Straight From The Cutter's Mouth: A Retina Podcast

Dr. Yannek Leiderman joins to reminisce about the recently passed Dr. Kirk Packo, including discussion of his biggest contributions to the field of retina and how younger retinal specialists can learn from his example. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Ajay Kuriyan and Lediana Goduni preview the October 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include clinical trials in diabetic retinopathy, current paradigms in diabetic retinopathy treatment, screening for diabetic retinopathy, and more! Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Allergan, Alimera, Genentech, and...

Drs. Jeffrey Brown, Dan Balikov, and Manuel Paez join Louie Cai to answer real questions asked by third year residents applying into retina this year. We cover the in-person interview format, what happens behind the scenes, and some tips to succeed in the retina fellowship interview.

Drs. Jane Zhu, Yashaswini Singh, and Ehsan Rahimy join to discuss Dr. Singh and Dr Zhu's recent publication concerning the association of private equity acquisition of ophthalmology practices with increased healthcare costs. The article can be found here ( https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00563-8/fulltext ). Relevant Financial Disclosures: None You can claim CME credits for prior e...

Dr. Andrew Lam joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, "The Masters of Medicine", and how he fits his writing into life as a busy vitreoretinal surgeon. More information on Dr. Lam and his book can be found at https://andrewlammd.com/ . Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Lam is the author of "The Masters of Medicine", discussed in this episode. You can claim CME credits for prior episodes v...

Drs. Katherine Talcott and Joshua Uhr preview the September 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include high-dose aflibercept FDA approval, management of treatment-resistant wet AMD patients, biosimilar intravitreal injections, and lifestyle factors and AMD Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Genentech and Re...

Drs. Kat Talcott and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club discussion of three recent articles. AI ChatBots ( https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(23)00230-1/fulltext ) VR Fellowship Director Demographics ( https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00259-2/fulltext ) Management of Retinal Dialyses ( https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00281-6/pdf ) Relevant F...

Drs. Akshay Thomas, Priya Vakharia, and Sarwar Zahid join to discuss their take-aways from the 2023 ASRS Annual Meeting, including a deep dive on dry AMD pharmacotherapy, the role of the ASRS ReST committee, and keeping academic meetings for physicians. Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Apellis and Iveric. Dr. Vakharia is a consultant for Apellis. You can claim CME cr...

Drs. Louis Cai and Michael Venincasa join the podcast to discuss how life and ophthalmology have evolved in the 6.5 years since the podcast started. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. David Eichenbaum and Priya Vakharia join Jay for a breaking news mini-pod to discuss the Syfovre adverse events email blast sent by the American Society of Retinal Specialists. Relevant Financial Disclosures: Drs. Eichenbaum, Sridhar, and Vakharia have all consulted for Apellis You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter...

Drs. Lauren Kiryakoza, Ben Lin, Viet Chau, and Jason Fan join for mini-interviews discussing their research presentations from the 2023 Bascom Palmer Residents' Day research conference, including discussions of QI improvement in a resident run uveitis clinic, preference signaling in the ophthalmology match, viral co-infection in endophthalmitis, and anesthesia in the setting of open globe injuries...

Drs. Safa Rahmani, Akshay Thomas, and Priya Vakharia join to discuss four recent publications in major ophthalmology journals. Fluorescein Angiography Cost ( https://ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00227-0/fulltext ) Intravitreal Biosimilar Cost Impact ( https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00295-6/fulltext ) Practice Consolidation in Ophthalmology ( https://www.aaojourna...

Drs. Lediana Goduni, Marianeli Rodriguez, and Joshua Uhr preview the July 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include drug shortages in the ophthalmology pharmaceutical supply chain, different anesthesia options for retinal surgery, managing retinal detachments in the setting of high myopia, and surgical education using new digital tool...

Drs. Rebecca Soares and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club discussion of four recent articles in major ophthalmology journals. ChatGPT4 in Ophthalmology ( https://www.ophthalmologyscience.org/article/S2666-9145(23)00056-8/fulltext ) ChatGPT4 for Retinal Disease ( https://ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00246-4/fulltext ) Artificial Intelligence Imaging Racial Bias ( https://jamanet...

Drs. Akshay Thomas and Yoshihiro Yonekawa join to discuss management of monocular patients, including the pros and cons of interventions in different clinical situations. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Annie Wu and Nicholas Carducci from the University of Michigan and Dr. Connie Wu from the University of Miami join Louie Cai to have a candid discussion about burnout in ophthalmology.

Drs. Safa Rahmani, Akshay Thomas, and Priya Vakhaira join to discuss the June 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include the oncology in retina with radiation retinopathy treatment and prevention and newer therapies for choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma, as well as a uveitis clinical trial review. Relevant Financial Disclosures: No...

Drs. Safa Rahmani, Kat Talcott, and Sarwar Zahid join to discuss the recent resignation at an Elsevier journal due to article processing fees and two recent articles in major retina journals, including discussion of fellow eye retinal detachment risk. Elsevier article ( https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01391-5 ) Fellow Eye Retinal Detachment Risk ( https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S016...

Drs. Daniel Churgin, Roberto Diaz, and Vivienne Hau join to discuss their experiences as retinal physicians who self-identify on the LGBTQ+ spectrum and how to increase diversity and awareness within medicine. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

Three retinal physicians join the program to discuss how their first retina job did not work out and what they did to start over and build a retina practice. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Rebecca Soares and Akshay Thomas join to discuss the April 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include the use of wide-field fundus photography, home monitoring for AMD, big data in retina practice, and stem cell therapy for retinal diseases. Relevant Financial Disclosures: None relevant You can claim CME credits for prior episodes...

Louie Cai is joined by Thomas Lazzarini, Jonathan Tijerina, Malini Pasricha, Hong -Uyen Hua, and David Xu to talk about some of the highlights from the 11th VBS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV from April 13-15, 2023

In the second of this two part series Jay is joined by four recently matched ophthalmology-bound medical students to discuss their take on advice for ophthalmology applications and interviews. Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for EyePoint.

Dr. Patrick O'Shea of the Versatilist Podcast joins to discuss his thoughts on artificial intelligence, deep learning, and applications such as ChatGPT and their impact on education. Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for EyePoint. You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Safa Rahmani, Priya Vakharia, and Sarwar Zahid join to discuss the April 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com . Topics covered include approaches for geographic atrophy intravitreal injections, nuanced situations to decide how to use these new FDA-approved injections, antisepsis for intravitreal injections, and devices for delivery of subretinal and...