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Doctors Day 2020 – Anything But Happy

31 Mar 2020 eyesteve 1

“Doctors Day” – usually preceded by “Happy,” as in “Happy Doctors Day,” today, feels anything but happy. Aside from a surprise mid-day carrot cake from an appreciative office staff, the general sentiment among doctors isn’t roses, smiles, and sunshine. Here’s

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Social Media and Professionalism – Protecting Your Patients, Your Profession, and You

30 Oct 2018 eyesteve 0

In this post (and video!) I will share the highlights of a talk I gave recently discussing social media and professionalism, specifically how to protect your patients, your profession, and you. We’re all very familiar with the pitfalls of using

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Reducing the Disclosure Effect in the Vitreoretinal Fellowship Match

24 Oct 2018 eyesteve 0

Should match rules prohibit postinterview communication between applicants, mentors, and programs? This is the main question raised by authors Drs. Greenberg, Scott, and Chen in their recent letter to the editor of JAMA ophthalmology, which was published online earlier this

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The Retina Society – 2018 Meeting Highlights

15 Sep 2018 eyesteve 2

This past week I attended the annual meeting of “The Retina Society,” a collection of the brightest minds in the research and treatment of medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. Here are a few particular highlights of

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Vitreoretinal Fellowship Match Survey – JAMA Ophthalmology

07 May 2018 eyesteve 0

The fellowship match process is somewhat of a mystery, and just a few years ago, I found myself in the middle of this mystery. First came the application. To how many programs should I apply? What was an “average” number

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Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery Course – 2018 Highlights

15 Apr 2018 eyesteve 2

This past weekend I attended the Duke Advanced Vitreous Surgery Course in beautiful North Carolina. What a fun weekend to reconnect with other retina fellows from around the country and learn from an impressive array of retina faculty. The meeting

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Ten Common Questions About Age-Related Macular Degeneration

07 Feb 2018 eyesteve 3

This month, February 2018, is age-related macular degeneration month. With the purpose of increasing awareness of this vision-limiting and life-altering disease, here are ten common questions about age-related macular degeneration. Question #1 – What is macular degeneration? Macular degeneration is

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Retinal Artery Macroaneurysm (RAMA)

25 Nov 2017 eyesteve 0

In this post (and video!) I briefly discuss the key features, diagnosis, and treatment of retinal artery macroaneurysms, more commonly known as RAMA. The clinical picture in this vignette is of an 80 year-old hypertensive Caucasian woman who presented to

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The Return of Private Equity to Ophthalmology

15 Nov 2017 eyesteve 0

The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is the marquee event for ophthalmology, with presentation of landmark research, unveiling of innovative technology, hundreds of educational symposia, and updates on the dynamic ophthalmology marketplace. What was the hottest topic

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Ten Tips to Prevent and Treat Iris Prolapse

10 Sep 2017 eyesteve 0

In this post (and video!) I will share ten tips to prevent and treat iris prolapse, a challenge encountered fairly frequently during cataract surgery, particularly for beginning surgeons. First we will begin with prevention. 1. Create a longer wound One

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Eye Safety Tips for the Solar Eclipse

02 Aug 2017 eyesteve 6

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming solar eclipse and how to safely view the eclipse without losing vision from solar retinopathy! A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the

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The Truth Behind the 27 Contact Lenses Stuck in the Patient’s Eye

24 Jul 2017 eyesteve 0

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about British woman who reportedly showed up for cataract surgery only to have her doctors discover that 27 contact lenses were unknowingly stuck IN her eye. In this post (and video!) I will explain

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Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion

16 Jul 2017 eyesteve 0

This is the first of a series of “Interesting Cases” posts (and videos) which I hope to publish here on EyeSteve.com. My goal with these videos is to, gradually, develop a library of short, concise videos which describe common (and

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Applying to fellowship – application, interview, and travel costs

29 Jan 2017 eyesteve 1

Just over four years ago I traveled all over the country to interview for internship and ophthalmology residency positions. In what has since become one of the most popular posts, I subsequently categorized all of my residency application and travel-related

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The Doximity Dialer – simplifying doctor to patient phone calls

11 Dec 2016 eyesteve 2

Several months ago I was at an ophthalmology meeting in another state and needed to call a patient using my personal cell phone. While I occasionally give patients my cell number, I prefer to make phone calls from the office, but

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Low vision device using Intel RealSense 3D camera technology

