Training

Field Notes

Ophthalmologists recap memorable experiences treating patients and teaching others abroad.

Oluwatosin Smith, MD; Benjeil Z. Edghill, MD; Alan L. Robin, MD; Shawn Gulati, MD, MPH; Wallace L.M. Alward, MD; and Annette L. Giangiacomo, MD

Scientific Communication: An Essential Tool for an Ophthalmologist’s Toolbox

Learning to navigate the media is critical in the digital era.

Shivani Majmudar, MSJ

Prioritizing Processes Over Goals

Surgeons can make micro adjustments to effect atomic change.

Matt Schlenker, MD, MSc

Top Tips From Fellowship

Recent graduates share advice for incoming glaucoma fellows.

Dilru Amarasekera, MD; Mike Izzo, MD; Ariana Levin, MD; Nikitha Reddy, MD; and Jasdeep Sabharwal, MD

Defining What Makes a Mentor

What are the qualities of a valuable mentor?

Christian Berry, MD; Max Colbert, MD, MBA; Matt Elitt, MD, PhD; Anita Goyal, MD; and Abhiniti Mittal, MD

Microsuturing at Home

Mobile microsurgical kits allow ophthalmology residents at the University of Iowa to practice skills with greater ease.

Jaclyn Haugsdal, MD

Training in a Collaborative Care Model

Benefits include maximizing one’s skill set and learning the value of effective communication.

Tanner J. Ferguson, MD; Kristin Mohr, OD; and Lawrence Nguyen, OD

First 50 MIGS Procedures as a Glaucoma Fellow

Tips for navigating this learning curve.

Inas Gadelkarim, MD, FRCOphth, FRCS

Medical Training and Ophthalmology Residency and Fellowship Programs

An overview of similarities and differences in systems far and wide.

Deli Krizova, FEBO; Pavel Kuchynka, CSc, FCMA; Wanjiku Mathenge, MBChB, MMed, MSc, PhD; Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCOphth; Andrew Scott, PhD, MD, FRCOphth, MRCSEd, FEBO; Jorge E. Valdez-García, MD, PhD; and Riccardo Vinciguerra, MD

Editor's Page

The Best Example

Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, MD, FRCSC

Residents & Fellows

A Disease of Paradoxes

Reflections on the ups and downs of addressing glaucoma.

Amol Sura, MD, and Albert S. Khouri, MD

Residents & Fellows

Bringing It Home

Lessons learned while training under seven faculty members.

Robert H. Knox, MD

Features

Ten Tips for Graduating Glaucoma Fellows

Glaucoma attendings in their first year of practice offer advice to fellows nearing the end of their formal training.

Michael Lin, MD; Ayan Chatterjee, MD, MSEd; Jonathan Chou, MD; Haben Kefella, MD; Stephen Moster, MD; Mary Qiu, MD; Aakriti Garg Shukla, MD; David Smits, MD; Swarup Swaminathan, MD; Astrid Werner, MD; and Cindy Zheng, MD