Eyes For Ears

Pregnancy and Eyes - From Fundus to Fundus

We bring back Maternal-Fetal-Medicine Fellow Dr. Fei Cai to teach us about what we should know about pregnant patients with eye problems. 

If you liked this content, check out or recommend to an OB/Gyn friend Fei's own podcast, CREOGs over Coffee! https://creogsovercoffee.com/

 

Disclaimer:In this episode, we use the term "pregnant women" throughout. We mean to use the term pregnant people or pregnant patient, and do not mean to exclude those that are pregnant that do not identify as women. 

Capsular Opacification + YAG Laser Tips

This week, we talk about the various ways the capsular bag can become opacified after cataract surgery, and tips on how to use YAG to fix it.

Also, if you applied to the Ophthalmology Fellowship Match this cycle, take the following survey from a team at Yale to enter a $50 Amazon Gift Card raffle.

The study is IRB approved, and we hope it will provide fellowship programs with an understanding of the applicant perception of the virtual interview.   Information will remain strictly confidential and will not impact your standing with any fellowship program.

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Laser Fundamentals

We discuss the basic principles of ophthalmic lasers that guide how they work and how to use them. Plus we take brief asides into Archimedes lore and using Star Wars as a memory tool.

Dissociated Vertical Deviations

This week we unravel the peculiarities of the strabismic problem of dissociated vertical deviations (DVD)

Midnight Mystery with Dr. Michael Park

Crack this mystery case with our repeat guest host, PGY4 and Yale's Chief Resident Michael Park!

Pattern Strabismus

Straighten out the alphabet soup of pattern strabismus in this episode.

 

We refer you to this excellent video by Dr. Tim Root to orient yourself to eye muscle actions, tropias and phorias:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRYBOBSyzAU

 

And we make reference to this aircraft during the episode if you are curious:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II

 

 

Contracts and Negotiations with Employment Lawyer, Heidi Mason

Thinking about your first job or a new job? Amanda brings on Heidi Mason, JD, SHRM-CP, PHR to teach us about what we should be looking for in a contract, whether you really need to hire a lawyer (and what kind to get), how to negotiate, and much much more in this special episode!

Visual Fields

This episode, we field all questions one might have about visual fields, from fundamentals to finer details.

Recurrent Corneal Erosions

What walks like an abrasion, talks like an abrasion, but can look nothing like an abrasion? Find out this episode!

 

Also, if you are a medical student, help us fill out this survey regarding your experience in the OR during your ophthalmology elective. In collaboration with Straight from the Cutter's Mouth, we are working to evaluate if there are ways to improve your experience in the OR and clinic:

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Fluorescein Angiography + Indocyanine Green Angiography

We review the incredible narrative of how FA was invented, simplify and streamline FA interpretation, review ICG and its uses, and leave off with a discussion of the use of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA). You'll also learn about FAs in cats!