February 2018

Features

Is There Still a Place For Manual LRIs?

Not only is there a place for them, but some surgeons say they’re performing them more than ever.

What’s Behind That SMILE

A look at patient selection, technique and how SMILE compares to LASIK.

Can Corneal Inlays Work for Your Practice?

Surgeons discuss the pros and cons of this new approach to refractive correction.

Departments

Review News

Research Highlights from The Latest OIS Meeting

Ophthalmic Product Development Insights

Nonclinical Considerations: Focus on Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls

Editor's Page

New Procedures, Old Expectations

Technology Update

The Latest Technology For Toric Alignment

New ways to increase accuracy continue to appear. Here’s a sampling of what’s available.

Medicare Q & A

What’s New in the 2018 Medicare Update?

There are a number of changes to Medicare that practices should know about. This month, we review the most important.

Retinal Insider

Posterior Scleritis: A Diagnostic Challenge

Glaucoma Management

Supplements & Glaucoma: Advising Your Patients

Given the popularity of questionable “alternative” treatments, your patients are counting on you to set them straight.

Pediatric Patient

Pearls In Pediatric Ocular Oncology

A brief review of diagnosis and treatment for these potentially life-threatening disorders.

Refractive Surgery

Some New Tricks With Gore-Tex

Two ways to use the resilient suture material for fixating intraocular lenses in challenging surgical cases.

Product News

Bausch + Lomb’s Crystalsert Approved

Research Review

Surgical Outcomes Of GATT in POAG

Wills Eye Resident Case Series

February 2018 Wills Eye Resident Case Series

A yellow pupillary reflex brings a 2-year-old boy in for consultation and treatment at Wills Eye Hospital.

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