http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/ The latest news stories from Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today. en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:42:02 GMT Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:42:02 GMT BMCToday http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=making-a-difference Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scrubs, House, Nip/Tuck, ER (my favorite that just went off the air)—why are there so many TV shows about physicians? My simple answer is that nothing is quite as compelling or as important as ma... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=making-a-difference http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=letters Due Credit The following letter refers to the article “Positive Pressure” by William J. Fishkind, MD, that appeared in our October 2009 edition. In my article, there are inadequate references... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=letters http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=prk-touchup-on-lasik-treated-eyes SANDY T. FELDMAN, MD I perform PRK over previous LASIK in individuals seeking late enhancements, particularly patients who have had prior flap-related complications or who underwent LASIK at another practice when the f... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=prk-touchup-on-lasik-treated-eyes http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=stephen-a-updegraff-md-is-the-medical-director-of-updegraff-vision-in-st-petersburg-florida-he-acknowledged-no-financial-interest-in-the-product-or-co Eyetube.net has a variety of surgical and educational videos that appeal to cataract and refractive surgeons. This month’s column highlights several recent submissions that share new techniques for handling both basic and complicated cases. ... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=stephen-a-updegraff-md-is-the-medical-director-of-updegraff-vision-in-st-petersburg-florida-he-acknowledged-no-financial-interest-in-the-product-or-co http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=toric-iols Welcome to the final part of our series on premium IOL technologies. Once again, I caution you that, because these lenses are entering the market at a rapid pace, the peer-reviewed literature lags behind current trends. This editio... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=toric-iols http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=top-products-of-2009 The year 2009 may be remembered by some as the year of the great health care reform debate and by others as the year when the New York Yankees regained their swagger. For ophthalmologists, 2009 was a fertile year for innovation that has raised... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=top-products-of-2009 http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=complex-case-management-iritis-and-elevated-iop-after-piggyback-iols While he served as cochief medical editor, David Chang, MD, invited three knowledgeable surgeons to become the section editors of a new column. The goal was to educate readers by presenting a specific complication of cataract surgery, an i... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=complex-case-management-iritis-and-elevated-iop-after-piggyback-iols http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=focus-on-the-lasik-flaps-creation-pointcounterpoint-is-it-safer-to-create-the-lassik-flap-with-femtosecond-technology-than-a-mechannical-microkeratome MITCHELL A. JACKSON, MD Yes, femtosecond technology offers the benefits of customized flap creation, improved visual outcomes, and faster visual recovery. Femtosecond lasers offer several advantages over mecha... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=focus-on-the-lasik-flaps-creation-pointcounterpoint-is-it-safer-to-create-the-lassik-flap-with-femtosecond-technology-than-a-mechannical-microkeratome http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=why-i-use-a-microkeratome MARK E. JOHNSTON, MD, FRCSC The three primary concerns with any microkeratome are safety, results, and cost. My colleagues and I have used the IntraLase FS laser (Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Santa Ana, CA) in more than... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=why-i-use-a-microkeratome http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=lasik-flap-related-complications Even with the emergence of femtosecond laser flap creation, about half of all LASIK procedures are still performed using microkeratomes. Flap complications associated with the mechanical technique are due to how individual devices work. Theref... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=lasik-flap-related-complications http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=complex-case-management-double-vision-after-toric-iol-implantation UDAY DEVGAN, MD Toric IOLs, particularly those with higher dioptric amounts of toric correction, are excellent choices for patients with regular, symmetric, and stable corneal astigmatism. In cases of significant corne... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=complex-case-management-double-vision-after-toric-iol-implantation http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=the-consequences-of-not-offering-premium-lenses What are the consequences of not offering premium lenses? It depends. If Congress starts giving ophthalmology practices an annual update to fees that keeps up with inflation, the price of not offering premium lenses will be minimal. Should Co... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=the-consequences-of-not-offering-premium-lenses http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=why-i-am-not-implanting-multifocals I believe that finding one’s personal and one’s practice’s “final destination” in the universe of premium-channel lens surgery will be among the most critical journeys upon which each ophthalmologist will embark during the next decad... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=why-i-am-not-implanting-multifocals http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=how-to-perform-excimer-laser-enhancements-after-premium-iol-implantation Abusy, successful cataract surgery practice in 2010 must be able to provide premium IOLs (toric, accommodating, and multifocal). Patients are expecting and demanding improved uncorrected visual acuity after surgery, and surgeons should not be... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=how-to-perform-excimer-laser-enhancements-after-premium-iol-implantation http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=relaxing-incisions-with-premium-iols During the past decade, the term refractive cataract surgery has evolved from a rubric discussed at the podium by innovative anterior segment surgeons to a reality for all surgeons implanting IOLs. Experience with keratorefractive sur... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=relaxing-incisions-with-premium-iols http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=future-premium-iols The IOL technology we are using today was identified 5 years ago. The technology we will be using in 2015 is already here and being used in select ORs around the world. Emmetropia and full accommodation remain the goal of refractive cataract a... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=future-premium-iols http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=innovations TM9 Ophthalmic Procedure Chair Package TransMotion Medical Inc. (Sharon Center, OH) introduced the TM9 Ophthalmic Chair Package for ophthalmic surgeons. The package includes the TMM5-TB stretcher chair, adjustable slop... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=innovations http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=5-questions-with-bonnie-an-hendersonmd What is the most positive aspect of being a cataract surgeon? One of the greatest rewards of being a cataract surgeon is the ability to make an immediate and tangible difference in someone’s life. I still remember ... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=5-questions-with-bonnie-an-hendersonmd http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=making-the-most-of-ones-residency-program Training in the United Kingdom BY ELSIE CHAN, MBBS I am currently completing a fellowship at St. Thomas’ Hospital, a large teaching hospital in London. I commenced my ophthalmology training in... Tue, 2 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://bmctoday.net/crstoday/2010/02/article.asp?f=making-the-most-of-ones-residency-program