May 2002

Chief Medical Editor's Page
Practice Positive

The Story of IntraLase
How developers of the femtosecond ophthalmic surgical laser took a chance and built a company.

IOL Exchange: Principle and Practice Rates
A look at the common complications leading to foldable IOL explantation and the factors surgeons should consider before, during, and after the procedure.

Choosing IOLs and Delivery Systems
A discussion of lens materials and insertion devices.

Point/Counterpoint: Is Radial Keratotomy a Thing of the Past?(Part 1)
Radial keratotomy: Not dead yet.

Point Counterpoint: Is Radial Keratotomy a Thing of the Past? (Part 2)
Radial keratotomy: A procedure of the past.

Cataract Challenge
Traumatic Cataract in a Teenage Boy

Refractive Challenge
IIs This a Refractive Surgery Candidate?

Take Note:
Physicians Discuss the Philosophies and Technologies That Have Benefited Their Practices.

Next-Generation Web Sites
Is your practice’s Web site the effective marketing tool it should be?

Who Is the Competition?
They’re closer than you think.

Revolutionizing Office Efficiency
Electronic remittance is a simple way to reduce your practice’s costs and maximize billing efficiency.

Update on the C-CAP Method
The recent FDA approval of the Custom-Contoured Ablation Pattern Method as an HDE offers new hope for patients with irregular astigmatism following a complicated refractive procedure.

New Techniques in Ocular Surface Reconstruction
Corneal stem cell transplantation is a new, technically challenging procedure for ocular surface reconstruction.

ASCRS 2002 Preview (Part 1)
The world of cataract and refractive surgery comes into focus in Philadelphia.

ASCRS 2002 Preview (Part 2)
Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today asked several editorial board members and other top surgeons to preview some of their lectures and courses at the upcoming ASCRS meeting on June 1st through the 5th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Innovations
A preview of today’s new products

5 Questions
Thirty-year veteran, Dr. Howard “Gadget” Gimbel, shares his perspectives on optimizing care.