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2012 Refractive Surgery Outlook Archives
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2012 Features
- December: Biological Effects on the Cornea of the Kamra Inlay for Presbyopia
- November: The Basics: A New Direction for Some ISRS Symposia?
- October: New Tools for Diagnosing Dry Eye
- September: To Link or Not to Link: CXL Discussion at ESCRS Matures as Procedure’s Use Grows
- August: Treating Dry Eye Before Surgery
- July: More Views on the Economics of Femtosecond Cataract Surgery
- June: Patients See the Value of Femto-cataract Surgery
- April/May: Intracor Shown Effective for Limited Patient Pool
- March: Corneal Inlays Have Reached a Tipping Point
- February: FDA LASIK Investigation Bogged Down in Controversy, Uncertainty
- January: Another View of Corneal Crosslinking
Journal Updates
January - May
- New corneal inlay yields promising results
- Intrastromal laser treatment for presbyopia shows good one-year results
- Biomechanical changes may cause IOP measurement errors after clear corneal phaco
- Basic fibroblast growth factor accelerates epithelial healing after PRK
- ORA can better detect keratoconus after CCT adjustment
- Novel ablation technique appears effective in treating LASIK flap complications
- Prolate ablations may improve optical quality in myopic LASIK
- Wavefront centration on the corneal vertex appears superior to pupil centration
- Study compares refractive rotationally asymmetric multifocal IOL to ReStor IOL
- Animal study shows short-term cell death, inflammation after corneal inlay implantation
- Ferrara ICRS may reduce scotopic contrast sensitivity under glare
- Punctal plugs may improve early post-LASEK wound healing and visual function
- New posterior chamber phakic IOL shows encouraging preliminary results
- LASIK less effective in treating high lenticular astigmatism
- Intacs followed by simultaneous PRK/CXL can improve vision in select keratoconus patients
- Letter to the editor: Pediatric refractive surgery study lacks essential data
- CTRs improve multifocal IOL outcomes
- Experimental study shows vorinostat effective in preventing corneal haze
- Argon laser iridoplasty effective in re-centering multifocal IOLs
- AcrySof Cachet Phakic Intraocular Lens in Myopic Patients: Visual Performance, Wavefront Error, and Lens Position
- Pregnancy May Trigger Late Onset of Keratectasia After LASIK
- High-cylinder Acrylic Toric Intraocular Lenses: A Case Series of Eyes With Cataracts and Large Amounts of Corneal Astigmatism
- Intraocular Lens Tilt and Decentration Measured By Scheimpflug Camera Following Manual or Femtosecond Laser–created Continuous Circular Capsulotomy
- The History of LASIK
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June - August
- Experimental study shows how an off-axis IOL affects optical quality
- Corneal wavefront-guided retreatment shows good long-term results
- Combined CXL/PRK yields good visual results in low-grade keratoconus
- Femtosecond LASIK significantly improves quality of life
- Phakic IOLs appear a reasonable option for moderate myopes
- Five-year data shows Intacs stop keratoconus progression
- More support for thin-flap LASIK
- Review finds multifocal IOLs improve near, distance vision
- Slight residual spherical aberration appears to get best IOL results in ablated corneas
- Study evaluates effect of negative Q-factor on presbyopia treatment
- Cone location affects CXL success
- Superior corneal steepening may not exclude patients from refractive surgery
- Excellent flap relift results within eight months of femtosecond LASIK
- Refractive lens exchange with multifocal IOL yields good results
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September - December
- Case of improved vision following post-CXL infectious keratitis
- Most LASIK interface complications can resolve without vision loss
- New method for centering ablation profiles combines pupil, corneal vertex information
- Laser refractive cataract surgery yields better refractive outcomes compared to phaco
- LASIK micro-monovision shown effective in emmetropic presbyopes
- Hinge position has no effect on corneal sensation, dry eye after LASIK
- Sulcoflex piggyback IOL can correct residual pseudophakic error
- Lower tear cytokine levels may explain better outcomes with off-flap epi-LASIK
- Visual recovery occurs within hours after myopic thin-flap femtosecond LASIK
- Posterior elevation an effective parameter to monitor change after CXL
- Assessing postoperative refractive surgery corneas
- CXL technology shows promise for infectious keratitis
- Rayner toric IOL appears effective for astigmatic correction
- CXL appears safe in children, adolescents
- Confocal microscopy illuminates differences among CXL protocols
- Review suggests CXL may be useful in nonectatic disorders
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