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Everything Old Is New Again

A New Way to Insert the Sensar With OptiEdge
The Emerald Unfolder system facilitates and improves insertion of the lens in numerous ways.

The Marketing Challenges of Customized Ablation
Customized ablation is a whole new game that requires a new way of thinking for refractive surgeons.

Cataract Challenge
Visualization without capsular dye.

Refractive Challenge
Enlarging the optical zone.

Identifying Candidates for Refractive Lens Exchange
As with other refractive procedures, appropriate patient selection is key to successful outcomes.

Monovision Versus Multifocality
How to determine which to use in refractive lens exchange.

Restoring Accommodation With Refractive Lens Exchange
Implanting an IOL that successfully treats presbyopia is probably the most physiologic solution for patients.

A Survey of IOLs for Refractive Lens Exchange
Ongoing innovation will increase the number of FDA-approved lenses especially suited for this procedure.

A Risk/Benefit Analysis of PRELEX
The gains outweigh the potential losses.

What’s in a Name?
Reaching a consensus on the name of the refractive procedure that I call PRELEX will enhance its marketability and reduce patient confusion.

A Win-Win-Win Situation
Why maintaining refractive lens exchange’s elective status benefits everybody.

The Secret Formula: G X C1 X C2 = V
With this equation, you can realize the success many refractive surgery practices now find so elusive.

Point/Counterpoint—
Physician Certification: A Positive or Negative? Part 1
"We hope that our quest to improve ourselves professionally as surgeons results in a more widespread adoption of this practice.”

Point/Counterpoint—
Physician Certification: A Positive or Negative? Part 2
“The ABES organization is left with no mission, no direction, and no purpose for existence.”

Expanding Your ASC’s Offerings
What you need to know about performing nonsurgical services in a Medicare-certified ASC.

The Role of NSAIDs in Cataract Surgery
How these drugs help surgeons produce the best possible outcomes.

Innovations
A preview of today’s new products

5 Questions
ASCRS President Dr. Stephen Lane has exciting plans for advocacy and research during his 1-year term.