Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today

January 2002

A 20/20 Vision for Vision 2020
A new vision to eradicate world cataract blindness.

WhiteStar™ for the Sovereign® System
The combination of WhiteStar™ technology and microphaco reduces ultrasound time and eliminates wound burns.

CKSM for the Treatment of Presbyopia
Promising results may offer this patient group more options.

The Bausch & Lomb Technolas® 217A Laser
The laser enjoys enhanced results with the Active Eyetracking System.

Surgical Reversalof Presbyopia
Clinical results with the Presby Drive®.

Cataract Challenge
Traumatic Subluxated Brunescent Cataract

Refractive Challenge
Late Traumatic Flap Laceration After LASIK

Wavefront
What is it about wavefront that has industry devoting so much time and money?

Diagnostic Wavefront Compensation With Adaptive Optics
A new wavefront device designed to improve visual outcomes.

Deciphering Wavefront Higher-Order Aberrations
New research offers some unexpected and provocative wavefront data.

Customized LASIK Correction
Results of personalized ablations using LADARWave® and LADARVision.®

Custom Ablation Update
A look at where several companies are heading as custom refractive procedures progress through FDA clinical trials.

The LASIK Farmer
Don’t look to the economy for a bumper crop.

New Age in Healthcare on the Horizon?
Medical practices need healthcare systems that help, not hinder.

Making Cents of LASIK—Part 1
Premium-priced LASIK makes cents for ophthalmology.

Making Cents of LASIK—Part 2
Subpremium LASIK makes cents for the health of ophthalmology.

Update on the Allegretto™ Laser
Promising results correcting higher-order aberrations with non–wavefront-guided procedures.

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis In Ophthalmic Surgery
Ritual vs. reality: Evolving strategies for preventing infection in intraocular surgery.

Innovations
A preview of today’s new products

5 Questions
World-renowned surgeon and motorcycle enthusiast, Dr. I. Howard Fine, on heroes and Harley- Davidsons.