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May 2009

UP FRONT
Chief Medical Editor's Page
By Stephen G. Slade, MD

News

TODAY'S TOPICS
Refractive Surgery on a Thin Cornea
By Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; J. Bradley Randleman, MD; Stephen G. Slade, MD; and William B. Trattler, MD

PEER REVIEW
Ectasia After LASIK
By Julia T. Lewandowski, Senior Associate Editor

CATARACT SURGERY
Complex Case Management
Subluxated Lenses in a Pediatric Patient
By Uday Devgan, MD; Garry P. Condon, MD; and Alan S. Crandall, MD

Focus on OVDs
Healon D: Preclinical Data
By Randall J. Olson, MD

Healon D: Surgical Experience
By Uday Devgan, MD

DisCoVisc: Preclinical Data
By Jonathan Haymore, MD; Liliana Werner, MD, PhD; Nick Mamalis, MD; Brian Haugen, MD; and Natalya Romaniv, MD

DisCoVisc: Surgical Experience
By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD

Amvisc Plus: Preclinical Data
By Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD

Amvisc Plus: Surgical Experience
By John D. Hunkeler, MD

REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Complex Case Management
Haze and Alterations in a LASIK Flap
By Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD; Louis E. Probst, MD; and Stephen Coleman, MD

COVER STORIES
Techniques to Improve the Ocular Surface After Cataract Surgery
By William B. Trattler, MD

Improving Patients' Recovery After Refractive Surgery
By Marguerite B.. McDonald, MD

The Incidence and Impact of Blepharitis on Cataract Surgery
By Henry D. Perry, MD

Treating Blepharitis to Maximize Surgical Success
By David A. Goldman MD

New Corticosteroid Treats Postoperative Inflammation and Pain
By Steven M. Silverstein, MD

Corneal Endothelial Protection
By Kerry D. Solomon, MD; Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD; and Edward J. Holland, MD

Improving Visual Outcomes With NSAIDs
By Edward J. Holland, MD

Prophylactic Strategies for Cataract Surgery
By Mark Speaker, MD, PhD, and Neeti Parikh, MD

The Incidence of MRSA in Cataract Surgery
By Francis S. Mah, MD

Preventing Infection After Cataract Surgery
By Michael B. Raizman, MD

Ocular Infection With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci
By Terrence P. O'Brien, MD

THE DOCTOR IS IN
Empathy and Its Role in Optimizing Patients' Satisfaction
By Jennifer S. Morse, MD

DEPARTMENTS
Innovations

5 Questions With Francesco Carones, MD