Articles

• Celebrating Innovation in the Year of Presbyopic Correction

  By Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed) - Chief Medical Editor

• Aspheric IOLs Benefit Quality of Vision

  Clinical results after Tecnis 1-Piece IOL implantation are promising.

  By Peter Szurman, MD, PhD; and Katrin Petermeier, MD

• SBK With a Mechanical Microkeratome: Enhancing Safety of Laser Vision Correction

  The thinner flaps leave a thicker stromal bed, potentially lowering the risk of ectasia.

  By Daniel Casado, MD

• Fooling the Hands of Time: Viable Presbyopia Solutions

  The mantra for presbyopia correction is still over-promise and under-deliver.

  By Tejas D. Shah, MD

• Hyperprolate Corneas for Pseudo-Presbyopia Correction

  The accommodative effect created by a hyperprolate cornea does not improve accommodation but increases depth of focus.

  By Michael Mrochen, PhD

• Advantages of Laser-Blended Vision

  This method of presbyopia correction does not compromise visual quality.

  By Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, MA(Cantab), FRCSC, DABO, FRCOphth

• Customized Multifocal Correction for Presbyopia

  This nonempirical ablation approach takes into account changes in pupil size and position.

  By Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD

• PresbyMax: Presbyopia Correction by Multifocal LASIK

  This technique corrects early and intermediate presbyopia in patients with 4.00 to -4.00 D of spherical equivalent.

  By David P. Piñero, PhD; and Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD

• Pressure and Accommodation Restoration by Ciliary Translocation

  PACT is a noninvasive procedure that uses thermal laser applications to restore near visual acuity.

  By A. John Kanellopoulos, MD

• Update on intraCOR

  At 3 months, results were stable and patients gained up to six lines of near visual acuity.

  By Mike P. Holzer, MD

• Femtosecond Lentotomy to Restore Accommodation

  In rabbits, femtosecond laser-induced microincisions have shown no indication of cataract formation.

  By Holger Lubatschowski, PhD; Silvia Schumacher, PhD; Michael Fromm, MS; Heike Hoffmann, BS; Uwe Oberheide, PhD; Georg Gerten, MD; and Alfred Wegener, PhD

• Monovision With the Light Adjustable Lens for Presbyopia Correction

  The lens can be adjusted postoperatively to optimize monovision or switch to emmetropia in both eyes.

  By Christoph Winkler von Mohrenfels, MD

• Omni-Focal Refractive Correction Lens: A New Solution for Presbyopia

  Extended Depth of Focus technology provides a possible solution for presbyopia and corrects astigmatism, myopia, and hyperopia.

  By Zeev Zalevsky, PhD; Shai Ben Yaish, BSc; Alex Zlotnik, MSc; Ido Raveh, MSc; Oren Yehezkel, MSc; Karen Lahav-Yacouel, MA; and Michael Belkin, MD

• Update on the AcuFocus Corneal Inlay

  The new model is only 5 µm thick.

  By Günther Grabner, MD

• Magnet-Driven Active-Shift IOL to Restore Accommodation

  Magnets may improve the functionality of accommodating IOLs.

  By Rupert Menapace, MD; and Paul-Rolf Preussner, MD, PhD

• Recruitment, Patient Selection, and Reengineering Your Refractive Center

  Following set guidelines is crucial for successful implementation of modern phakic IOLs.

  By Sheraz M. Daya, MD, FACP, FACS, FRCS(Ed)

• Innovations

• 5 Questions With Ann Haustermans, MD

  Dr. Haustermans is in private practice and the head physician for the Department of Ophthalmology at Az Klina Hospital in Brasschaat, Belgium.

  By Ann Haustermans, MD