Job satisfaction and burnout level analysis among ophthalmologists by Shaimaa Arfeen, Yomna A. Alahmadawy, Amanne F. Esmael, Dalia Khalifa, Abdussalam M. Abdullatif

“…Patients and methods This is a cross-sectional observational analytic study among ophthalmologists. An online survey was sent out to ophthalmologists. …”
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TO SEE, WHILE UNABLE TO SEE: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVES OF AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by C. Gouws

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Ophthalmologists’ and patients’ perspectives on treatments for diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in Vietnam: a descriptive qualitative study by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Lynne Lohfeld, Hoang Tran, Katie Curran, Van Thu Nguyen, Tung Thanh Hoang, Hue Thi Nguyen, Quan Nhu Nguyen, Catherine Dardis, Hoang Huy Tran, Anh Tuan Vu, Mai Quoc Tung

“…Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.Results In total, 10/24 (41.7%) ophthalmologists were female, and their median age was 41 years (range 29–69 years). …”
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Surgical ergonomics among ophthalmologists at Alsaim Eye Hospital, Wad Madani, Sudan: a clinical audit by Imtinan Yousif, Khawla Jibreel, Mehera Mohammed

“…This study aimed to assess ophthalmologists’ surgical ergonomic practices and compared them to expert ophthalmologists’ recommendations published by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. …”
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Practice patterns in pediatric myopia management: Insights from a 2023 survey among Indian ophthalmologists by Lav Kochgaway, Anuradha Chandra, Ipsita Basu, Debarpita Chaudhury, Jitendra Jethani, Arup Bhaumik

“…Objective: This study investigates the practice patterns related to paediatric myopia among Paediatric Ophthalmologists in India, based on a 2023 survey conducted via Google Forms. …”
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The intersection of ophthalmology and neurology: Diagnosing acute strokes through visual symptoms by Ruhel Kurudamannil Chacko, Devu Krishna, Karthik Kumar, Virna M Shah

“…Purpose: To document how acute cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) present first to an ophthalmologist. Methods: Retrospective, observational, unicentric hospital-based study. …”
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Case report: Scleromalacia caused by rheumatoid arthritis combined with high intraocular pressure, first discovered due to ocular trauma by Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Wang, Ruihao Xu, Tianyu Wang, Yuhao Zhang, Jinghai Mao, Quanyong Yi

“…After the operation, the ophthalmologist examined the patient’s right eye and noted similar bluish scleral changes along with elevated intraocular pressure. …”
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Correlation Between Axial Length and Amplitude of Accommodation in Myopia Patients by Evelyn Angie, Aryani Atiyatul Amra, Masitha Dewi Sari

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Prevalence of Myopia among Children Attending Pediatrics Ophthalmology Clinic at Ohud Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia by Aisha Mohammed Alemam, Mohammed Hamad Aldebasi, Abdulkarem Rehmatullah, Rami Alsaidi, Ishraq Tashkandi

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The utility of Glaucoma Information Cards for grasping glaucoma subtypes: a single-center pilot study by Yukinori Yamada, Tetsuya Murase, Emiko Mashida, Yuki Kakeda, Yuuka Shibata, Hiroaki Matsuo

“…This change requires differentiation of OAG from ACG for the proper use of drugs. The Japan Ophthalmologists Association created Glaucoma Information Cards to share glaucoma subtypes and restricted the medication list. …”
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Investigating the vascular structure of the conjunctiva in patients using spherical mini-scleral contact lenses utilizing OCT-A imaging by Fateme Alipour, Parisa Abdi, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mehdi Khodaparast, Zahra Montazeriani, Marzieh Sajedi

“…Abstract This study aimed to compare the outcomes of Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography (OCT-A) with the clinical assessments conducted by an experienced ophthalmologist, as well as to analyze the alterations in the conjunctiva of individuals utilizing spherical scleral contact lenses. …”
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The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Age-Related Sight-Threatening Diseases in Self-Proclaimed Healthy Individuals by Sophie Lemmens, João Barbosa Breda, Karel Van Keer, Tine Jacobs, Ruben Van Landeghem, Patrick De Boever, Ingeborg Stalmans

“…The advice to have more regular follow-up ophthalmologist visits was given to nine additional participants (9%). …”
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Bilateral Diffuse and Cluster Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis by Heshmatollah Ghanbari, Alireza Dehghani, Mohsen Pourazizi

“…Patients with DPGN should have regular fundus examinations, and follow-up should be conducted by an ophthalmologist who is aware of the possible presence of these diseases.…”
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Sterile Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections by Joaquín Marticorena, Vito Romano, Francisco Gómez-Ulla

“…If by any chance the ophthalmologist is not convinced by the sterile origin of the inflammation, this complication must be treated as an acute endophthalmitis because of the devastating visual prognosis of this intraocular infection in the absence of therapy.…”
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Vitreous Diagnosis in Neoplastic Diseases by Mónica Asencio-Duran, José Luis Vallejo-Garcia, Natalia Pastora-Salvador, Agustín Fonseca-Sandomingo, Mario R. Romano

“…Through the recent techniques of vitreous collecting, handling, and analysis, increasingly more sophisticated and with fewer complications, cellularity and molecules in the vitreous of challenging pathologies for the ophthalmologist can now be studied. The most usefulness for vitreous diagnosis would be the masquerade syndromes, and the best exponent in this group is the primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL), in which cytology and an IL-10/IL-6 ratio more than 1 is fundamental for the diagnosis.…”
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Terson’s syndrome: An interesting case report by Rajwinder Kaur, Mehak Mangla, Balbir Khan, Harleen Kaur

“…After 2 months, he was brought to an ophthalmologist in wheelchair for further detailed evaluation, where he was diagnosed with bilateral dense vitreous hemorrhage, making him blind (hand movements positive [HM+]) for 2 months. …”
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Current Evidence for the Prevention of Endophthalmitis in Anti-VEGF Intravitreal Injections by P. ET. Lau, K. S. Jenkins, C. J. Layton

“…In addition, emerging literature concerning the use of speculums, the use of prophylactic topical antibiotics, and the setting of injections continues to impact the ophthalmologist’s injection practice. This article provides an up to date assessment of various aspects of the procedure such as the setting, ventilation, type of anaesthetic, and control of sterility during the procedure; including discussions on performing bilateral eye same-day injections and the use of antibiotics.…”
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Recurrent Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with the Initial Manifestation of Retinal Involvement by Wan-Ting Yeh, Jen-Tsun Lin*

“…Here, we present an unusual case of a 43-year-old female with a history of breast DLBL in remission. She visited the ophthalmologist 9 years after remission with the chief complaint of ocular congestion, watery discharge, and blurred vision for weeks. …”
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Irreversible Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Complicating Interferon Alpha and Ribaverin Therapy by Hassan Seddik, Mouna Tamzaourte, Fadoua Rouibaa, Maha Fadlouallah, Ahmed Benkirane

“…We also suggest that an ophthalmologist would be able to detect these complications. …”
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MJM MedTalks (S02E07+08): Global Ophthalmology: A Talk with Dr. Nathan Congdon by Samy Amghar, Nathan Congdon, Katherine Lan, Masha Samuel, Renée-Claude Bider, Esther SH Kang, Vanessa Ross, Jan Pack, Khiran Arumugam, Susan Joanne Wang

“…In a two-part episode, Samy Amghar, MJM Podcast Team member and second-year medical student at McGill University interviews guest-expert and global ophthalmologist Dr. Nathan Congdon. The first episode covers Dr. …”
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