How to Choose the Right Cornea, Refractive, & Anterior Segment Fellowship
So you want to do a fellowship – sounds simple, right? Not so fast! While location, setting, surgical volume, variety of procedures, and call are all important factors to consider, there are a lot of other variables at play. In this video, I cover the whole spectrum of Cornea, Refractive,…
Oculomasticatory Myorhythmia
This article was originally co-authored on EyeWiki (AAO) with Dr. Karl C. Golnik (Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Eye Institute) on August 5th, 2016. Due to the nature of EyeWiki, revisions or edits can be made by other ophthalmologists, so for the…
The Ophthalmology Match
Medical students who apply to almost every medical and surgical specialty apart from Urology and Ophthalmology have long had an arsenal of statistics to peruse and to help inform their residency applications. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) publishes annual data for each medical specialty that includes number of positions…
What is the difference between an ophthalmologist, optometrist, and optician?
One of the most common questions I get asked by friends both inside and outside of the world of medicine when I tell them that I am going to be an ophthalmologist is – “what is the difference between an ophthalmologist, optometrist, and optician?” For many, the phrase “eye doctor”…