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CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR’S PAGE

• What’s in a Name?

  By Steven D. Vold, MD

THE LITERATURE

• The Literature

  By Christopher C. Teng, MD

CHALLENGING CASES

• Revision of a Valved Glaucoma Device

  By Tatiana C. Franco, MD; Alexander Barash, MS; and Janet B. Serle, MD

SURGICAL PEARLS

• Improving Glaucoma Surgery’s Outcomes With Intraoperative Aberrometry

  Postoperative refractive error can be reduced in patients undergoing combined glaucoma and cataract surgery.

  By Robert J. Noecker, MD, MBA

COVER STORIES:
ADVANCES IN GLAUCOMA LASER THERAPY

• Laser Trabeculoplasty

  By Hylton R. Mayer, MD; Brian A. Francis, MD, MS; Jeffrey A. Kammer, MD; and George R. Reiss, MD

• Current Options for Cyclophotocoagulation

  An overview of transscleral diode photocoagulation and endocyclophotocoagulation.

  By Mildred M. G. Olivier, MD

• Sidebar: Clinical Pearls for Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation

  By Shan C. Lin, MD

• Breaking the Blockage With Laser Iridotomy

  A safe and effective treatment for angle closure caused by relative or absolute pupillary block.

  By Carla J. Siegfried, MD

• An Overview of Laser Iridoplasty

  This procedure safely widens the angle, and it contributes to the success of other glaucoma procedures.

  By Barbara A. Smythe, MD, and Yen Ngo, MD

• Postoperative Laser Applications in Glaucoma

  Laser treatment can help surgeons and patients avoid a return trip to the OR.

  By Pedro Cervantes, MD, and Jon Ruderman, MD

• Potential Applications for Femtosecond Lasers in Glaucoma

  Promising initial results require validation in humans.

  By Leonard K. Seibold, MD, and Malik Y. Kahook, MD

THERAPEUTICS UPDATE

• Should You Fire Your Patients for Poor Aherence?

  A systematic approach to glaucoma adherence is needed.

  By Robert M. Kinast, MD, and Steven L. Mansberger, MD, MPH

INSIDE EYTUBE.NET

• Thinking Outside of the Gonioscope on Eyetube.net

  By Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD

• 5 Questions with Sharon Freedman, MD

  Dr. Freedman describes the challenges of treating children with glaucoma and of balancing professional and personal responsibilities.

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