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April 2017
Welcome to the April issue of The Ophthalmologist. Upfront’s topics include the next generation of retinal prostheses, and the response to the news than an unapproved stem cell therapy blinded three people. Our Feature this month is our hotly anticipated 2017 Power List – we asked you to name your top 50 rising stars in the field, and here, we present the results. In Practice features Arun Gulani describing his approach to achieving good vision in eyes which have experienced hyperopic shift following radial keratotomy. Finally, we Sit Down With Farhad Hafezi, Professor at University of Geneva and Chief Medical Officer of The ELZA Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.
COS He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
April 18, 2017
Sitting Down With... Guillermo Rocha, President of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS), and Medical Director of Ocular Microsurgery and Laser Center, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
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When Multiple Punctures Don’t Deflate
April 6, 2017
Repeated bevacizumab injections increase the risk of glaucoma surgery
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A Serious Breach of Trust
April 6, 2017
How did people react to the news that an unapproved stem cell therapy blinded three patients?
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Business in Brief
April 6, 2017
Allergan and Editas join forces, Carl Zeiss win a patent infringement case, and more…
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Retinal Prostheses: The Next Generation
April 6, 2017
Two approaches that could result in a better retinal implant
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From Peer to Peer
April 6, 2017
The Power List is gloriously subjective. Why? Because it’s ophthalmologists who do the voting!
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Life in Full Color
April 6, 2017
What does the assessment of chromatic aberration in patients bilaterally implanted with one hydrophilic and one hydrophobic IOL tell us about vision quality? Susana Marcos has the answers.
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A New Carpet Over Broken Tiles
April 6, 2017
Don’t be disheartened by the scars or the number, pattern or irregularity of radial keratotomy cuts – achieving excellent vision in these eyes is possible using refraction-based, laser corneoplastique
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How to Never Be Bored
April 6, 2017
Sitting Down With... Farhad Hafezi, Professor, University of Geneva; Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, USA; Chief Medical Officer, The ELZA Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.
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