Dr. Lori Provencher discusses the clinical trial and FDA approval of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris with Dr. Michael Snyder, author of “Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris.”

Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris. Ayres, Brandon D. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 6, 614 – 625.

Dr. Drew Carey and Dr. Edmund Tsui discuss ophthalmology social media trends from their 2020 Ophthalmology editorial, “Using Social Media to Disseminate Ophthalmic Information during the #COVID19 Pandemic.”

Using Social Media to Disseminate Ophthalmic Information during the #COVID19 Pandemic. Tsui, Edmund et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 9, e75 - e78

Dr. Drew Carey is joined by Dr. Tayyeba Ali and Google Software Engineer Pinal Bavishi to discuss their research collaboration with Google Health on a deep learning system that detects diabetic macular edema from their Ophthalmology Retina article, “Deep learning to detect optical coherence tomography-derived diabetic macular edema from retinal photographs: a multicenter validation study”

Link to Google Health video discussed in the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XQZQR477fg

Deep Learning to Detect OCT-derived Diabetic Macular Edema from Color Retinal Photographs. Liu, Xinle et al. Ophthalmology Retina , Volume 6, Issue 5, 398 – 410.

Dr. Rajesh Rao discusses the increasing cost and lack of Medicare reimbursement of vitrectomy surgery with Dr. Shriji Patel from his 2021 Ophthalmology Retina article, “Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery.”

Cost Analysis of Routine Vitrectomy Surgery. Berkowitz, Sean T. et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 5, Issue 6, 496 – 502.

Ophthalmology Editor-in-Chief Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD, sits down with his predecessor and current CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Stephen McLeod, MD. Together they discuss the journal’s past and present initiatives, and what the future holds for the Ophthalmology family of journals.

Drs. Lori Provencher and Andrea Kossler, author of “Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Subspecialty Societies over 20 Years,” discuss the rising number of women in ophthalmology, persistent inequalities in subspecialty society leadership and awards, and what it may take to achieve gender parity and proportional representation.

Representation of Women in Ophthalmology Subspecialty Societies over 20 Years. Azad, Amee D. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 129, Issue 5, 587 – 590.

Dr. Drew Carey discusses macular hole treatment with Dr. Bobeck S. Modjtahedi on his Ophthalmology Retina article, “Treatment of Secondary Full-Thickness Macular Holes with Topical Therapy.”

Treatment of Secondary Full-Thickness Macular Holes with Topical Therapy. Niffenegger, John H. et al. Ophthalmology Retina, Volume 4, Issue 7, 695 – 699

Incidence Rate of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus. Kong, Christina L. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 127, Issue 3, 324 – 330.

Special guest host Dr. Ike Ahmed returns with Dr. Lori Provencher for a part two on the 2021 Ophthalmology Intraocular Lens Article Collection. They discuss the variety of IOL designs with Dr. Liliana Werner from her article “Intraocular Lenses: Overview of Designs, Materials, and Pathophysiologic Features.”

Intraocular Lenses. Werner, Liliana. Ophthalmology, Volume 128, Issue 11, e74 - e93

Intraocular Lens Power Formulas, Biometry, and Intraoperative Aberrometry. Kane, Jack X. et al. Ophthalmology, Volume 128, Issue 11, e94 - e114