Category Archives: For Ophthalmologists

Why Organizations, Researchers, and Patients Are Falling Prey to Predatory Journals
Sep 26th, 2019

Participate by Live Stream or in-person on October 10 from 1:30 – 2:30 PM. This interactive talk will provide an overview of what predatory journals are and describe how they are having an impact on organizations, researchers, and patients. In doing so, the talk will touch on related topics including academic incentives, research funding, and […]

Podcast Review: Assessment, feedback and the alchemy of learning
Sep 16th, 2019

Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) is a weekly podcast produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.  Articles that are important, innovative, or will impact your educational practice are discussed, bringing you the main points in under half an hour. In episode 191, Creating a risky recipe for learning, host Dr. […]

Position Statement on the Use of Nonpowder Projectile Weapons, Including Airsoft, BB, Nerf, Paintball, and Pellet Guns
Sep 13th, 2019

(July 2019 ) Background The use of nonpowder projectile weapons, including airsoft, ball bearing (BB), Nerf, paintball, and pellet guns, is associated with a risk of eye injury that could result in vision loss, blindness, or loss of the eye. Given the growing number of recreational activities—for both children and adults—involving nonpowder projectile weapons, the […]

What Scares You, Scares Me Too
Sep 4th, 2019

Presented by Lesya Shuba, MD, PhD, FRCSC This module will consist of interactive discussion of clinical cases, allowing participants to discuss some challenging clinical scenarios in glaucoma. Participants will have a chance to review common features of glaucoma as opposed to other optic neuropathies, discuss unusual cases of inflammatory glaucoma, the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas […]

“Little” things make BIG differences: Recognizing and Managing Disruptive Behaviour in the Clinical Environment
Jul 30th, 2019

“Little” things make BIG differences is an online module, and has been accredited as a Section 3: Self-Assessment Program.  The program designed to help practicing physicians, residents, administrators, and other team members build knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to better recognize and manage issues of disruptive behavior in their team based settings. Premise of the […]

CanMEDS Program: Better Practice, Better Outcomes
Jul 26th, 2019

The CanMEDS Framework was developed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to provide key strategies for healthcare professionals to increase efficiencies in their practice, improve communication with patients and colleagues, and demonstrate stronger leadership.  The program explicitly expresses how CanMEDS roles are used in everyday clinical and non-clinical practice. The CanMEDS […]

Sustained funding to ensure access to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs
Jul 18th, 2019

(July 2019) Access Details Read the full position paper from the Canadian Retina Society (CRS)

CJO’s Inaugural Visual Abstract
Jun 27th, 2019

The CJO’s inaugural visual abstract provides a graphical summary of the following article from the June issue: Comparison of 2 regimens of loteprednol etabonate and bromfenac for cataract surgery. The article is also featured in the CJO’s first Resident Perspectives digest, which highlights a handful of articles from each issue with summaries written by members of the CJO’s Resident Advisory Council. […]

Post-LASIK IOL calculations
May 15th, 2019

Ms. PRK tells me she isn’t overly worried about her refractive outcome following cataract surgery. But, she’s also had previous refractive which certainly causes me to raise a red flag! This is a patient who clearly cares (or at least previously cared!) about refraction! I’m reflecting on the Toronto Cataract Course 2019 that took place […]