September 2005 • EyeWorld Asia-Pacific |
| Letter from the Chief Medical Editor |
APACRS LIM
Lecture
The Changing Face of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
By
Ronald Yeoh |
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| COVER FEATURE |
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EW Interview
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus most isolated bacterium
in endophthalmitis cases, study says
Results comparable with those conducted in the Western populations.
by Matt Young |
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Strategies to help prevent endophthalmitis,
watch forfluoroquinolones resistance
Endophthalmitis occurances may be on the rise.
by
Matt Young |
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Pharmaceutical
Corner
Despite reports of resistance, fourth-generation fluoros still
best defense,surgeon says
Older generation fluoros only block one site ofstrong activity,
fourth generation blocks two.
by Matt
Young |
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Timing is key to control endophthalmitis post-trauma
Case review and surgeons outline the best ways to avoid endophthalmitis
after a traumatic injury.
by Rich
Daly |
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| EW Dialogue |
Defeating keratitis with some culture
Physicians discuss the management of microbial keratitis and
the development of antibiotics. |
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| Infection Control
Update |
Surgeon traces hospital outbreak to sterilizers’
reservoirs
Careful cleaning, maintenance of sterilization systemscan prevent
a dangerous, costly problems
by Rich
Daly |
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| Cornea Clinical
Committee Update |
Identify infectious keratitis quickly to avoid problems
Infectious keratitis increased slightly in 2004, but certain
kinds of infections have decreased, ASCRS survey results show
by Vanessa Caceres |
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CATARACT |
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Cataract Surgeons in
the Asia-Pacific Discuss Fluid Dynamics
Strategies to ensure safe, efficient phaco.
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Phaco technique employs
‘snap-and-split’ force to divide the nucleus
Shorter hook lessens chance of damage to posterior capsule,
CCC edge.
by EyeWorld Staff
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GLAUCOMA
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What’s better: Fornix- or limbus-based flaps
for trabeculectomy?
by Matt
Young |
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REFRACTIVE
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New ratio may help predict corneal haze
AD/CT ratio of 0.18 or more suggests likely haze after LASEK.
by Matt Young |
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Dry-eye patients require special care before, after
refractive surgery
Surgeons exhaust options to treat dry-eye patients that want
LASIK performed.
by Vanessa Caceres |
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| EW
Dialogue |
Debunking the dry-eye puzzle
Physicians discuss the choices for dry-eye sufferers and the
future remedies they hope to have in their arsenals. |
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NEWS
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EyeWorld Asia-Pacifc–
New Kid on the Block
by Matt
Young |
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| Live reporting from Beijing, 18th APACRS & 8th
COS joined meeting, 3-6 June 2005 |
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| Profiles |
Physician survives China’s Cultural Revolution
to lead ophthalmic group
by
Matt Young |
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Physician practices art of hand-exercising
by Matt Young |
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