Eyetube.net is a repository for videos that showcase the latest surgical techniques in cataract, refractive, glaucoma, and retinal surgery. Recently, Eyetube.net unveiled the Eyetube Journal Club and Show Daily—two new series of videos covering aspects of online education that extend far beyond surgical instruction. Both series are packed with outstanding educational content that provides a wealth of material to the practicing ophthalmologist.
EYETUBE JOURNAL CLUB
In the Eyetube Journal Club, Christopher Starr, MD, and Marguerite McDonald, MD, interview top thought leaders on new research that has a direct impact on ophthalmic practice. The club’s first offering followed the ARVO 2011 Annual Meeting. Frank Bucci, MD, shares his pearls on presbyopia-correcting IOLs. In addition to presenting data on a variety of studies relating to treating presbyopia, he provides a road map for clinicians on how to select patients for these lenses (http://eyetube.net/?v=mirij).
In another episode of the Eyetube Journal Club, Tal Raviv, MD, shares the details of a study he conducted to determine the benefits of reducing the size of the incision during cataract surgery. He decided to test the conventional wisdom that smaller wounds are always better. As Dr. Raviv shares in the episode, no clinical or refractive benefits were associated with reducing the wound’s size from 2.7 to 2.2 mm (http://eyetube.net/?v=sohak) (Figure 1).
SHOW DAILY
Another exciting series at Eyetube.net is Show Daily. At each major meeting, including the upcoming annual meeting of the AAO, Eyetube TV correspondents interview speakers and researchers who have made groundbreaking presentations.
At the American College of Ophthalmic Surgery Summer Symposium, for example, William Culbertson, MD, shares his thoughts on where to locate a femtosecond laser for cataract surgery to maximize efficiency (http://eyetube.net/?v=dremm) (Figure 2). In another episode of the Show Daily at the symposium, Alan Reider, Esq, discusses the legal and policy challenges for surgeons incorporating laser cataract surgery technology into their practices (http://eyetube.net/?v=migen). William Link, PhD, also shares his outlook on the future of innovation in the eye care industry over the next 5 years (http://eyetube.net/?v=lepan).
CONCLUSION
Eyetube.net has expanded its offerings to include videos featuring key opinion leaders who discuss compelling topics presented at many of the top meetings and symposia each year. These quickly expanding series will be an important resource for ophthalmologists, especially those who do not have the opportunity to attend the conferences.
Section Editor Elena Albé, MD, is a consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology, Cornea Service, Istituto Clinico Humanitas Ophthalmology Clinic, Milan, Italy. Dr. Albé may be reached at +39 0331 441721; elena.albe@gmail.com.
Section Editor Richard M. Awdeh, MD, is the director of technology transfer and innovation and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. Dr. Awdeh may be reached at (305) 326-6000; rawdeh@med.miami.edu.
Section Editor William B. Trattler, MD, is the director of cornea at the Center for Excellence in Eye Care in Miami and the chief medical editor of Eyetube.net. Dr. Trattler may be reached at (305) 598-2020; wtrattler@earthlink.net.
