Category Archives: For Medical Students

Toric Results Analyzer
Nov 18th, 2019

The Toric Results Analyzer was developed by John Berdahl, MD and David Hardten, MD and can determine if rotating the Toric IOL would decrease residual astigmatism. The Toric Results Analyzer can help determine the amount of IOL rotation, and the expected residual refraction. Access Details Access the Toric Results Analyzer through the website www.astigmatismfix.com

U of T Med: Heal Thyself
Oct 5th, 2019

U of T Med is an alumni magazine like no other. Bold, ambitious and lively, we dive into medicine’s most pressing topics. Heal Thyself is the U of T Med publication from Summer 2017 addressing the topic of physician mental health. This issue features: Can We Talk About Physician Mental Health? Who Heals the Healer? […]

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. […]

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 […]

The Doctor’s Life Podcast
May 3rd, 2019

The Doctor’s Life Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring discussions with fellow doctors and scientists on how to achieve success in clinical medicine and non-clinical careers while staying healthy in mind, body and spirit and balancing living a rich, purposeful life. Hosted by Physician Development Coach and Founder of the Physician Vitality Institute, Dianne Ansari-Winn, […]

MedSKL
Nov 6th, 2018

MedSKL offers free videos and downloadable resources from the world’s leading medical professors. All courses provide a description, overview, lecture, and areas for more articles resources for many sub-specialty areas. The resources are created by doctors for doctors, medical students, pre-medical students, and medical schools and professors who are looking for additional resources and learning […]

The Iowa Glaucoma Curriculum
Nov 2nd, 2018

The Iowa Glaucoma Curriculum was created by Wallace L. M. Alward, MD, supported by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. The curriculum is intended to serve as an introduction to glaucoma for residents and perhaps as a review for practitioners. It began in the early 1990s to […]

CRS “Snapshot of the Month”: Luck of the Draw
Oct 31st, 2018

The Canada Retina Society (CRS) publishes an interesting and educational Vitreo-Retinal related image every three months – a ‘Snapshot of the Month.’ This quarter’s snapshot was written by Fannie Nadeau and Ananda Kalevar, MD (Department of Ophthalmology, HD Hospital, Sherbrooke University, Quebec).  Snapshots entitled “Luck of the Draw” tell the story of an 80-year-old female experimented nasal visual […]

Toric IOL Calculators
Oct 26th, 2018

The following list of resources are toric IOL calculators. These informative resources are intended for use by physicians and other health care professionals involved in patient care. They are intended to be used to supplement and guide the knowledge of physicians and other health care professionals. It is imperative to note that these tools are not […]