LASIK Flap Complications

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! 

Ben and Amanda review VKH, including terminology, key findings, stages, and differential diagnoses. 

Ben and Andrew review how oculocutaneous and ocular albinism affect the eye, genetics of these problems, and other systemic conditions that cause albinism. 

Optometrists commonly encounter corneal conditions in practice—such as keratoconus, Fuch’s endothelial corneal dystrophy and recurrent corneal epithelial erosion syndrome. As Professor Sai Kolli explains in this podcast, the management of corneal dystrophies may involve monitorin ... Show More

Drs. Sarah Read, M. Ali Khan, and Ajay Kuriyan talk through the management and timing of referral for patients with flashes and floaters, including discussion of posterior vitreous detachments, retinal tears, and retinal detachments. For all episodes or to claim CME credit for se ... Show More

<p class="MsoNormal">What's the risk of contracting Acanthamoeba keratitis with daily disposable contact lenses compared with daily wear reusable lenses? Dr. Edmund Tsui explores this with Dr. John Dart, author of "<a href= "https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(22)00594- ... Show More

Drs. Eric D. Donnenfeld and Preeya K. Gupta define acute exacerbations of dry eye disease as flares and discuss the impact of dry eye flares on a patient’s quality of life as well as surgical outcomes. This is Part 1 of 3. Supported by an independent education grant from Kala Pha ... Show More

Drs. Michelle Cabrera and Alejandra de Alba join host Dr. Ben Young to discuss the finer points of what makes pediatric cataract surgery so challenging—because it's not "just" scaled-down adult cataract surgery. Referenced article: Management of Infantile and Childhood Retinopath ... Show More

<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Matt Feng interviews Drs. Bita Momenaei and Jason Hsu on the incidence, timing, risk factors, and outcomes of recurrent retinal detachment after phacoemulsification, from their Ophthalmology Retina article, "<a href= "https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/a ... Show More

In this episode I tackle the fascinating eye questions you've had for me. I explore the debate over castor oil for dry eye treatment, share a wild cataract surgery story involving a rock-hard lens, and answers questions about anisocoria and optic disc drusen. Takeaways: The Ris ... Show More

<p class="MsoNormal">An analysis of the IRIS® Registry shows IOL exchanges are increasing over time with vision improving 60% of the time, but worse visual outcomes associated with greater age, worse baseline vision, Black race, Hispanic ethnicity, Medicaid insurance, smoking, an ... Show More

This week on Knock Knock Eye, Will talks about how he started Glaucomflecken and what it takes to start your own social media platform, before getting into the main topic, Refractive Surgery or LASIK. Will talks about the history of refractive surgery, including the barbaric ways ... Show More

<p>In this episode we bring you the remaining interviews from what would have been the 'Everything you wanted to ask about keratoconus but were too afraid to ask’ at College Congress.</p> <p>This episode features four interviews with leading clinicians. Firstly we spoke with Ricc ... Show More