True Lies with Otana Jakpor

Ben and Andrew review the seven rings of ocular trauma, a closed globe injury phenomenon. 

Amanda and Ben do a rapid fire, oral boards style review of entropion. To those taking oral boards this week, the whole team wishes you the best of luck! 

Ben and Andrew review toxocariasis and its gnarly lifecycle, why every ophthalmologist needs to know about it, treatment, and more. We wish everyone about to take OKAPs the best of luck! 

When does vision loss become blindness? Writer, audio producer and editor Andrew Leland explains how his gradual loss of vision revealed a paradoxical truth about blindness — and shows why it might have implications for how all of us see the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/ ... Show More

Dr Daniel Amen talks with special guest Orlando Vargas about how the little lies we tell ourselves can justify actions that will damage brain and body health. 

Joan Buckley learns about how to keep your eyes healthy - and what happens when things aren’t so clear, pun intended, with Dr. Daniel Laroche, the Director of Glaucoma Services, and President, of Advanced Eyecare of New York. He is affiliated with the New York Eye and Ear Infirma ... Show More

After a terrible accident, a woman wakes up in the hospital with a traumatic brain injury. She records her experiences with doctors and friends, as she grapples in real time with the way her brain has changed. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to her about he ... Show More

When does vision loss become blindness? Writer, audio producer and editor Andrew Leland explains how his gradual loss of vision revealed a paradoxical truth about blindness -- and shows why it might have implications for how all of us see the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com ... Show More

Fake news can sway elections, tank economies and sow discord in everyday life. Data scientist Sinan Aral demystifies how and why it spreads so quickly -- citing one of the largest studies on misinformation -- and identifies five strategies to help us unweave the tangled web betwe ... Show More

This podcast covers an approach to chalazia and styes, two ocular issues commonly found in children.  It will cover diagnosis, management, and also the ability to distinguish them from other possible diagnoses.  It was developed by John Liu, a current research fellow in ophthalmo ... Show More

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, hasn’t been appearing at White House briefings as much lately, but he’s still finding ways to connect with the public. He spoke to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently as ... Show More

Telehealth has become more accessible since the COVID-19 pandemic. But how easily do patients take to home testing and what is the acceptability and feasibility home monitoring of glaucoma? Dr. Lori Provencher discusses this with Dr. Lama A. Al-Aswad, author of “Home Monitoring o ... Show More

Public health experts have been warning for years about a looming “loneliness epidemic” in the United States, with serious potential impacts on our mental and physical health. But what’s the cure? Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to loneliness expert Professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad about h ... Show More