Drs. Jane Zhu, Yashaswini Singh, and Ehsan Rahimy join to discuss Dr. Singh and Dr Zhu's recent publication concerning the association of private equity acquisition of ophthalmology practices with increased healthcare costs. The article can be found here (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00563-8/fulltext).

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

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Dr. Andrew Lam joins the podcast to discuss his latest book, "The Masters of Medicine", and how he fits his writing into life as a busy vitreoretinal surgeon. More information on Dr. Lam and his book can be found at https://andrewlammd.com/.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Lam is the author of "The Masters of Medicine", discussed in this episode.

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Drs. Katherine Talcott and Joshua Uhr preview the September 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com. Topics covered include high-dose aflibercept FDA approval, management of treatment-resistant wet AMD patients, biosimilar intravitreal injections, and lifestyle factors and AMD

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Genentech and Regeneron. Dr. Talcott is a consultant for Genentech.

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Drs. Kat Talcott and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club discussion of three recent articles.

AI ChatBots (https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(23)00230-1/fulltext)

VR Fellowship Director Demographics (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00259-2/fulltext)

Management of Retinal Dialyses (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00281-6/pdf)

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None relevant

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Drs. Akshay Thomas, Priya Vakharia, and Sarwar Zahid join to discuss their take-aways from the 2023 ASRS Annual Meeting, including a deep dive on dry AMD pharmacotherapy, the role of the ASRS ReST committee, and keeping academic meetings for physicians.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Apellis and Iveric. Dr. Vakharia is a consultant for Apellis.

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Drs. Louis Cai and Michael Venincasa join the podcast to discuss how life and ophthalmology have evolved in the 6.5 years since the podcast started.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

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Drs. David Eichenbaum and Priya Vakharia join Jay for a breaking news mini-pod to discuss the Syfovre adverse events email blast sent by the American Society of Retinal Specialists.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Drs. Eichenbaum, Sridhar, and Vakharia have all consulted for Apellis

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Drs. Lauren Kiryakoza, Ben Lin, Viet Chau, and Jason Fan join for mini-interviews discussing their research presentations from the 2023 Bascom Palmer Residents' Day research conference, including discussions of QI improvement in a resident run uveitis clinic, preference signaling in the ophthalmology match, viral co-infection in endophthalmitis, and anesthesia in the setting of open globe injuries.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: None

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Drs. Safa Rahmani, Akshay Thomas, and Priya Vakharia join to discuss four recent publications in major ophthalmology journals.

Fluorescein Angiography Cost (https://ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(23)00227-0/fulltext)

Intravitreal Biosimilar Cost Impact (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00295-6/fulltext)

Practice Consolidation in Ophthalmology (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00311-1/fulltext)

Physician Turnover in Ophthalmology (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(23)00308-1/fulltext)

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Rahmani is an investigator for Regeneron. Dr. Thomas is a consultant for Allergan and Novartis. Dr. Vakharia is a consultant for Genentech and Regeneron. Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Genentech and Regeneron.

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Drs. Lediana Goduni, Marianeli Rodriguez, and Joshua Uhr preview the July 2023 issue of Retinal Physician, found online at http://www.retinalphysician.com. Topics covered include drug shortages in the ophthalmology pharmaceutical supply chain, different anesthesia options for retinal surgery, managing retinal detachments in the setting of high myopia, and surgical education using new digital tools.

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Alcon.

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

Relevant Financial Disclosures: Dr. Sridhar is a consultant for Alcon.

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