Show Notes
July 5, 2021
Description:
This week, we talk about comprehensive ophthalmology and general tips for the ophthalmology rotation for the medical student learner with Dr. Thomas Oetting from the University of Iowa
Episode goals:
After listening to this episode, medical students should be able to:
Acquire a general understanding of the breadth of practice in comprehensive ophthalmology
Describe the basic work-up for an eye patient and “vital signs” of the eye
Understand the basic functions of the slit lamp
Describe some key patient considerations when evaluating cataracts
Time stamps:
4:15 What is comprehensive ophthalmology?
7:59 Is there anything you recommend medical students should brush up on before their first day in comprehensive ophthalmology?
13:15 What can medical students do in comprehensive ophthalmology clinic that you have found helpful or useful, that was also beneficial for student learning?
23:20 Thoughts on the “vital signs of the eye”
33:00 A brief aside on hippus
35:58 Pearls and pitfalls for the slit lamp exam
43:10 Insight on cataract evaluation
52:05 Approaching the cataract OR
59:49 Takeaways
1:03:00 Closing remarks
Links:
Basic Eye Exam (including slit lamp) - https://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/eyeforum/atlas-video/basic-eye-exam.htm
Cataract surgery for greenhorns - https://eyerounds.org/tutorials/cataract-oetting.htm
AAO Careers in Ophthalmology: Comprehensive Ophthalmology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHrwcKk9S8
Hippus by Stanley Thompson: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/575589
