Learn to manage the most urgent of ophthalmic problems this week, and deepen your knowledge of management options this week as we talk about chemical burn injuries and how to manage them.

This week, we're tackling corneal burns, part 1 of 2, where we cover all non-chemical types of corneal burns, including thermal, freezing, ultraviolet, infrared, and ionizing radiation type damage. Add the unusual ways these can present to your toolkit, and come back next week to learn about corneal chemical burns in part 2.

Don't get too tangled and learn about ophthalmic sutures this week, where we review types of suture, what gauge to you, what the different needle types mean, and some handy microsurgical tips.

We discuss both common and unusual causes of a common ophthalmology consult, and considerations for management in this week's episode. We include thoughts aimed to be helpful for both fresh ophthalmology residents taking call, and more seasoned residents prepping for boards/OKAP.

Learn about the peculiarities retinal macroaneurysms in a micro package in this week's episode. 

Red glass, Worth dots, Bagolini lenses and more about how to test patients for stereoacuity and binocularity by frequent guest host Dr. Amanda Redfern. Navigate pediatrics and strabismus clinics with this episode!

Learn the many names, and curious course of macular telangectasias in this week's episode.

Welcome to the new academic year with one of our favorite lectures that is perfect for any student or resident brushing up their skills to see patients, with our award-winning faculty Dr. Paul Gaudio. 

This was released last year as part of our "Buddy Call" series, designed for new residents about to take call. If you liked this episode, you can search for our other Buddy Call episodes to learn more!

This week, we talk with the program directors at UC Davis, the Wilmer Eye Institute and Yale about all the questions you had about applying for residency, especially in the time of COVID19. Topics ranged from application timing, how to contact your dream program for an interview, how much Step 1 and 2 really matter and much more.

If you are applying, please help with a survey being conducted by a team from around the US about how COVID19 is impacting your application cycle; we hope this will give program directors information which will make for a more fair application process:

https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vLAobPb3IMSF0N

If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please contact Ninani Kombo, MD, at [email protected]. If you have questions about your rights as a research participant, or you have complaints about this research, you can call the Yale Institutional Review Boards at (203) 785-4688 or email [email protected].

Finally, check out Dr. Jay Sridhar's excellent interview of this same panel at his podcast "Straight from the Cutter's Mouth" where he discusses medical education and how to be a program director:

http://www.retinapodcast.com/episodes/2020/2/12/episode-213-being-an-ophthalmology-residency-program-director-with-drs-jessica-chow-nandini-gandhi-and-fasika-woreta

This week, an unusual case of high eye pressure is brought to us by Dr. Michael Park, current Yale Chief Resident. Tune in to help us solve this medical mystery!