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UP FRONT

• Editor's Page: Premium IOLs: For A Promising Technology, it Still Has Compromises

  By Khiun F. Tjia, MD

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

• BONUS FEATURE: Crosslinking for Keratoconus

  Studies suggest this procedure halts progression of ectasia and may reverse the process.

  By Maria A. Woodward, MD

• Combining Topography-Guided PRK With CXL: The Athens Protocol

  Same-day simultaneous treatment stabilizes ectasia and enhances visual rehabilitation.

  By A. John Kanellopoulos, MD

• Complications After CXL

  The possible causes of keratitis after corneal collagen crosslinking in four patients are examined.

  By Jerome C. Vryghem, MD; and Carina Koppen, MD

CATARACT SURGERY

• FEATURE STORY: Crystalens HD 9-Month Results

  For most patients, optimal results are achieved by 4 to 6 weeks after implantation.

  By Mark Tomalla, MD

REFRACTIVE SURGERY

• INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: Aiming to Change the Face of Refractive Surgery—Again

  David Muller, PhD, started Summit Technology in the 1980s and brought the excimer laser to ophthalmology. A quarter century later, he is shaking things up again with a new company, Avedro.

COVER STORIES

• Premium IOLs: Clinical Indications and Pearls for Successful Application

  Individualized refraction correction increases the chance for spectacle independence with premium IOLs; however, there is no absolute guarantee.

  By Tanja M. Rabsilber, MD; and Gerd U. Auffarth, MD

• What Premium IOLs Should be Considered?

  For every patient, there is an ideal IOL; it is the surgeon’s responsibility to discover it.

  By Antonia Toso, MD; and Simponetta Morselli, MD

• The Consequences of Not Offering Premium Lenses

  The extra steps needed are worth the effort.

  By John F. Doane, MD; and James A. Denning

• The Surgeon’s Incentives for Adopting Premium IOLs

  Offering these lenses may encourage more word-of-mouth referrals.

  By Bernard Heintz, MD

• Why I Finally Added Premium IOLs

  The shift to refractive cataract surgery is inevitable for all surgeons.

  By Khiun F. TJia, MD

• Benefits of Toric IOLs in Premium Cataract Surgery

  Astigmatism correction at the time of surgery enhances distance UCVA.

  By Nienke Visser, MD; Noel J.C. Bauer, MD, PHD; and Rudy M.M.A. Nuijts, MD, PHD

• Limbal Relaxing Incisions and Premium IOLs

  In patients with astigmatism fitted with a premium lens, LRIs can enhance the postop outcome.

  By Bartlomiej J. Kaluzny, MD

• Mastering the Patient Conversation

  Create realistic expectations to achieve the most satisfying outcomes.

  By Arthur B. Cummings, MB CHB, FCS(SA), MMED(OPHTH), FRCS(ED); and Pavel Stodulka, MD, PHD

• Managing Patient Expectations With More Chair Time

  Learn how to control patient flow.

  By Stefanie Schmickler, MD

• Choosing Patients for Premium Lenses

  Today, objective criteria are more important than subjective criteria.

  By Leonardo Akaishi, MD; Marcio Nutels, MD; and Newton Andrade JR, MD

• Benefits of a Refractive Coordinator-Counselor

  After preoperative examinations, this refractive coordinator’s responsibilities include counseling the patient.

  By Resi Pauwels

DEPARTMENTS

• INNOVATIONS

  A preview of today’s new products

• 5 Questions With Bruce E. Spivey, MD

  Dr. Spivey is President of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) and Honorary President of the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC).

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