ESCRS Young Ophthalmologist

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OLDEST RESIDENT
In the emergency room it's about keeping many balls in the air � and keeping the circus outside

Just about halfway through our residency it happens, abruptly, unexpectedly.

Month posted :April

YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS WRITING PRIZE
Entries are invited for the John Henahan writing competition

The theme for this year's John Henahan Prize for Young Ophthalmologists is "Recollections of My First Intraocular Surgery".

Month posted :April

WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Learning from mistakes � quickly corrected by a good teacher � is an integral part of residency

"It's upside down," said Dr Zijlmans. "It's open, in the bag and upside down."

Month posted :April

AVOID PROPAGANDA AND LISTEN
Dr Jack Holladay MD, MSEE, FACS, who retired after a life-threatening medical crisis, looks back on his life and times and offers advice to young ophthalmologists

Dr Jack Holladay's many accomplishments include the invention of the Brightness Acuity Tester and the development of the "Holladay IOL Consultant" and "Refractive Surgery Consultant" software programs.

Month posted :April

ESCRS OBSERVERSHIP PROGRAMME IS HELPING YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS
40 grants of �1,000 are available for trainees and residents

Under the ESCRS Observership Programme, young ophthalmologists are given the opportunity to travel outside of their own country and experience clinical practice in a hospital or university setting.

Month posted :April

TIME TO TREAT
The 2012 winning John Henahan Prize essay tells how a routine examination was not quite what it seemed

So, it was a typical busy morning. The outpatient clinics were overbooked and the waiting room was getting restless. I looked over the next chart, half of the notes were missing but that was not unusual.

Month posted :April

A TINY DARK ROOM
From the clinician's thrill of diagnosis to the patient's depths of devastation

Some diagnoses elevate you, hold you aloft for a moment of wonder, and then drop you like a brick, leaving you flat on the pavement, crushed. I was working in the emergency room when we received a referral from an ophthalmologist: I hereby refer to you Mr Smits with an inferior "ablatio" retinae. That was it.

Month posted :April

OPHTHALMOLOGY AS ART

The thrill of solo success can be counterbalanced by the anxiety of lonely failure

Month posted :April

POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OBSERVERSHIP PROGRAMME

Month posted :June

RESIDENTS NEED SUPPORT

Month posted :June

USEFUL TIPS FOR EXAM STUDYING

Month posted :April

ESCRS E-LEARNING PROGRAMME WILL HELP YOUNG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

Month posted :February