Space closing: January 26, 2018 Materials due: February 26, 2018
COVER FEATURE: All you need to know about cornea transplants
New trends in endothelial keratoplasty
Surgeons explore whether DSAEK is still better for certain patients and other lingering questions
Best practices for DMEK tissue preparation
Overcoming the challenges of tissue preparation can facilitate better use of DMEK
Alternative procedures seek to reduce stress on limited supply of donor corneas
PDEK, primary Descemetorhexis without a graft, and cultivated endothelial cells seek to serve more patients with corneal disease
Surgical pearls for DMEK
Surgeons discuss their approach to DMEK to help improve outcomes
CATARACT/IOL
In the corneal transplant cataract zone
Considering shifting options
Complexities of negative dysphotopsia
Examining the effect of IOL orientation in negative dysphotopsia cases
Limiting prediction error to improve IOL power accuracy
IOL power calculations using state-of-the-art methods for normal and complex eyes have reached high levels of reliability, however, certain limitations to accuracy are inherent
Review of "Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgeries (FLACS) reported to the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO): Baseline characteristics, surgical procedure, and outcomes"
An EyeWorld journal review
IOL exchange for the young eye surgeon
Tips and tricks for determining when and how to perform IOL exchange
REFRACTIVE
Phakic IOLs in refractive surgery
Some surgeons have embraced them for refractive purposes, while others have chosen not to incorporate them into their practices
Advances in preoperative diagnostics for refractive surgery
Determining a patient's image quality, ruling out keratoconus and ectasia risk, and assessing dry eye
Is it the age of allogenics?
New procedures using allogenic tissue for refractive correction
DEVICES
New devices in cataract surgery
Alternatives to femtosecond lasers are entering the marketplace
Review of "Trabecular micro-bypass stents as minimally invasive approach after conventional filtration surgery"
An EyeWorld journal review
PHARMACEUTICALS
Beyond prescription medications
Natural therapies for meibomian gland disease
PLUS: Preview of the 31st APACRS annual meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand
