CJO: December 2023 Issue Highlights
The December 2023 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:
Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 4 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our October visual abstract, Comparison of pre-formalin fixation and postfixation temporal artery biopsy lengths
Original research articles:
- Updated inventory and projections for Canada’s ophthalmology workforce
- Long-term outcomes of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity following monotherapy with bevacizumab: a Canadian experience
- Assessment of the optic nerve, macular, and retinal vascular effects of COVID-19
- Idiopathic epiretinal membranes: postoperative changes in morphology
- Impact of inherited retinal diseases on Canadian patients and families: a mixed-methods study
- Backlog in ophthalmic surgeries associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario 2020
Research letters, photo essays, and case reports:
- Antibiotic resistance profile in bacterial keratitis: a single-centre study [research letter]
- Costs associated with treating uveal melanoma are understudied [research letter]
- Hyperviscosity retinopathy from chronic myelogenous leukemia [photo essay]
- Diffuse infiltrating retinoblastoma: a panuveitis masquerade [photo essay]
- Variable phenotypic expression of MYOC mutations in a family with inherited pediatric glaucoma [case report]
- Rapidly progressive optic neuropathy due to optic nerve sheath meningioma following hormonal fertility treatment [case report]
- Optical coherence tomography angular hyperreflectivity as an early sign in acute macular neuroretinopathy [case report]
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CJO: October 2023 Issue Highlights
The October 2023 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:
Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 4 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our October visual abstract, OCTA changes following loading phase with intravitreal aflibercept for DME.
Original research articles:
- Investigation of ocular microstructural changes according to disease severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Misdiagnosis of fungal infections of the orbit
- Patient perspective on the participation of ophthalmology residents in their cataract surgery
- Cost-effectiveness of locally prepared Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts in Edmonton
- Comparison of surgical techniques for recurrent pterygium
- Indications and pathologic diagnoses of diagnostic chorioretinal biopsies in the province of Quebec, Canada
Research letters, photo essays, and case reports:
- Split-detection adaptive optics imaging for cytoid body-like materials in a cotton wool spot [photo essay]
- Polyp clusters: atypical presentation of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy using OCT angiography [photo essay]
- Intraretinal granuloma in neurocysticercosis [photo essay]
- Accidental intralenticular injection of a dexamethasone implant in an adult male [case report]
- Endoscopy-assisted total pars plana vitrectomy during Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 implantation [case report]
- COVID-19-associated vestibular neuritis in an infant [case report]
- To save the vision of persons with diabetes Canada needs data-informed timely screening [correspondence]
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CCOR Fellowship Directory
This is a sortable directory of subspecialty clinical fellowships attended by over 210 Canadian ophthalmology residents. It includes contact information for past residents who indicated they were open to being contacted by prospective fellows.
CCOR Post-residency Guidebook
A Canadian Ophthalmology Resident’s guide to preparing for life after residency. Learn about the career in general vs subspecialty ophthalmology practice, compare different subspecialties, and how to apply for fellowship. Insights shared are a compilation of previous CCOR fellowship talks and tips from a recent survey of graduating residents.
CJO: August 2023 Issue Highlights
The August 2023 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:
Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 5 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our August visual abstract, Ten-year analysis of traumatic open-globe injuries in Edmonton, Canada, from 2009–2018.
Original research articles:
• Prevalence and predictors for being unscreened for diabetic retinopathy: a population-based study over a decade
• Efficacy of patient-sided breath shields for slit-lamp examination
• Ontario Cataract Quality Outcome Initiative: appropriateness and prioritization of cataract surgery
• Comparison of netarsudil and latanoprostene bunod as adjuncts to maximum medical therapy in primary open-angle glaucoma
• Quality of life associated with no light perception vision
• Bidirectional tightening of the anterior lamella for involutional lower eyelid entropion
Research letters, photo essays, and case reports:
• Evaluating the effect of assessment form design on the quality of feedback in one Canadian ophthalmology residency program as an early adopter of CBME [research letter]
• Optic nerve drusen causing hemorrhages in three retinal layers [photo essay]
• Extensive concomitant optic nerve sheath and sclerochoroidal calcifications [photo essay]
• Serous retinal detachment following non-small cell lung cancer immunotherapy [photo essay]
• Hydroxychloroquine toxicity unmasking an occult retinitis pigmentosa carrier [case report]
• Demarcation laser photocoagulation extinguished PET/CT avidity for choroidal melanoma [case report]
• Two cases of ocular needle injury presenting with endophthalmitis in a Canadian inner-city population [case report]
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CJO: June 2023 Issue Highlights
CJO: June 2023 Issue Highlights
The June 2023 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:
Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 5 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our June visual abstract, Comparative evaluation of four Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty graft preparation techniques.
Original research articles:
• Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) adapted protocol during COVID-19
• Eye protection following cataract surgery: a systematic review
• Optic disc cupping after circumpapillary Pd-103 slotted plaque radiation therapy
• Assessment of peripapillary choroidal thicknesses and optic disc diameters in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• Yield of investigations in patients with questionable nonglaucomatous optic neuropathy
• Trends in horizontal periocular asymmetry
Research letters, photo essays, and case reports:
• Hockey as an advance organizer for oculoplastics teaching [research letter]
• Regional trends in ophthalmic surgical wait times in Ontario, Canada [research letter]
• Wellness perspectives in the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto [research letter]
• Iatrogenic retinal damage and vitreous hemorrhage secondary to YAG laser [photo essay]
• T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia with bilateral optic nerve head infiltrates [photo essay]
• Culture positivity among donor corneas: a single eye bank series [case report]
• Vitrectorhexis for anterior capsulotomy in an intumescent cataract [case report]
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Canadian Eye Care Today Volume 2, Issue 2
The latest issue of Canadian Eye Care Today is now available. This publication features clinical perspectives and practical information on topics in eye care relevant to today’s clinician. Its peer-reviewed articles focus on the treatment and management of eye disease from a Canadian perspective.
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The content of this issue includes: Management of recurrent corneal erosions: A stepwise approach Yelin Yang, MD, FRCSC Trocar-based surgical techniques for drainage of management of suprachoroidal hemorrhages David RP Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD
Eric K. Chin, MD Anti-VEGF therapy in pregnancy and breastfeeding Amy Basilious, MD
Rajeev H, Muni, MD, FRCSC
Verena R. Juncal, MD Medical management of glaucoma for the pregnant and breastfeeding patient Gurkaran S. Sarohia, MD
Mathew M. Palakkamanil, MD, FRCSC The evolving role of women in ophthalmology: Can they truly lean in? Marie-Clause Robert, MD, FRCSC
Looking for more? Back issues of Canadian Eye Care Today are available online in open access at canadianeyecaretoday.com.
CJO: April 2023 Issue Highlights
The April 2023 CJO is now available online. Here are some of the highlights:
2022 Reviewer Acknowledgement: CJO sincerely thanks all of the reviewers who volunteered their valuable time and expertise to the peer review process throughout 2022. Peer review is the cornerstone of scholarly medical publishing, and the CJO would not be where it is today without the contribution of our reviewers.
Resident Perspectives + visual abstract: Our talented team of residents have summarized 5 articles with a focus on what’s most relevant to ophthalmology learners here in Canada and around the globe, including the article featured in our April visual abstract, Improving the patient decision-making experience for cataract surgery during the COVID-19 era.
Original research articles:
· Late recurrence in birdshot chorioretinopathy
· Novel classification system for management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with minimally invasive detachment surgery
· Delivering eye care to homeless and marginally housed populations during the COVID-19 pandemic
· Myopic macular pits: a case series with multimodal imaging
· Success of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society’s first virtual meeting amid COVID-19 pandemic
Research letters, photo essays, and case reports:
· Increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion in the ophthalmology CaRMS selection process: ACUPO recommendations [research letter]
- Outcomes of giant cell arteritis patients treated with tocilizumab in a single neuro-ophthalmology practice [research letter]
- Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on Canadian ophthalmologists [research letter]
· Pigmented floating vitreous cyst [photo essay]
· Explantation of iris-sutured intraocular lens [case report]
· Paraproteinemic keratopathy: recognizing the ocular significance [case report]
· Macular burn secondary to diode laser epilation [correspondence]
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Canadian Eye Care Today – Volume 2, Issue 1
The latest issue of Canadian Eye Care Today for 2023 is now available for your reading pleasure. This publication examines issues and topics that are relevant to today’s clinician in the treatment and management of eye disease from a Canadian perspective.
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OR
Click on the front cover of the issue below.
Some of the content you will find in this issue:
An Approach to Optic Neuropathies
Vivek R. Patel, MD
Strategies for the Management of Ocular Surface Disease in Glaucoma
William M. Trask, MD
Adam Muzychuk, MD FRCSC
Genetics of retinal degeneration in 2023
Elise Heon, MD, FRCSC
Ajoy Vincent MBBS, MS, FRCSC
Alaa Tayyib MD
Keratoconus Management: Navigating Patient Options
Amir R. Vosoughi, MD
Guillermo Rocha, MD, FRCSC, FACS
From Social Media to Peer Review: How Can we Evaluate Medical Content for Misinformation and Bias?
Chryssa McAlister, MD, MHSc, FRCSC
Hannah Chiu MD, FRCSC
Amin Hatamnejad BSc
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