Ocular Surgery News APAO Edition Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Ocular Surgery News APAO Edition.

Table of Contents

• OCT increasingly indispensable for ocular analysis, diagnosis, therapy monitoring and surgery
• OCT spurs new developments in all aspects of eye care Dennis S.C. Lam, MD, FRCOphth; Yingfeng Zheng, MD; David T. Liu, FRCS
• Lower risk of diabetic retinopathy, macular edema associated with longer axial length
• Manual capsulorrhexis poorly correlates with refractive outcomes
• Minimal clinical difference seen in pain scores for flap-off epi-LASIK, automated PRK brush removal
• Multiple measurements can reduce errors in calculating pediatric IOL power
• New cannula may perform better in delivering sub-Tenon’s block for cataract surgery R. Shaikh, FRCA; Rohit Shetty, MD, PhD; N.A. Jacobs, FRCOphth
• Novel drug delivery method reduces postoperative bleb needling
• Nutritional approach may reduce recurrent eye inflammation
• Planning ahead: APAO’s initiatives for 2013
• Topical antiviral ointment may treat adenoviral conjunctivitis
• Access to cataract surgery still low among women in India
• Adaptive optics retinal imaging available but limited by high cost
• Angle closure involves interplay of multiple anatomical, physiological factors
• Dry eye prevalence high in rural India, but modifiable risk factors can be addressed
• Flapless all-laser procedure outperforms femto-LASIK for high myopia
• New eye banking model may bridge gap between donor cornea supply, demand
• Ophthalmologists can help patients relieve psychological burden of glaucoma
• Precut corneal tissue offers better safety, quality assurance
• President of India addresses ophthalmologists at APAO-AIOS meeting
• Small globe size, high concentration of VEGF in vitreous may be risk factor for early AMD