Focal Points is a quarterly publication by the American Academy of Ophthalmology for teaching and training of ophthalmologists on various topics. I was interviewed in this edition (Feb. 2010) focusing on "Innovations in Advanced Surface Laser Refractive Surgery" along with several other experts across the country. A very nice review of "Advanced Surface Ablation (ASA)" indications and outcomes. For those of you who do not know what ASA is, it is a refractive procedure for vision correction of patients who are not candidates for LASIK. Usually these patients have thin corneas or prescriptions that are too high for LASIK. ASA affords a safer form of vision correction in these situations. If the cornea is too thin, a phakic lens or implantable contact lens is sometimes needed over LASIK or ASA.
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