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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

Current Topics

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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Managing Your Online Reputation – What Every Young Physician Needs to Know

02 Apr 2015 eyesteve 1

Think about the last time you asked a friend for a recommendation. Maybe you were looking for a new restaurant, a good book, or a trusted mechanic. While you undoubtedly took into account your friend’s recommendation, chances are you then

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What a Photographer Taught Me About Patient Care

19 Mar 2015 eyesteve 4

Have you ever had a professional photo shoot? I have had many…but not because I particularly enjoy being photographed. Actually, it is quite the contrary. Photo shoots have always been a traumatic experience for me. You see, for some reason,

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The Dress: Black and Blue or Gold and White? Why Everyone is Right

27 Feb 2015 eyesteve 0

My mother-in-law texted me about The Dress, random friends are blowing up my inbox, and the nurses in the Emergency Department were huddled around the computer at 2 AM debating the color of the dress. Everyone in the world seems to

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New Eye Tracking Test Could Change NFL Concussion Protocol

01 Feb 2015 eyesteve 0

All I remember is sprinting across the rugby field at full speed to tackle a runner charging in to score. From what others later told me, the opposing player’s knee struck my head as I went in for the tackle and I was

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Why Resident Physicians, Social Media Need Each Other

13 Jan 2015 eyesteve 0

Do you remember learning about mutualistic symbiotic relationships in fifth grade biology? The zebra and the oxpecker bird, the bee and the flower, and the bacteria in the human digestive tract, wherein two distinct groups mutually benefit from the relationship

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Exploring the Role of Twitter at Millennial Eye Live

09 Jan 2015 eyesteve 0

Several months ago, I was browsing my Twitter feed and came across a tweet from @MillennialEYE, encouraging millennial ophthalmologists to attend the inaugural MillennialEYE Live meeting, designed for the “future leaders in ophthalmology.” As a current ophthalmology resident, I figured what

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Top Five Social Media Platforms for Young Ophthalmologists

04 Dec 2014 eyesteve 0

Originally published in YOInfo, the American Academy of Ophthalmology monthly newsletter for young ophthalmologists. Social media is NOT new to today’s young ophthalmologists. You millennial generation eye doctors probably began using Facebook in college to stay in touch with old friends,

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The World’s Best Medical Search Engine

18 Nov 2014 eyesteve 0

Let’s create the world’s best medical search engine. This search engine must have a basic knowledge of human anatomy and an understanding of physiology and mechanisms of disease. It must be able to create a broad differential diagnosis including the

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Five Reasons Ophthalmologists Should Join Twitter

17 Oct 2014 eyesteve 0

This weekend I will be giving a six-minute presentation on “Twitter” to my ophthalmology colleagues at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago. That’s right. I will have exactly 360 seconds to encourage my colleagues to join the Twitter

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Why Ophthalmologists Should Blog

17 Oct 2014 eyesteve 0

You may be a medical student spending late nights in the gross anatomy lab and early mornings pre-rounding on general surgery patients, or an intern sharing bad news with the families of your patients for the first time as a

Slide Decks

Ocular Chemical Burns – Pathophysiology and Evidence-Based Treatment

09 Oct 2014 eyesteve 0

  This slide deck uses a case-based format to explain the pathophysiology, classification, and evidence-based treatment approach to management of ocular chemical burns. Check out these other slide decks (more to come in the future!) Diabetic Retinopathy: A Clinical Survival Guide

Research

Ophthalmology Slide Decks

13 Sep 2014 eyesteve 0

Every morning at 8 AM, medical students, residents, and faculty of the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences meet to discuss various topics within ophthalmology in what is known as “Morning Rounds.” Significant time and energy goes

Slide Decks

Diabetic Retinopathy: A Clinical Survival Guide

13 Sep 2014 eyesteve 0

  In this case-based presentation, Dr. Lori Myers unscrambles the alphabet soup of Diabetic Retinopathy, providing clear explanations and outstanding images to describe the diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. Be sure to checkout these other slide decks