26 Nov 2016 eyesteve 1

Introduction I recently gave a presentation at “Retina Day,” a meeting of retina specialists that occurs in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. I know many weren’t able to be there, so I want to briefly

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Keeping up with the “millennials”

06 Sep 2016 eyesteve 0

Self-entitled, self-absorbed, and selfie-obsessed. These are just a few adjectives critics use to describe the millennial generation of today’s 16- to 36-year-olds, born between 1980 and 2000. Born in the early 80s, I both understand the criticism levied against my generation

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Diabetic retinopathy grading and classification

16 Aug 2016 eyesteve 3

Accurately grading diabetic retinopathy can be a significant challenge for beginning ophthalmology residents. After nervously searching Google in the physicians workroom for the diabetic retinopathy grading scale more often than I care to admit, I have decided to summarize the

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Integrating the internship into ophthalmology residency – the new standard

03 Aug 2016 eyesteve 1

Future ophthalmologists have several options for completion of their post-graduate year one (PGY-1) internship prior to beginning ophthalmology residency. The American Board of Ophthalmology requires only that these newly minted doctors complete an internship in any field, including internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics,

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Buddy Lazier’s Indy 500 Race Against Glaucoma

29 May 2016 eyesteve 0

Behind every Indy Car driver there is a story – Buddy Lazier’s story hits close to home for any parent, any child, and for anyone interested in ophthalmology and vision research. Buddy Lazier’s daughter, Jacqueline, was born with aniridia, a

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Twitter at the 2014 and 2015 Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

08 Apr 2016 eyesteve 2

Published! After countless hours of work, our research on Twitter at the Annual Meetings of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is now e-published online in the journal Ophthalmology (to be in print soon). For those non-ophthalmologist readers, Ophthalmology is the top clinical

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I’ve Been Meaning to Thank You…

26 Nov 2015 eyesteve 3

“I’ve been meaning to thank you,” a Thanksgiving Day tribute to those often un-thanked, but whose contributions make it an honor to practice medicine each day. 1 – Dear hospital phone operator, I’ve been meaning to thank you. I don’t

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How to “AAO” If You Are Unable To Go

13 Nov 2015 eyesteve 0

It is time once again for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, when over 13,000 ophthalmologists and another 12,000 others gather from around the world to discuss all things ophthalmology, including new research, treatments, and technology. For the first

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Let’s Get Social: A Physician Guide to Social Media and Blogging

28 Oct 2015 eyesteve 0

Today I would like to talk for a few minutes about how you can use social media and blogging as building blocks for the medical practice and business of the future. This is a talk I originally gave in September 2015 at

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Stanford Medicine X – Remove your filters, embrace the colors!

26 Sep 2015 eyesteve 0

Let me share with you a few insights so far on Stanford Medicine X 2015 (MedX), but first, let’s talk about colored filters, how our individual filters blind our perspective, and why we must remove our individual filters in order

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Behind-the-scenes of EyeSteve.com: The brand behind the blog

03 Sep 2015 eyesteve 0

Recently I was interviewed by Callan Navistky, Editor-in-Chief of the digital journal Millennial Eye for a special July-August 2015 issue dedicated to “Building Your Brand Image.” I was initially hesitant to share the “Behind-the-Scenes” of the EyeSteve brand, but ultimately decided to share some

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Five Reasons Why I’ll Be At Millennial Eye Live

21 Aug 2015 eyesteve 1

Last year I used two of my hard-earned vacation days to attend the inaugural meeting of Millennial Eye Live in Austin, Texas. The meeting was unlike any scientific conference or medical meeting I had ever attended, and as soon as

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What A Child With Cancer Taught His Doctor About Superheroes

28 Jul 2015 eyesteve 7

Recently I met a boy, a boy with leukemia, a young boy with comic-book worthy superpowers. This boy, this superhero, is one I will never, never forget. When I entered the exam room, I was immediately struck by the sight of a

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The Kings of Content: Why Academic Medicine Should Join Twitter

06 Jun 2015 eyesteve 1

Introduction Ever since I began residency I have been encouraging, prodding, and at times, persistently pestering department leadership of my belief that our ophthalmology department should have a dedicated Twitter feed. After months of persistence combined with good timing and

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ARVO 2015 Twitter Highlights

05 May 2015 eyesteve 0

In May 2015, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology held its Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, and the Twitter feed was active, informative, entertaining, and engaging. Here are the highlights of the #ARVO2015 Twitter feed. How many tweets were

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