The Retina Channel Podcast Keyvan Koushan, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Nina Ahuja and Dr. Nupura Bakshi elaborate on the concept of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in medicine and discuss their recent publication about the EDI landscape in the Canadian ophthalmology post-secondary programs. The discussed article:
Lee EY, Farrokhyar F, Bakshi N, Levin LA, Ahuja N. Equity, diversity, and inclusion landscape in Canadian postgraduate medical education for ophthalmology. Can J Ophthalmol. 2024 Feb;59(1):31-39. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2022.08.015. Epub 2022 Sep 24. PMID: 36162441.

Dr. Sarraf talks about his group's work on the correlation of PED size and variablity and the visual improvement during the treatment of neovascular AMD as analyzed using data from HAWK and HARRIER studies.
Referenced article:  Sarraf D, Khanani AM, Sadda SR, Chang A, Wong DT, Kempf AS, Saffar I, Tang S, Tadayoni R. PIGMENT EPITHELIAL DETACHMENT THICKNESS AND VARIABILITY AFFECTS VISUAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina. 2024 Jan 1;44(1):10-19. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003935. PMID: 37824807.

Dr. Jong Park discusses surgical mananement of full-thickness macular holes associated with macular telangiectasia. 
Referenced article:
Park JG, Adrean SD, Begaj T, Capone A Jr, Charles S, Chen SN, Chou HD, Cohen MN, Corona ST, Faia LJ, Garg SJ, Garretson BR, Gregori NZ, Haller JA, Houghton OM, Hsu J, Jo J, Kaiser RS, Lai CC, Mahgoub MM, Mansoor M, Matoba R, Morizane Y, Nehemy MB, Raphaelian PV, Regillo CD, Ruby AJ, Runner MM, Sneed SR, Sohn EH, Spirn MJ, Vander JF, Wakabayashi T, Wolfe JD, Wykoff CC, Yonekawa Y, Yoon YH, Mahmoud TH. Surgical Management of Full-Thickness Macular Holes in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: A Global Multicenter Study. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jan;131(1):66-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.08.025. Epub 2023 Sep 3. PMID: 37661066.

Dr. Landon Rohowetz discusses his group's findings of a retrospective analysis of the characteristics of Retinal Detachment cases that were associated with Retinal Dialysis. 
Discussed article:
Rohowetz LJ, Jabbehdari S, Smiddy WE, Berrocal AM, Townsend JH, Chang JS, Yannuzzi N, Sridhar J, Haddock LJ, Fortun JA, Flynn HW Jr; Retinal Dialysis Study Group. Retinal Detachment Associated with Retinal Dialysis: Clinical Features and Outcomes of Surgery in a 10-Year Study. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Oct;7(10):857-861. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2023.06.013. Epub 2023 Jun 26. PMID: 37379884; PMCID: PMC10592222.

Dr. Jabs and Dr. Acharya discuss the results of the MERIT trial that investigated relative efficacy of intrvitreal injections of Dexamethasone implant vs ranibizumab vs methotrexate for the treatment of macular oedema associated with uveitis. Discussed article:
Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial (MUST) Research Group, Writing Committee:; Acharya NR, Vitale AT, Sugar EA, Holbrook JT, Burke AE, Thorne JE, Altaweel MM, Kempen JH, Jabs DA. Intravitreal Therapy for Uveitic Macular Edema-Ranibizumab versus Methotrexate versus the Dexamethasone Implant: The MERIT Trial Results. Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep;130(9):914-923. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.04.011. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37318415; PMCID: PMC10524707.

Prof. Gemmy Cheung from the National University of Singapore and Singapore National Eye Center discusses her research results on progression of Geographic Atrophy on Asian vs non-Asian Eyes.
References Article:
Teo KYC, Fujimoto S, Sadda SR, Kokame G, Gomi F, Kim JE, Cheng MFS, Corradetti G, Amornpetchsathaporn A, Chainakul M, Lee WK, Lai TYY, Ruamviboonsuk P, Cheung CMG. Geographic Atrophy Phenotypes in Subjects of Different Ethnicity: Asia-Pacific Ocular Imaging Society Work Group Report 3. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Jul;7(7):593-604. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.12.013. Epub 2022 Dec 28. PMID: 36586466.