Does alcohol consumption contribute to the risk of exfoliation glaucoma? And should you be tracking your drinks in grams instead of ounces? Drs. Lori Provencher and Drew Carey interview Drs. Akiko Hanyuda, Louis Pasquale, and Jae Hee Kang from their Ophthalmology article, “ Long-term Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma or Glaucoma Suspect Status among United States Health Professionals .” Long-term Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma or Glaucoma Suspect Status a...
Feb 16, 2023•21 min
Is recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor an effective treatment for Stage 1 Neurotrophic Keratopathy? Dr. Drew Carey discusses this with Dr. Pedram Hamrah author of Ophthalmology’s “ Efficacy of Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor in Stage 1 Neurotrophic Keratopathy .” Efficacy of Recombinant Human Nerve Growth Factor in Stage 1 Neurotrophic Keratopathy. Saricay, Leyla Yavuz et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 12, 1448 – 1450....
Feb 02, 2023•16 min
AREDS2 is the gift that keeps on giving. Drs Drew Carey and Rajesh Rao team up to interview Dr. Amitha Domalpally on the role of extramacular drusen in AMD from her Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Extramacular Drusen and Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration .” Extramacular Drusen and Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Domalpally, Amitha et al. Ophthalmology Retina
Jan 19, 2023•34 min
What are RIPLs and how are they a detector of cardiovascular disease? Dr. Edmund Tsui finds out from Dr. Mathieu F. Bakhoum, author of “ Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions, a Biomarker of Cardiovascular Disease ” in Ophthalmology Retina . Retinal Ischemic Perivascular Lesions, a Biomarker of Cardiovascular Disease. Madala, Samantha et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 6, Issue 9, 865 – 867....
Jan 05, 2023•24 min
Dr. Lori Provencher discusses the disparity in Medicare reimbursements between male and female ophthalmologists with Dr. Nazlee Zebardast, author of “ Sex-Based Differences in Medicare Reimbursements among Ophthalmologists Persist across Time .” Sex-Based Differences in Medicare Reimbursements among Ophthalmologists Persist across Time. Halawa, Omar Alaa et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 9, 1056 – 1063....
Dec 22, 2022•13 min
Dr. Rajesh Rao speaks with his coauthors Drs. Hakan Demirci and Noah Brown about their Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Aqueous Humor–Derived MYD88 L265P Mutation Analysis in Vitreoretinal Lymphoma .” Aqueous Humor–Derived MYD88 L265P Mutation Analysis in Vitreoretinal Lymphoma. Demirci, Hakan et al. Ophthalmology Retina. In press.
Dec 08, 2022•42 min
Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews author Dr. David Sarraf on his recent Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Clinical and Morphologic Characteristics of Perivenular Fernlike Leakage on Ultrawide-field Fluorescein Angiography ” Clinical and Morphologic Characteristics of Perivenular Fernlike Leakage on Ultrawide-field Fluorescein Angiography. Ramtohul, Prithvi et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 6, Issue 11, 1070 - 1079....
Nov 10, 2022•19 min
Recorded in front of a live audience at the AAO 2022 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Join a full panel of our hosts as they interview Dr. Nisha Acharya about her recent Ophthalmology article, “ Association between Immunosuppressive Drugs and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis in a Large US Claims Database ,” and take audience questions. Association between Immunosuppressive Drugs and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Patients with Noninfectious Uveitis in a La...
Oct 27, 2022•40 min
To dilate or not to dilate, that is the question Dr. Lori Provencher asks Dr. David S. Friedman as they discuss the results of his Ophthalmology Glaucoma article “ Acute Angle-Closure Attacks Are Uncommon in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects after Pharmacologic Mydriasis .” Acute Angle-Closure Attacks Are Uncommon in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects after Pharmacologic Mydriasis. Friedman, David S. et al. Ophthalmology Glaucoma. In press....
Oct 13, 2022•23 min
Dr. Rajesh Rao dives deep into world of retinal implants with author Dr. Mark Humayun from his Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Advanced Retina Implants .” Don’t miss Ophthalmology Podcast Live! at the Technology Pavilion during AAO 2022 . Advanced Retina Implants. Humayun, Mark S. et al. Ophthalmology Retina. In Press....
Sep 29, 2022•47 min
Can A.I. out diagnose ophthalmologists? To find out, Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews co-first authors Drs. Tiarnan Keenan and Qingyu Chen on their deep learning models from their Ophthalmology article, “ DeepLensNet: Deep Learning Automated Diagnosis and Quantitative Classification of Cataract Type and Severity .” Don’t miss Ophthalmology Podcast Live! at the Technology Pavilion during AAO 2022 . DeepLensNet: Deep Learning Automated Diagnosis and Quantitative Classification of Cataract Type and Sever...
Sep 15, 2022•27 min
What are your patients reading on their smart phone and how accurate is it? Drs. Drew Carey and Lorraine Provencher team up to answer this question from Dr. Natasha Nayak Kolomeyer as they discuss her Ophthalmology Glaucoma article, “ What Glaucoma Patients Are Reading on the Internet: A Systematic Analysis of Online Glaucoma Content .” What Glaucoma Patients Are Reading on the Internet. Jia, Jing (Sasha) et al. Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Volume 5, Issue 4, 447 – 451....
