Volume 4, Issue 1 - OKAP and Ophthalmology Boards Issue

Pearls in Ophthalmology welcomes Nate Roybal, MD, PhD from the Jules Stein Eye Institute, our History of Ophthalmology Senior Editor, and Vinay Shah, MD, our International Ophthalmology Senior Editor and Editorial Board Member.

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OKAP and Board Examination Pearls

• OKAP Study Guide Revisited by Chris Ketcherside, MD
• Be Healthy for the OKAP Exam and Boards by M. Kelly Green, MD
• Should I take a Review Course in Preparation for the Boards? by Molly Ritsema, MD
• Why is the OKAP exam important? by John W. Kitchens, MD
• History of the OKAP exam. by Rob Melendez, MD
• Ophthalmology Board Review Question Database
• Seven Pearls to Success for the OKAP Exam. by John W. Kitchens, MD
• Pearls for taking your written and oral board examinations. by Michael G. Haas, MD
• OKAP Preparation Keys. by M. Kelly Green, MD

Practice, Clinical and Surgical Pearls

• Ten pearls for improving your use of neuroimaging in neuro-ophthalmology by Andrew G. Lee, MD
• Guerilla Tactics on Evaluating a Prospective New Practice by Joseph Casper
• A Glimpse into the Future by George O. Waring IV, MD
• Corneal Collagen Crosslinking with Riboflavin and UVA for Keratoectasia and Beyond by Karolinne Maia Rocha, MD, PhD and Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE
• Causes of Myopic Shift (Acquired Myopia) by Bradley Dempsey, Medical Student IV
• Solitary Fibrous Tumor: 58 year old man with painless mass in orbit by Hari Bodhireddy, MSIII
• Pearls for Cataract Surgery: Anterior Chamber Depth Differences by Anne Dwyer, COMT

History of Ophthalmology

• History of Ophthalmology: Theodor Leber, MD by C. Nathaniel Robal, MD, PhD

International Ophthalmology

• Ophthalmology Training Opportunities for International Ophthalmologists and Medical Students in the United States by Vinay A. Shah, MD and Rahul Bhola, MD

Announcements

• Winner of Nov 2008 PIO Quiz and answer.
• Doheny Eye Institute and Jules Stein Eye Institute Fourth Annual Comprehensive Ophthalmology Review Course

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