PURPOSE To develop a cross-cultural Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) for the Brazilian population and analyze its validity and effectiveness. METHODS Based on the guidelines of Guillemin et al., four English teachers, an ophthalmologist, a rheumatologist, two ophthalmology residents and a native American who does not speak Portuguese were invited. The procedure followed the steps: translat...

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty 2 Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty 3 Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty 4 Medical Doctor, Department of Ophthalmology, Aksaray State Hospital 5 Medical Doctor, Department of Ophthalm...

purpose: nowadays despite attempts having made by the medical society, health and therapeutic personnel as well as advancements in the therapeutic technology, yet the rate of non-satisfaction and actions by patients continue to increase. the aim of this study was to investigate malpractice complaints against ophthalmologists referred to the state of legal medicine organization.  methods: this i...

OBJECTIVE To establish a mentoring program to provide resident physicians in ophthalmology with career guidance in practice management and to identify new and creative ways to involve future eye physicians in the legislative and political process. METHODS A multicenter prospective study was conducted of the mentorship experiences of 24 (88.9%) of 27 resident physicians in Tennessee during the...

OBJECTIVES To assess the resident's phacoemulsification learning curve as a risk factor for vitreous loss and to determine the incidence of vitreous loss among the residents performing phacoemulsification. DESIGN Retrospective matched case-control study MATERIAL AND METHOD A case-control study comparing all consecutive cases of attempted phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) impla...

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*Colonel, US Army (Ret); Ophthalmology Residency Program Director, Department of Ophthalmology, The Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, and Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799; formerly, Consultant in Ophthalmology to The Surgeon General, US Army, and Ophthalmology Residency Program Dire...