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New Video-based Skills Curriculum for Incoming Residents in Ophthalmology
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The following is a summary of “A Novel Video-Based Skills Curriculum for Incoming Ophthalmology Residents,” published in the July 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Savant et al. Limited pre-residency ophthalmology exposure and variable orientation experiences...
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The following is a summary of “Risk factors for a phacodonesis surprise during cataract surgery in patients with pseudoexfoliation,” published in the September 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Buhbut et al. Researchers performed a retrospective study to identify...
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More Progress Seen in Female Versus Minority Leadership Diversity in Medicine
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Some specialties have made significant improvements in academic medial leadership diversity since 2007, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in JAMA Network Open.Austin M. Meadows, from Henry Ford Health in...
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Clinical Characteristics of Retinopathy Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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New Video-based Skills Curriculum for Incoming Residents in Ophthalmology
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The following is a summary of “A Novel Video-Based Skills Curriculum for Incoming Ophthalmology Residents,” published in the July 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Savant et al. Limited pre-residency ophthalmology exposure and variable orientation experiences...
Surprising Phacodonesis Risk in Pseudoexfoliation Patients During Cataract Surgery
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The following is a summary of “Risk factors for a phacodonesis surprise during cataract surgery in patients with pseudoexfoliation,” published in the September 2023 issue of Opthalmology by Buhbut et al. Researchers performed a retrospective study to identify...
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The following is a summary of “Comparison of mini-simple limbal epithelial transplantation and conjunctival–limbal autograft for the treatment of primary pterygium: a randomized controlled trial,” published in the September 2023 issue of Ophthalmology by...
Clinical Characteristics of Retinopathy Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Genetics & Environmental Interplay in Diabetes & Obesity
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