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March 2008• EyeWorld Asia-Pacific
 
COVER FEATURE : CATARACT SURGERY AND IOLS
 
EW Dialogue
Cataract surgery and IOL: Through the lens of the Asia-Pacific

Experts discuss the state of the field in a roundtable session
 
Customized, tailored IOLs improve off-the-rack vision
By using two different multifocal IOLs together some practitionaers are able toexpand patients' range of vision
by Maxine Lipner
 
Lifestyle IOLs offer true patient customization
With accommodating IOLs on the near horizon and aspheric and toric lenses being introduced, surgeons can offer a multitude of options beyond just multifocal lenses
by Michelle Dalton
 
Harnessing new phaco technology for complicated cases
Innovative techniques arm physicians to face difficult cases
by Maxine Lipner
 
Great white cataracts
White cataracts present a particular problem to surgeons in the region
by YC Lee, MD
 
Levitating out of vitreous complications
Posterior assisted levitation provides an effective, relatively simple and non-invasive way to deal with a difficult complication during cataract surgery
by Soon-Phaik Chee, MD and Yong Ming Por, MD
 
REFRACTIVE SURGERY
 
LASIK in 5 parts
The 2007 APACRS Basic & Advanced LASIK course as presented during the 20th Annual Meeting of the APACRS in Hanoi
 
Part 1: LASIK essentials
An overview of things to consider when performing LASIK
by Tze-Lin Wee, MD
 
Part 2: Intraoperative complications in LASIK surgery
An overview of things to consider when performing LASIK
by Nguyen-Xuan Hiep, MD
 
Part 3: LASIK enhancement strategies
Some tips for a successful LASIK enhancement procedure
by Wing Kwong Chan, MD
 
Part 4: Managing flap striae
Flap striae tend to bemore common when learning LASIK
by Hai-Yen Tran, MD
 
Part 5: Salvaging refractive surgery disasters
All forms of refractive surgery have the potential for disaster, but techniques are now available to save vision in these cases
by Donald Tan, MD
 
Cutting to the chase: mechanical microkeratomes versus IntraLase
Investigators compare how results stack up with three microkeratomes
by Maxine Lipner
 
Epi-LASIK: procedure of choice
When a surface ablation procedure is warranted, Epi-LASIK can be positioned as a premium procedure
by Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
 
GLAUCOMA
 
Tube implants… the results
Tubes may be a viable option in lieu of trabeculectomy, but longer term results are needed
by Michelle Dalton
 
TVT results overview
Initial results from the Tube versus Trabeculectomy study
 
Preventing IOP spikes after cataract surgery
Evaluating the post-op IOP in cataract surgery patients
by Matt Young
 
RETINA
 
Operating on endophthalmitis in Vietnam
Doctors at VNIO improve outcomes of severe endophthalmitis with surgery
by Chiles Aedam R. Samaniego
 
2008 SNEC International Meeting
 
The Singapore National Eye centre
A brief history of one of the region's premier ophthalmic health care providers
 
THE 20TH APACRS ANNUAL MEETING
 
Meeting Reporter
Collecting the live reports of EyeWorld and EyeWorld Asia-Pacific correspondents at the 20th Annual Meeting held in Hanoi
 
Scientific highlights from the 20th APACRS Annual Meeting
Lectures from some of the region's most respected experts, as presented at the Annual Meeting
 
featuring
 
2007 APACRS Lim Lecture: Innovation of injector for foldable IOL
by Kimiya Shimizu, M.D.
 
Femtosecond laser PKP: strategies & techniques
by Roger Steinert, M.D.
 
Clinical experience with Zyoptix XP Epi-Separator
by Robert Ang, M.D.
 
Capsular support systems for subluxated cataracts
by Sri Ganesh, M.D.
 
Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in Japan
by Tetsuro Oshika, M.D.
 
Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery
by Sjakon Tahija, M.D.
 
OCT imaging in retinal disorders
by Bobby Cheng, M.D.
 
Strategies for nuclear disassembly during black cataract phacoemulsification
by Pannet Pangputhipong, M.D.