Articles

TODAY'S TOPICS

• Managing Decentered Aspheric IOLs

  Does a significantly decentered aspheric IOL cause more visual disability than a traditional monofocal IOL with equivalent decentration? How do you manage this scenario?

  By George Beiko, BM, BCh, FRCSC; Samuel Masket, MD; Steven G. Safran, MD; and Jeffrey Whitman, MD

CATARACT SURGERY

• Top Products of the Year

  An experienced surgeon shares his picks from 2008.

  By Robert H. Osher, MD

• Misaligned Toric IOL

  By Warren E. Hill, MD; Anita Nevyas-Wallace, MD; Ricardo Glikin, MD; and Roger F. Steinert, MD

• Two One-Eyed Patients

  By Randall J. Olson, MD

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

• Bilateral Accommodating IOLs

  This strategy avoids compromises in retinal image quality.

  By Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD

COVER STORIES

• Getting Started With Refractive IOLs

  A primer on how to convert a cataract surgery practice to a refractive cataract surgery facility.

  By Jonathan Stein, MD

• Toric IOLs: Low-Hanging Fruit

  Incorporating the AcrySof Toric IOL into your practice is an ideal entry step into the refractive IOL arena.

  By Robert J. Cionni, MD

• Tailoring the Presbyopic Consultation

  Strategies for an effective preoperative interview.

  By Frank A. Bucci, Jr, MD

• Strategies for Success With Five Refractive IOLs

  By Stephen G. Slade, MD; Parag A. Majmudar, MD; Samuel Masket, MD; Farrell "Toby" Tyson, MD; and William B. Trattler, MD

• Pearls for Using the AcrySof IQ Restor IOL+3.0 D

  Careful preoperative planning and skillful implantation can help surgeons take advantage of the full utility of this lens.

  By Richard J. Mackool, MD

• Five Tips for Better Outcomes With Premium IOLs

  The successful integration of these technologies into your practice starts and ends with you.

  By Kerry D. Solomon, MD

• The Patient's Experience With Refractive IOLs

  Focusing on the eight Es involved in guiding a patient to choose a premium IOL.

  By James D. Dawes, MHA, CMPE, COE

• How to Improve Results, Reduce Stress, and Have Happier Refractive IOL Patients

  Three steps to success.

  By Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD

• 5 Questions With Georges Baikoff, MD

  Dr. Baikoff is Director and Professor of Eye Surgery at the Ophthalmology Center of the Monticelli Clinic, Marseilles, France.

  By Georges Baikoff, MD

DEPARTMENTS

• Innovations

UP FRONT

• A Rewarding Profession

  By Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; Co-Chief Medical Editor