Sep 01, 2022•22 min
What does kangaroo meat and cat poop have in common? Dr. Edmund Tsui finds out from Dr. Justine Smith as they discuss her Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Prevalence of Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis in an Australian Adult Population: A Community-Based Study .” Link to The Conversation article referenced in the episode: https://theconversation.com/one-in-three-people-are-infected-with-toxoplasma-parasite-and-the-clue-could-be-in-our-eyes-182418 Prevalence of Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis in an Aus...
Aug 18, 2022•25 min
Hosts Drs. Matt Feng and Edmund Tsui interview Dr. Travis Redd on computer vision model performance in diagnosing bacterial and fungal corneal ulcers from his article, “ Image-Based Differentiation of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks .” Image-Based Differentiation of Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks. Redd, Travis K. et al. Ophthalmology Science, Volume 2, Issue 2, 100119....
Aug 04, 2022•29 min
Dr. Lori Provencher discusses the clinical trial and FDA approval of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris with Dr. Michael Snyder, author of “ Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris .” Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris. Ayres, Brandon D. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 6, 614 – 625....
Jul 21, 2022•22 min
Dr. Drew Carey and Dr. Edmund Tsui discuss ophthalmology social media trends from their 2020 Ophthalmology editorial, “ Using Social Media to Disseminate Ophthalmic Information during the #COVID19 Pandemic .” Using Social Media to Disseminate Ophthalmic Information during the #COVID19 Pandemic. Tsui, Edmund et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 9, e75 - e78
Jul 07, 2022•20 min
Dr. Drew Carey is joined by Dr. Tayyeba Ali and Google Software Engineer Pinal Bavishi to discuss their research collaboration with Google Health on a deep learning system that detects diabetic macular edema from their Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Deep learning to detect optical coherence tomography-derived diabetic macular edema from retinal photographs: a multicenter validation study ” Link to Google Health video discussed in the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XQZQR477fg Deep Learni...
Jun 23, 2022•17 min
Dr. Rajesh Rao discusses the increasing cost and lack of Medicare reimbursement of vitrectomy surgery with Dr. Shriji Patel from his 2021 Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery .” Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery. Berkowitz, Sean T. et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 5, Issue 6, 496 – 502.
Jun 09, 2022•28 min
Ophthalmology Editor-in-Chief Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD, sits down with his predecessor and current CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Stephen McLeod, MD. Together they discuss the journal’s past and present initiatives, and what the future holds for the Ophthalmology family of journals.
May 26, 2022•35 min
Drs. Lori Provencher and Andrea Kossler, author of “ Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Subspecialty Societies over 20 Years ,” discuss the rising number of women in ophthalmology, persistent inequalities in subspecialty society leadership and awards, and what it may take to achieve gender parity and proportional representation. Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Subspecialty Societies over 20 Years. Azad, Amee D. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 5, 587 – 590....
May 12, 2022•21 min
Dr. Drew Carey discusses macular hole treatment with Dr. Bobeck S. Modjtahedi on his Ophthalmology Retina article, “ Treatment of Secondary Full-Thickness Macular Holes with Topical Therapy .” Treatment of Secondary Full-Thickness Macular Holes with Topical Therapy. Niffenegger, John H. et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 4, Issue 7, 695 – 699
Apr 28, 2022•19 min
Dr. Matthew Feng is joined by co-host Dr. Edmund Tsui to discuss what's new in our understanding of zoster, vaccinations, and more with Dr. Nisha Acharya from her 2020 Ophthalmology article, “ Incidence Rate of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: A Retrospective Cohort Study from 1994 through 2018 .” Incidence Rate of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. Kong, Christina L. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 3, 324 – 330....
Apr 14, 2022•32 min
Special guest host Dr. Ike Ahmed returns with Dr. Lori Provencher for a part two on the 2021 Ophthalmology Intraocular Lens Article Collection . They discuss the variety of IOL designs with Dr. Liliana Werner from her article “ Intraocular Lenses: Overview of Designs, Materials, and Pathophysiologic Features .” Intraocular Lenses. Werner, Liliana. Ophthalmology, Volume 128, Issue 11, e74 - e93...
Mar 31, 2022•21 min
Dr. Lori Provencher is joined by special guest host Dr. Ike Ahmed guest editor of the 2021 Ophthalmology Intraocular Lens Article Collection . Together they interview Dr. Jack Kane on his article, “ Intraocular Lens Power Formulas, Biometry, and Intraoperative Aberrometry .” Intraocular Lens Power Formulas, Biometry, and Intraoperative Aberrometry. Kane, Jack X. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 128, Issue 11, e94 - e114...
Mar 15, 2022•14 min
Dr. Edmund Tsui interviews Dr. Sapna S. Gangaputra on the future of teleophthalmology from her Ophthalmology Science article, “ Validation of a Standardized Home Visual Acuity Test for Teleophthalmology .” Figure 1 shows the home visual acuity test discussed in the episode. Validation of a Standardized Home Visual Acuity Test for Teleophthalmology. Siktberg, Jonathan et al. Ophthalmology Science, Volume 1, Issue 1...
Mar 01, 2022•15 min
In our inaugural episode, Dr. Drew Carey sits down with Dr. Mark Pennesi to discuss his Ophthalmology Editorial, “ The Evolution of Retinal Gene Therapy: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice .” The Evolution of Retinal Gene Therapy: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice. Pennesi, Mark E. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 2
Feb 15, 2022•24 min
