Intracameral antibiotics, yes or no? Simultaneous or delayed bilateral cataract surgery? Femtosecond lenticule extraction or LASIK? Incisions or toric IOLs for astigmatic correction?
Examining U.S. doubts on intracameral antibiotic use
Synopsis: Amid American ophthalmologists' continued wariness of intracameral antibiotic use, physicians address some lingering concerns
CLINICAL ALERT: Intracameral vancomycin and HORV
Synopsis: A joint ASCRS/ASRS Task Force was formed to analyze prevalence, potential etiology, treatment, and outcomes of cases of hemorrhagic occlusive retinal vasculitis (HORV)
Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery: Should it be done?
Synopsis: ISBCS is gaining interest as more data becomes available
SMILE compared to LASIK and other procedures
Synopsis: The procedure is catching on in many countries around the world
Limbal relaxing incisions versus toric IOLs for astigmatism correction
Synopsis: Surgeons discuss the pros and cons of each treatment
Controversies in ophthalmoogy
Synopsis: Results from the 2015 ASCRS Clinical Survey
SECONDARY FEATURE: Highlights of the 29th APACRS Annual Meeting
Full EyeWorld coverage of the Combined Symposium of Cataract and Refractive Societies and the 2016 APACRS LIM Lecture
CATARACT/IOl
Taking a new approach to IOL power calculations
Synopsis: A new calculator uses an out-of-the-box approach
Managing astigmatism at the intraoperative stage
Synopsis: From LRIs and toric IOLs to intraoperative aberrometry, physicians discuss pearls for the young refractive cataract surgeon
There's residual astigmatism post: now what?
Synopsis: Experts discuss how to deal with astigmatic surprises as well as prevent them in the first place with toric IOL patients
Gender inequality in some pediatric cataract surgery cases
Synopsis: Study suggests gender is a factor that could lead to fewer bilateral cataract surgeries for girls in some regions around the world, but expert says this disparity on the whole has gotten better
REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Loteprednol following LASIK and PRK
Synopsis: Physician discusses loteprednol as a viable option for refractive surgery patients
Femtosecond laser flap creation in prior RK patients
Synopsis: Study results indicate there is no need to forgo femtosecond LASIK in such patients
Clinical trial of new accommodating IOL reveals promising results
Synopsis: Update on studies of FluidVision IOL
CORNEA
Study: Oral antibiotics to treat meibomian gland-related ocular surface disease lacking in data
Synopsis: Authors advocate for future prospective clinical trials, but others question if that's necessary for a treatment with "historic benefit"
Positive outlook for new technique to make LSCD treatment safer, cheaper, and more widespread
Synopsis: Long-term data for simple limbal epithelial transplantation suggests it's consistently safe and effective
Harnessing mighty mitomycin-C
Synopsis: Using the compound successfully in corneal procedures
PHARMACEUTICALS
Eye on endophthalmitis prevention
Synopsis: Opting for intracameral prophylaxis
PLUS: Reports from the 29th APACRS Annual Meeting in Bali, Indonesia
