designed trials that address patient selection and extent of treatment
by Maxine Lipner 
 
Study results tout suture manipulation for controlling IOP following trabeculectomy
by Maxine Lipner
 
REFRACTIVE
Tool Time
Changes in big three lasers spurred by wavefront approval said to be significant
by Matt Young
 
Comeback kid – Surface ablation regains steam
Why the alternative to LASIK is growing popular among doctors and patients
by Maxine Lipner
 
Presbyopic CK is just right – for select patients
If reading glasses aren’t an option, CK could be the answer. Find out why matching presbyopic conductive keratoplasty with the correct patients makes this procedure work
by Vanessa Caceres
 
Does thinner flap mean improved visual acuity?
by Maxine Lipner
 
NEWS
 
Leaming notes trend toward near clear corneal incisions
by Maxine Lipner
 
Post-op pupil size from pre-op valves
New phaco techniques may help maintain pre-op pupil size
by Maxine Lipner
 
Infection Control
Newest antibiotics no match for MRSAs

Newest antibiotics no match for MRSAs
by Rich Daly
 
New questionnaire may be key to determining need for cataract surgery
by Maxine Lipner