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MAY 2017 # 09 Upfront In My View In Practice Sitting Down With The hidden tolls of AMD How to free yourself Using OCT for treatment Aqueous angiography from third parties decisions in glaucoma advocate, Alex Huang 12 18 35 – 37 50 Ophthalmoscopy For All Transforming eyecare for millions with a six-dollar device 20 – 29 NORTH AMERICA www.theophthalmologist.com B:216 mm T:210 mm S:200 mm B:272 mm S:256 mm T:266 mm CLIENT APPROVAL: INSERTION NOTES: IMAGES: PUB: THE OPTHALMOLOGY Vyzulta _concept_wait_ CLOSE DATE: NONE Coming_Soon_CMYK_Flat_ The_Opthalmology_R01.tif (CMYK; 300 ppi; 100%) VERSION NONE ECD NONE NOTES: INSERTION DATE: NONE The Opthalmology UNIT NONE GCD NONE IMAGES: Vyzulta _concept_wait_Coming_Soon_ BLEED 216 mm x 272 mm CSM NONE CMYK_Flat_The_Opthalmology_R01.tif (CMYK; 300 ppi; 100%) TRIM 210 mm x 266 mm AD BEN A. LIVE 200 MM X 256 MM CW NONE VIEWING 210 mm x 266 mm ACCT JANINE FONTS: None GUTTER None PM JULIE G. SCALE 25.4 MM : 25.4 MM PROD. ART. MARK NICHOLSON DPI NONE PROOF NONE INKS: 210 MM X 266 MM NONE ACTUAL PROD. MGR. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black BAU6001_THE_OPTHALMOLOGY_M01.INDD DOCUMENT PRINTED AT: NONE 3-20-2017 3:58 PM Image of the Month Lizard Eye Suren Manvelyan is a professional photographer with a wide range of photographic interests. This image is a close-up of a Basiliscus lizard’s eye and is part of one of his latest popular series which features close-ups of human and animal eyes. Suren says “It is much more difficult to photograph animal eyes – you can’t tell them to stay calm! I also need to be very close to the animal, which is why I have fewer eye photos from dangerous animals!” As well as photography, Suren also teaches physics, mathematics, projective geometry and astronomy, and can play five musical instruments. Image courtesy of Suren Manvelyan, http://www.facebook.com/SurenManvelyan Do you have an image you’d like to see featured in The Ophthalmologist? Contact [email protected] www.theophthalmologist.com Contents 10 In My View 16 When is the best time to remove retained lens fragments after cataract surgery? Caroline Baumal believes that later rather than sooner might be the best approach for some patients. 17 Michael Stewart makes the alternative case that the timing of vitrectomy for retained lens material is important – but not in the way you might think… 18 You don’t have to be beholden 20 to third parties – it is possible to regain control and enjoyment of your practice, argues Jane Lindell Hughes. 03 Image of The Month Upfront 10 Turning the Tables Feature 09 Editorial It’s in Our Nature 11 Near, Not Far 20 Ophthalmoscopy For All by Mark Hillen Andrew Blaikie, John Sandford- 12 “A” is for Anxiety Smith and William J Williams tell their story of developing On The Cover 13 Body Clock Control and producing a low cost MAY 2017 # 09 ophthalmoscope to increase Upfront In My View In Practice Sitting Down With The hidden tolls of AMD How to free yourself Using OCT for treatment Aqueous angiography from third parties decisions in glaucoma advocate, Alex Huang 12 18 35 – 37 50 A health worker using the Arclight 14 Looking at Listening accessibility and improve care in Ophthalmoscopy For All Transforming eyecare for millions with a six-dollar device 20 – 29 on a patient in Rwanda. 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All rights reserved. www.heine.com ISSUE 09 - MAY 2017 Editor - Mark Hillen [email protected] Associate Editor - Ruth Steer [email protected] Associate Editor - Roisin McGuigan roisin [email protected] Editorial Director - Fedra Pavlou [email protected] Content Director - Rich Whitworth [email protected] Publishing Director - Neil Hanley [email protected] Sales Manager - Abigail Mackrill [email protected] VP Sales North America - Scott Schmidt [email protected] Head of Design - Marc Bird [email protected] Designer - Emily Strefford-Johnson [email protected] 50 Junior Designer - Hannah Ennis [email protected] Digital Team Lead - David Roberts [email protected] Digital Producer Web/Email - Peter Bartley [email protected] Digital Producer Web/App - Abygail Bradley NextGen [email protected] Digital Content Assistant - Lauren Torr [email protected] 40 Small(er) Sequence, Audience Insight Manager - Tracey Nicholls Big(ger) Promise [email protected] Audience Project Associate - Nina Duffissey CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing [email protected] holds huge promise, but it also Traffic and Audience Associate - Lindsey Vickers [email protected] has limitations. 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