An Autobiography of an Unknown Uveitis Specialist
I know autobiography is usually written by great man e. g a great leader, president of a country, political leaders, a great sportsman, especially a cricketer, even a CBI director, or election commissioner. The great Nirod C Chowdhury wrote an autobigraphy of an unknown Indian. These autobiographies often disclose startling facts, relationships which sometimes cause real uproar in the society. Act...Read More
This patient had come from 1200 km away. He was a 35 year old male with rheumatoid arthritis with bilateral corneal opacities with bilateral peripheral corneal melts. In addition, the left eye had facial palsy with corneal exposure on attempted lid closure. Vision was only perception of light with accurate projection both eyes. He had multiple medical problems besides his rheumatoid arthritis. He ...Read More
Ramblings of a white bearded Ophthalmologist
It gives me great pleasure to interact with fellow ophthalmologists through this blog. Those of you who are reading this but for some strange reason are not yet AIOS members; please assume I am annoyed with you. You may even stop reading at this point. To the rest of the "normal" readers, I wish you a wonderful 2016 Let us start at the beginning and recount a couple of interesting episodes from my...Read More
“There is no “right” or “wrong” technique for cataract surgery.”: Dr.Uday Devgan
eOphtha: First of all, where in the evolution of cataract surgery, is phacoemulsification placed if we consider the room for future development too? Uday Devgan: Ophthalmology is a field that is always moving forwards – never sitting still. And while we see phacoemulsification as a great procedure now, there’s no doubt that there will be a better procedure in the future. Look at today – the way yo...Read More
Five Tips for the Postgraduate to Start Publishing
Post graduation can be a daunting task with a lot to imbibe in very little time. In ophthalmology, the science is changing ever so rapidly that a three-year residency period is almost too little to grasp the nuances of the subject. In addition to learning examination skills, you have to learn surgical skills and read literature to keep yourselves updated. Amongst all this, how do you find time to ...Read More
7 things I wish I knew before starting private practice
Private practice is one of the common answer for, what after residency/ after fellowship questions !. Unfortunately, even though we become brilliant ( atleast hope to ) doctors ,we sadly lack the exposure to the business side of the healthcare. Many of us either lack guidance from the right people or more frequently take advice from the other doctors which is from the same perspective I personally...Read More