Americans engaged in protests are being blinded by rubber bullets. While classified non-lethal, they are not non-blinding. Join me in condemning their use. Using your voice shouldn’t mean losing your vision.
#NotOneMorEye
#NoRubberBullets
#ThisIsOurLane
The House votes on 9/14 on a bill we helped craft to rein in
#priorauthorization
abuses. It’s been a long fight for commonsense reform w/ the
@regrelief
coalition. We’re closer now than we’ve ever been. Vote for
#HR3173
for America’s
#seniors
🥳 The Minority Ophthalmology
#Mentoring
program celebrates today’s ophthalmology residency matches! A special congratulations to our program’s match students.
#Match2023
The Academy has released new recommendations regarding urgent and nonurgent patient care: All ophthalmologists should cease providing any treatment other than urgent or emergent care immediately. This includes both office-based care and surgical care.
Tear gas and rubber bullets may be non-lethal, but they can blind. This week, these tactics blinded at least two Americans and caused serious eye injuries in many others.
Residents! When it comes to an eye emergency, taking immediate action is essential. Familiarize yourself with these 12 presentations to preserve vision — quickly!
#YOInfo
Residents!
#OCT
is both ubiquitous and essential to your young career. But have no fear! With these three steps, you’ll be able to accurately (and comfortably) use this technology to your clinical advantage.
#YOInfo
Notorious R-O-N here, charming you to don your finest "everyday" garb and join him at the Academy Foundation's virtual
#OrbitalGala2020
- THE social event of
#aao2020
! Laugh, learn, bid & win fun prizes. Register now:
#ophthalmology
#aao
What’s better than cake on your birthday? Meeting fans like graduate student Masoom Aisha and hearing you have even more fans around the world! Happy birthday,
@DGlaucomflecken
!
Residents! When it comes to an
#eye
#emergency
, taking immediate action is essential. Familiarize yourself with these 10 presentations to preserve
#vision
— quickly!
#YOInfo
Hey
@Aetna
, you’re sending mixed messages on the necessity of cataract surgery .
First, you told Academy leaders that all cataract surgery must be pre-authorized because 4.6% of requested cataract surgery is unnecessary. Now, you issue statements saying it’s 20%.🤯
Thank you to everyone who gathered in person and online virtually for
#aao2022
! Take a look back and see how you helped make this meeting a smashing success!
#ophthalmology
Can you spot an eye emergency when you see one? Here are the top 12 vision-threatening eye problems from the YO Info Resident Edition.
#eyeemergency
#ophthalmology
#resident
Diagnostic tests are critical when investigating infectious and noninfectious uveitis. There might not be one magic formula — but these basic concepts always help.
#YOInfo
How do you administer a
#peribulbar
block injection of an anesthetic solution? The Basic Principles of
#Ophthalmic
Surgery lays the groundwork to help residents master
#surgical
principles. Share this valuable text with your residents today:
The Academy is calling for law enforcement to stop using rubber bullets. Using your voice shouldn’t mean losing your vision.
Hashtags:
#NoRubberBullets
#NotOneMoreEye
Botox is being used off-label for epiphora, entropion, and the healing of ocular surfaces. Learn more about these little-known uses for the neurotoxin in
#EyeNet
’s January cover story. [Academy Members]
Neuro-ophthalmology needs you—and peds and uveitis do, too.
#EyeNet
addresses the myths surrounding these understaffed fields in the April cover story. [Academy Members]
Help your residents thrive in their first 3 months.
#Ophthalmology
is a complex specialty; proper training & education are crucial. Practical Ophthalmology: A Manual for Beginning Residents includes 54 stepwise instructions for exam & testing techniques.
Stay up to date with ocular surface neoplasia,
#retinoblastoma
and therapies for
#periocular
#tumors
plus review challenging surgical cases. Join Academy experts on Thu., 9/14, for the webinar, The 2023 Update on
#Ocular
Oncology. Academy member benefit.
#Ophthalmic
Medical Assisting Course. 12 interactive figures of the
#eye
to help increase the skill of your techs. They can test their knowledge with game mode or refresh with study mode. Purchase this text to conquer the challenges of tech training:
How do you reduce the risk of inadvertent
#lens
touch in
#phakic
patients during an anterior chamber paracentesis procedure? Clinical knowledge is constantly evolving. Stay current with Section 9 of the new
#BCSC
:
#Uveitis
and
#Ocular
Inflammation.
Did you know that you can use standard iPhone tools to estimate fundus torsion? Dr. Mahmoud Ismail shows the steps of this easy procedure.
#retina
#pediatrics
A 15-year-old with a history of cystic fibrosis had been experiencing progressive decreased vision and difficulty with night vision for three years. What’s your diagnosis? [AAO Members]
Are you ready for
#aao2023
? Connect with friends, colleagues and industry at the event we've been waiting for all year! Beautiful scenery, interesting sites and over 50 Michelin-starred restaurants in
#SanFrancisco
and wine country await.
#ophthalmology
Update: Media reports confirm that Chinese ophthalmologist Li Wenliang has died after being infected with the coronavirus, Earlier reports indicated he was hospitalized.
What’s the best way for residents to build surgical knowledge? The Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery text helps residents master surgical techniques. Step-by-step directions on 80
#surgical
procedures, 180+ videos, 500 photographs:
🎊 The Minority Ophthalmology
#Mentoring
program celebrates yesterday’s ophthalmology residency matches! A special congratulations to our program’s match students.
#Match2024
Take a look back at the smashing success of
#aao2022
. Where else can you find thousands of the most knowledgeable
#ophthalmology
colleagues in one place?
A new
#emergencyroom
protocol may assist in the triage and treatment of patients with central retinal artery occlusion and improve visual outcomes
#neuroophthalmology
Bring clarity to
#ophthalmic
terminology. The Dictionary of
#Eye
is valuable for clinical and non-clinical
#eyecare
professionals. Provide your team quick access to updated definitions, abbreviations and current procedures and pharmacology.
Open globe injuries can be the most stress-inducing for YOs. Optimizing your skills in evaluating and managing them quickly to aid in preventing infection and vision loss.
Do you know which ocular condition is projected to increase to 54% by 2050? There’s an urgent need to treat myopia.
#Ophthalmology
Virtual Journal Club discusses how repeated low-level red-light therapy is an emerging treatment. Free member benefit.
In patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome,
#cataract
surgery requires a different
#capsulorrhexis
, as demonstrated by Dr. María Jesús Quiroz-Quiroga.