Slide Decks

Dural cavernous fistula with spontaneous choroidal detachments

13 Sep 2014 eyesteve 0

  This slide deck uses a case-based format to explain the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of dural cavernous fistulae as well as the management of spontaneous choroidal detachments. Be sure to also check out these other slide decks: Diabetic Retinopathy:

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Three Public Health Lessons from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

22 Aug 2014 eyesteve 1

By now you’ve seen so many videos of everyone from friends to famous taking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In the past few weeks, awareness of ALS has reached an all- time high and tens of millions of dollars have

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The Future of Healthcare Social Media – Quickly Mobilizing Leaders to Influence Public Opinion

11 Aug 2014 eyesteve 1

Predicting the future is a dangerous game. Just ask the Vegas gamblers, the Wall Street Bankers, and the Federal Reserve economists. Better still, ask the meteorologist who confidently forecasts sunny, blue skies but miscalculates mother nature’s scheming, leaving the sunny-weather-dependers

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First Week of Ophthalmology Residency and the Text Page That Made It All Worth It

22 Jul 2014 eyesteve 3

Ophthalmology residency has officially started. Well, technically it started at the beginning of July, though the first two weeks were spent becoming (dis)oriented on how to use the electronic medical record, how to be compliant with hospital policies, and other

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How Much Will it Cost to Apply for Residency and Travel to Interviews?

30 Jun 2014 eyesteve 2

Every year about this time, fourth year medical students realize they will soon be submitting residency applications and (hopefully!) be invited to interview at residency programs around the country. One of the most common questions surrounding residency applications is how

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Isaiah Austin Diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome Days Before NBA Draft

22 Jun 2014 eyesteve 0

All his life, Isaiah Austin had dreams of playing in the NBA, until this week, when he was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome, forcing him to quit competitive basketball due to increased risk of serious vascular injury. Austin’s experience with Marfan’s

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Obama’s Pay As You Earn Student Loan Repayment Plan: Another Great Idea Crippled by Poor Infrastructure

11 Jun 2014 eyesteve 0

President Obama made headline news this week by announcing he will use executive power to extend the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) student loan repayment program to millions of Americans with student loan debt. This repayment plan, passed into law on

Blog Research

Young Mother “Dining In The Dark” for Retinitis Pigmentosa

29 May 2014 eyesteve 0

Imagine hundreds of people dressed in their finest seated in a dining room. All of a sudden, the lights go out. Darkness. Complete and total darkness. The ballroom cheers, the waiters serve, and the sighted see how life might be

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What’s It Like To Be in the NBA or NFL Draft? Just Ask Your Doctor

23 May 2014 eyesteve 0

As I watched this year’s NFL draft, I wondered what it must be like to be an athlete in the draft…the excitement of being drafted to your favorite team and realizing your childhood dreams, the validation of thousands of hours

Social Media

Tweep of the Week

19 May 2014 eyesteve 0

Welcome to the EyeSteve Tweep of the Week. In this new section of EyeSteve.com, I will give a “shout-out” to one of my new twitter follower’s (“tweeps”) from the previous week or one of my current followers whose twitter feed,

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Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Ophthalmology Residency Match

02 May 2014 Allison Jarstad, DO 6

Ophthalmology is one of the most highly competitive specialties within all of medicine, and for graduates of osteopathic medical schools, matching into ophthalmology seems not only statistically unlikely, but virtually impossible. I recently had dinner with two good friends, both

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Introduction to Microsurgery

16 Apr 2014 eyesteve 0

I recently completed the Indiana University Basic Microsurgical Course,  an absolute highlight of my transitional year residency at IU Health Methodist Hospital. During the three-day course, I was taught one-on-one by a highly skilled plastic surgeon to perform microsurgical vessel

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Ten Secrets to Networking at Medical Conferences

09 Apr 2014 eyesteve 4

Can I let you in on a big secret to matching into a competitive specialty? No, this secret does NOT involve studying more for Step 1 or kissing the hindquarters of attending physicians on your least-favorite rotations. Let me tell you about a

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