Drs. Zubair Ansari and Basil Williams join for a candid discussion regarding the state of the ophthalmology residency match, including a discussion of dropping match percentages and the introduction of preference signaling. 

Drs. Kat Talcott and Jay discuss their favorite presentations from the 2025 ASRS Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA. 

Drs. Kat Talcott and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club episode. 

FA Image Generation (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/2835600)

Industry Trial Sponsorship and Results (https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(25)00325-3/fulltext)

GLP-1 Agonists and Neovascular AMD (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/article-abstract/2834964)

Burnout Among Uveitis Specialists (https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(25)00342-3/abstract)

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Safa Rahmani and Sarwar Zahid join to discuss the July 2025 Retinal Physician focusing on surgical cases and pearls. 

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Drs. M. Ali Khan and Ajay Kuriyan join to discuss the current sentiment in the retina community regarding geographic atrophy treatment, specifically complement inhibition. 

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar has consulted for both Apellis and Iveric Bio in the past 3 years. 

You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Current American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) President Dr. Michael Jumper joins to discuss current issues facing retinal specialists in 2025, including focused practice designation, Good Days funding, operating room access, and practice consolidation. 

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Drs. Akshay Thomas and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club podcast discussion of three recent high-impact articles:

Visual Fields in Diabetic Retinopathy (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(25)00208-8/abstract)

Gender Differences in Case Volume (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2833393)

Private Equity Practices and Retinal Detachment Volume (https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.01204?journalCode=hlthaff)

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

You can claim CME credits for prior episodes via the AAO website. Visit https://www.aao.org/browse-multimedia?filter=Audi

Dr. James Rice from Capetown, South Africa joins Jay to discuss approaches to surgical education including preparation and low-cost models to practice maneuvers prior to entering the operating room.

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Drs. Ramsudha Narala, Kat Talcott, and Sarwar Zahid join to preview the June 2025 edition of Retinal Physician, focusing on GLP-1RAs and diabetic retinopathy, DRCR.net trial updates, CRAO protocol implementation, and early career advice for attendings. 

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

Dr. Chirag Shah, co-author of Financial Freedom of Rx with Jay, joins the program to discuss personal finance in the context of current market conditions and best practices as trainees near graduation.