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Letters

TheraTears: A Lesson in Perseverance
How a medical school summer research project became an internationally successful dry eye treatment.

Point/Counterpoint: Can Bimanual Phaco Still Deliver? Part 1
“We must show that it has very real advantages.”

Point/Counterpoint: Can Bimanual Phaco Still Deliver? Part 2
“If there were truly advantages to this technique, we would all flock to it.”

Pre-LASIK Considerations Following PK
Graft thickness, endothelial cell integrity, and keratometry are important parameters that must be established to improve safety and predictability.

Cataract Challenge
Phacoemulsification After Radial Keratotomy

Refractive Challenge
Interface Haze

Cataract Surgeons’ Techniques on Display
This issue of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today presents a new approach to sharing surgical methods. We have assembled some of the most useful cataract techniques—both time-tested and newly devised—and offer them here in both a print and video format. The instructive clips on the CD-ROM show the step-by-step processes described in each article.

Microincisional Cataract Surgery
Techniques for optimizing refractive results are within our reach.

Managing the Errant Capsulorhexis
Make vector forces work for you.

The Divide-and-Conquer Technique
A tried-and-true method that still produces great results.

The Karate Prechop Technique
This easy and rapid procedure reduces the ultrasound time to less than half of the conventional methods.

Phaco Chop Techniques: Horizontal Versus Vertical Chop
There are benefits in learning and utilizing both variations.

Phaco Quick-Chop
This technique is gaining popularity among surgeons who find conventional phaco chop to be potentially dangerous.

The Choo-Choo Chop and Flip Technique Using NeoSoniX
Ultrasound energy replaces manual forces in this updated version of the technique.

The Phaco Flip Technique
This simple procedure offers reduced operating time, clearer corneas, and greater safety.

Six Tips on Hydrodissection Technique
Use the right tip!

J-Cannula Irrigation Simplifies Cortical Removal
Suitable for handling large or small amounts of cortex, this technique provides both speed and safety.

Implanting the New Tecnis Lens
The surface of this lens may help reduce spherical aberration.

Presbyopic Lens Exchange
The success of this procedure depends on accurate IOL calculations, precise lens surgical techniques, and effective astigmatic control.

Marketing Mishaps
Turn Your Practice “Inside Out”

Small Practice Expansion
The first installment of a two-part series reviews the timing and strategies for introducing a new shareholder to a small practice.

Sealed Lens Capsule Irrigation
This technique provides a new approach to targeting and modulating lens epithelial cell activity during cataract surgery.

Tips on Topical Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery
Lidocaine jelly is a safe, efficacious alternative to periocularly injected anesthetics.

Innovations
A preview of today’s new products

5 Questions
Dr. Jack T. Holladay reflects on his diverse education and anticipates
the future of ophthalmology.