What would be your diagnosis here #OphthoTwitter ??

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Iris transillumination defects:
Pigment dispersion = mid-peripheral spoke-like
Pseudoexfoliation = peri-pupillary moth-eaten

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It takes a villiage. Glaucoma staging confused me and I got it wrong on my first draft. Thanks to everyone who corrects me so we can all clear the confusion around these sometimes confusing topics.
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I think this is called 'subchop' but it's my new favorite thing. One-handed half groove then horizontal chopping. Fast and extremely low CDEs.
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The #iris 👁️, aka the colorful part of the #eye , from our paper. 2 types of cells produce melanin, determining eye color: melanocytes & posterior iris pigment epithelium. Did you know that in pigment dispersion syndrome, iris melanogenesis is aberrant? Learn more below! #ophthoX

I’m very lucky to learn ICLs in residency. Here’s some of the things I’ve learned so far and I’m so excited to learn a lot more next year at Parkhurst NuVision!

ICL Surgery Technique Overview
youtu.be/Ph8BMpcKJzQsi=…

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Nobody likes “clip shows” but in my penultimate month of residency I wanted to look back on my favorite educational slides to put together. This vintage piece helped spark my interest in refractive surgery.
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Grateful for the compassionate team at Medical College of Wisconsin during my peds rheum rotation. Deepened my understanding of uveitis, thanks to Drs. Thomas and Kopplin's insightful podcast 🌟:
uveitispodcast.com/1733598/108952…

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Ophthalmology Eponym of the Week: Can you identify this instrument? It's a Barraquer lens for checking intra-op IOP (for example, with ORA cases). The black ring is loose so the clear portion rests on the cornea.
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HUGE update to iolreference.com.
1. New user interface
2. Better search function
3. NEW lens comparison feature!

The ONLY accurate source of FDA approved IOL information.
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Day 1 of my first AAO #AAO2023 complete! It was nice to connect with friends, other students, residents, and YOs at the YoungMD Connect reception! Looking forward to the sessions today!

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Here's a quick review of some phaco settings. I personally prefer venturi systems but for peristaltic systems I like maximum vacuum and aspiration flow of about 45 for removing segments.
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👁️Pts w/ port-wine birthmarks (e.g., Sturge-Weber) are ↑ likely to have diffuse choroidal hemangioma (DCH) & #glaucoma
👁️DCH = independent risk factor for serous retinal detachment​ (SRD)
👁️Certain glaucoma tx may ↑ risk of SRD

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Bull's-eye 🎯 in pseudoexfoliation syndrome 👁️:
1. Central zone = pupillary diameter *before* dilation (yellow)
2. Clear intermediate zone
3. Granular peripheral zone with radial striation (red)

Read more: wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Thanks to Eric Shiuey for the idea! Here's a summary of my personal MUST KNOW eye instruments so you're ready to go in the OR (mostly for cataract surgery).
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For our final RSA Resident webinar of the year, my dear friend and mentor Taj Nasser will be talking about one of my favorite topics, ICLs! Don’t miss it!
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For anyone applying to ophthalmology this year, this event is an absolute must! 🙌

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This is another favorite because I truly had no understanding of manignant glaucoma aka aqueous misdirection aka ciliary block aka vitreous block before making this. If you don’t understand something, force yourself to learn by teaching it.
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Join us for a great discussion THIS THURSDAY! #ophthoX #medstudentX #ophthomeded #ophthalmology

Favorites month is for eponyms too. I’m still horrified how this one pathology has 4 names.
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