VA

Volunteer as Community Ophthalmologist

Academics

Other

Very experienced and don't need help

Always looking for new and innovative ideas

Unsure about my ability to teach

Not at all

Train them early by starting cataract surgery in the first year

Residents should be proficient in the wet lab start to finish before operating on a patient

Residents should be exposed to femto laser assisted surgery during residency

I don't believe residents should do cataract surgery until final year of training

Residents should be allowed to implant premium IOLs during residency

Resident should be allowed to implant just their own allotted number of "free" premium lenses

It is unethical for residents to implant premium IOLs when patients are paying so much money

We do not implant premium IOLs

I spend way too much time consenting my patients

I'm happy with my consent form and the way that I explain it

I'm unsure of the best way to be efficient and thorough during informed consent

I let my staff obtain informed consent to save time

YES, patients above 160/90 are automatically canceled - NO exceptions!

No firm blood pressure will cancel a case

I'm not sure / I don't know

I let anesthesia determine whether or not we will operate

Divide and conquer is the only good way to teach residents

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I like the idea of a tilt or flip and chop technique to save time

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I feel there is no safe way to teach residents😨

I'm so confident in my teaching that my residents never lose vitreous!

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Wait until the next day and check it in clinic

I palpate the eye and adjust until I'm sure the pressure is safe

I use a tonometer immediately at the end of surgery

I read Dr. Jarstad's article about adjusting IOP and avoiding CME

I inject intra-camerally

I use a sub-conjunctival antibiotic

(+/- steroid)

I hydrate the walls of the incisions with a preservative-free antibiotic

I don't use intra-op antibiotics to save money

I don't feel that intra-op antibiotics are necessary

I see all of my patients the day after surgery to check their vision and pressure

Someone else sees all of my post-ops

I operate on Fridays & do same-day post-ops

I follow the British method of seeing patients 3-6 months after surgery with no post-op appointments in between