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Off Label Innovation: Discovering New Uses For Glaucoma Drops, Glenn Oh
Off Label Innovation: Discovering New Uses For Glaucoma Drops, Glenn Oh
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Dr. Jason Hsu and his team (Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; Retinal Consultants of Houston, Houston, Texas; Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital and Mid Atlantic Retina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Associated Retinal Consultants, Royal Oak, Michigan) performed a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial in which patients with nAMD who were suboptimal responders despite frequent anti-VEGF injections were randomized to use either dorzolamide-timolol drops or artificial tears.16 Eligible patients were 45 years or older with nAMD who were receiving ranibizumab or aflibercept injections at 4 - 6 week intervals (i.e., at least four injections within six months prior to enrollment) and …
A Career Of Honor And Humility: Interview With A Pioneer In Ophthalmology, Eli Cehelyk
A Career Of Honor And Humility: Interview With A Pioneer In Ophthalmology, Eli Cehelyk
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Imagine being a first-time parent in your early 30s, and you have just learned that your three-month old infant has retinoblastoma. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and you have no idea what the future holds. How would you feel? What thoughts would be racing through your head? With both hope and anxiety, you make an appointment at Wills Eye to see Dr. Carol Shields, a world-renowned expert on ocular oncology. With confidence and compassion, she walks into the room with her entire team and says, “Don’t worry, we will get everything under control for you. We will take your …
An Experience In The Wills Academic Global Ophthalmology Fellowship And Beyond, Crystal Lee, Mph
An Experience In The Wills Academic Global Ophthalmology Fellowship And Beyond, Crystal Lee, Mph
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Even before medical school, Dr. John Anhalt knew he wanted to serve communities all over the globe—after college, he joined the Peace Corps for two years, teaching math and science in the Kingdom of Lesotho. After seeing the vast differences between the health care in Lesotho and in the United States, Dr. Anhalt was inspired to apply to medical school with the intention of pursing a specialty in infectious disease before launching a career in global medicine. It was not until his ophthalmology rotation in University of Texas San Antonio, that he realized that ophthalmology, with its mix of medical …
Insight, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021
Insight, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2021
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Contents
10 - An Experience in the Wills Academic Global Ophthalmology Fellowship and Beyond
By Crystal Lee
14 - A Career of Honor and Humility: Interview with a Pioneer in Ophthalmology
By Eli Cehelyk
19 - Off Label Innovation: Discovering New Uses for Glaucoma Drops
By Glenn Oh
22 - The Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
By Robert Abishek & Elliot Cherkas
26 - An Inside Look: Oculoplastics and “Droopy Eyelids”
By Payton Boere
31 - Narrative Medicine in Ophthalmology
By Martina Rama
Candidal Retinitis, Carl D. Mele
Candidal Retinitis, Carl D. Mele
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Mr. R.T. was a 49 year old male with recurrent Hepatitis C infection after orthotopic liver transplant, who presented with complications related to hemorrhagic pancreatitis. While on long term total parenteral nutrition, he developed blurry vision and Candida albicans fungemia. A fundus photograph revealed fungal endopthalmitis with focal areas of chorioretinitis. His vision improved significantly with serial intravitreal antifungal injections.