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Online Learning & References for eye docs
EyeTube is a rapidly growing video archive site for the latest surgical techniques from ophthalmologists around the world. Requires (free) registration.
Ophthalmic Hyperguide® is an outstanding teaching site, with text, multimedia presentations by leading authorities, and available CME. Requires (free) registration.
AsSeenFromHere is a "podcasting" site, with mp3 recordings from interviews with authors from recent peer-review ophthalmology journal articles. You can download the files to listen from your computer, burn them to a CD for your car, or save them to your portable mp3 player. Also, OSNSuperSite also has "Week in Review" and "Innovator Interview" podcast sections.
EyePodReports.com (Ophthalmology Update) is another podcasting site with news reports, case histories, and exclusive conversations with leading researchers. It is sponsored by Merck & Co., Inc.
Phacopearls.com is a great collection of submitted videos and other material regarding anterior segment tips & techniques. Requires online registration.
MicroSurgical Technology, maker of bimanual phaco instruments, has a commercial site containing instructional surgical videos. These instruments fit through very small incisions and can be used for a variety of intraocular manipulations.
Ophthalmology Web contains a myriad of content, including interviews with
leading ophthalmologist on recent clinical topics and instrument/equipment links (requires user logon).
The O.N.E. Network by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) offers useful learning content, CME, and
information/mock exams for re-certifying (requires user logon).
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology is an informative site with
multiple parts: Original Articles (peer review e-journal), Grand Rounds
(multimedia eye case presentations--great for teaching), Knowledge
Review (self-test questions for board review), Multimedia Review
(critical reviews of CDs, DVDs, and other online sites), as well as
useful patient information handouts.
ORBIS International's web site contains online learning resources
(including surgical "how-to" videos and e-texts) as well as an
Internet-based consultation service by volunteer ophthalmologists to
assist eye doctors abroad.
MedRounds contains full-text, online eye textbooks, as well as
eye surgery videos, (many by Dr. Oetting), which can be played on
your computer or ipod. Gonioscopy.org,
by the Univ. of Iowa, is dedicated to teaching gonioscopy through the
use of videography. It covers examination techniques, with numerous
clinical examples.
EyeMovies is an internationally-authored, high quality "video atlas
of eye surgery."
Alcon's
"Speaker Resource Center" has downloadable slide kits for
presentations as well as other useful clinical information and forms.
A password is required. The
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) web site is an
interesting collection of neuro-ophthalmology teaching videos, photos,
and mp3 lectures by leaders in the field. This is a joint project
by the Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NONOS) and Univ. of Utah.
EyePathologist.com is an excellent resource regarding the anatomy
and pathology of the eye, containing a extensive database of text,
images, and definition links. Registration (free) required. The
Eyes Have It is an interactive, online learning tool for students,
residents, technicians, and non-eye medical professionals. It was
developed at the Kellogg Eye Center, Univ. of Michigan. Also from
Kellogg is
RetinaDx,
a site with many high quality retinal disease images, cases, and
teaching points. For those learning how to refract (with a phoroptor),
multiple interactive programs exist online
here or
here, or for
download to your computer.
Handbook of Ocular Disease Management is a handy site for looking up
the most common ocular diseases & treatments (authored by optometrists
from Review of Optometry). The
National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side Effects, by Dr. Rick
Fraunfelder, maintains a site for reporting ocular side effects from
medications. Available are PDF documents with excellent ocular
side effect information. The
Ectasia Registry,
hosted by the American Academy of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons
(ASCRS), is a site to post cases of ectasia following refractive surgery
& obtain the latest information on this topic.
eMedicine.com
is a great source of up-to-date articles by a variety of authors on eye
(and general medicine) topics.
Merck Medicus
has a plethora of resources for general medicine topics, including online textbooks, journals, slides,
animations, PDR for drugs, patient handouts, and more (user logon required).
Modern Medicine
brings together elements from Advanstar's healthcare journals along with tools, resources, decision support and
advisory functions. Especially useful is a very thorough
CODING consultant as well as
Patient Handout
section.
Medpedia, similar to Wikipedia,
the online encyclopedia, is a new collaborative model that,
over time, will produce the world's most comprehensive resource. It offers pages in both "clinical" text as well
as "plain English."
Eyetec.net
is a site dedicated for ophthalmic technician learning per Joint
Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO).
It contains excellent online courses for credit.
RxList and
Epocratesonline are DRUG REFERENCE sites with information detailed enough for
both clinicians and patients.
Chrisendres.com
is an ICD9 and CPT lookup site.
Medical Economics contains many relevant articles for running a
practice, as well as great online (Java)
calculators. You can't beat
PubMed for journal article searches. Some hospitals libraries
allow you to directly order email delivery of articles you find--very
convenient.
Google Scholar is part of the popular Google search tool that is a
very handy way to quickly research the literature. Results are
very thorough.
Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
GuldenOphthalmics
was started in 1938 and is now run by Tom Cockley, a 3rd generation
owner/designer. They develop and manufacture many one-of-a-kind eye
care products, many of which have come from the unique ideas of
practicing eye doctors. If you have an idea but don’t know where to go
with it, give Gulden a try! These are searchable collections of digital eye photos
that are great for teaching and learning. EyeAtlas
ASCRS Image Library (requires ASCRS membership ID)
EyeSurgeryEducation.org and
readclearlyagain.com provides excellent public information on a
variety of eye topics. The material has been reviewed for accuracy
by leading eye surgeons.
The Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
(Harvard University) has an excellent patient information section for
some of the more common eye conditions.
EyeMDLink
(by Chris A. Knobbe, M.D. of Texas) is dedicated to the education of the
eye care consumer, written and prepared exclusively by board-certified
ophthalmologists. Other good eye information sites include
allaboutvision.com and
stlukeseye.com.
SeeWithLasik
has well-written refractive surgery patient information, edited by
well-respected surgeons.
Eyeplastics.com is a site dedicated to patient education regarding
oculoplastics topics, as well as referral links to docs.
Preventblindness.org offers an excellent PDF patient information
section on eye diseases, including a patient
uveitis guide. A good kerataconus site is
The National Keratoconus
Foundations.
American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB) contains videos, tips, and other
useful information for low vision patients. The
Low Vision
Centers of Indiana site offers a wealth of information on low vision
rehabilitation for doctors and patients. Dr. Mutlukan has developed a
blue-on-yellow contrast
macula test grid, enabling earlier detection of macular field
changes in patients with macular degeneration. The cards are
available to patients free of charge--see site for instructions. Log on to this
University of Iowa site
and search (Ctrl-F) for the word “patient”for many more patient-related
sites. The
Medical Library Association maintains a "top 10" list of list of
consumer health sites.
Merck Medicus
has a plethora of resources for general medicine topics, including online textbooks, journals, slides,
animations, PDR for drugs, patient handouts, and more (user logon required).
OMIC
has an extensive list of downloadable informed consent docs, as well as other valuable risk
management information. The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has an
ophthalmology-specific web page with key Medicare-related information.
Guideline.gov
is a "National Guideline Clearinghouse" covering
suggested treatment patterns for all branches of medicine, including eye
care.
Medicare (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule is an interactive site for
looking up location-specific or national CPT payment information. Doctor-Hill.com,
by Warren Hill, MD, may be the best web site for IOL calculations. If
you perform cataract surgery and/or own an IOLMaster, bookmark this site.
DocHolladay.com,
by Jack Holladay, MD, contains the International IOL Registry (with an
online IOL lookup form), pdf documents of his numerous and valuable
publications/handouts, and information about his IOL Consultant
Software. Eyelab.com,
by Ken Hoffer, MD, has help on calculating post-refractive K values and
other useful information and links. He sells software for IOL
calculations that runs on the desktop as well as on the Palm. The
Users Group for Laser Interference Biometry (ULIB) web site, started
by Dr. Wolfgang Haigis, contains a continually updated collection of
refined IOL constants for use with the IOL Master.
Previze, by
Moran Research & Consulting, has a very useful online "Calculation Center"
and "IOL Finder." The
ASCRS site hosts the probably best-tested post-refractive surgery
IOL calculator (post-myopic, hyperopic, or RK) . You'll need to
log in with your ASCRS ID and password. Dr. Dennis Goldsberry has published on online
Post-LASIK IOL
Calculator. This helps to calculate (and print out) the
correct power of an intraocular lens implant for a patient who has
previously undergone LASIK.
BESSt, by Dr. Borasio, is a formula that can estimate a
post-refractive patient's corneal power accurately based on the Oculus
Pentacam's anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. Alcon has an online
Acrysoft Toric Calculator, from which you can print out a "pin-up"
surgical plan for the O.R. Dr. Donnenfeld's
LRIcalculator.com
(sponcered by AMO) site contains instructions and a pre-op planning
printout calculator for limbal relaxing (LRI) incisions associated with
cataract surgery. Calculate a patient's 5 year risk for progression from
ocular hypertension to glaucoma with an
online glaucoma
risk calculator. This is based on combined data from the OHTS
(Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study) and EGPS (European Glaucoma
Prevention Study). For general purpose unit conversions, as well as
multiple other types of calculators (including business-related ones),
conversiontables.org is extremely complete. The
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) site has tips for selecting
an EMR (member login is required). The
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
explains the EMR certification process and lists software companies that
comply. This site from the
National Eye Institute has a listing of
hard-to-find statistics and data regarding eye diseases. The
U.S. Eye Injury
Registry site has eye injury stats and an interesting eye trauma
scoring chart to predict visual outcomes after eye trauma. This
University of Iowa
has one of the largest eye resource listings on the web.
Warren Hill, MD, has a extensive list of eye-related
links on his site.
EyeTownCenter has a good listing
of eye sites as well. Here is a listing of
eye specialty sites, e.g. cornea, glaucoma, trauma, peds, etc.
Raja's Palm Library has a list of excellent medical pda sources
DoctorsGadgets.com
and
FindMedicalSoftware.com have an extensive assortment of medically-related
PDA (Palm / PocketPC) software, as well as other
links.
EyeDock has an assortment of contact lens related and other
software. Other contact lens calculator and/or lens parameter
sites include
CooperVision and
Contact Lens
Spectrum. Bitoric fitting help is at
rgpli.org and
Con-cise.com.
Sarver
Associates offer software modeling, evaluating and correcting the
human visual system. This is mostly for eye research or industry,
but one software product known as VOL-CT allows calculation of Zernikes
from topographic data! "Macarena
Cataract" video on YouTube.com
SandlotScience
has optical illusions that will amaze you so matter how long you've been
in the eyeball business.
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09/27/08
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