The Retina Channel Podcast Keyvan Koushan, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Arthur sit describes his surprising research results on the effect of scleral buckle on ocular fluid dynamics.
The discussed article: Lyons LJ, Kazemi A, Bakri SJ, Barkmeier AJ, Iezzi R, Olsen TW, Hodge DO, Sit AJ. The Effect of Scleral Buckle Surgery on Tonographic Outflow Facility, Positional Intraocular Pressure, and Ocular Biomechanics. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2024 Jan-Feb;7(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ogla.2023.07.007. Epub 2023 Jul 22. PMID: 37482122.

Dr. Paul Micevych from the UC San Francisco discusses his group's work on systemic and individual risk factors leading to complicated diabetic retinopathy requiring vitrectomy. 
Discussed article: Micevych PS, Taha AM, Poddar A, Stewart JM. Individual and Systems-Based Risk Factors for Diabetic Vitrectomy in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. Ophthalmol Retina. 2023 Dec;7(12):1027-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2023.05.014. Epub 2023 May 24. PMID: 37236319.

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.