CRST: The Podcast

Latest Episodes:

[Genetics and Eyecare Today] The Role of Genetic Testing and Early Keratoconus Diagnosis Jun 28, 2021

Show notes

In another special edition episode of CRST: The Podcast mini-series Genetics and Eyecare Today, Drs. John Gelles and William Trattler talk about corneal collagen cross-linking and distinguishing between a patient with progressive myopia or developing keratoconus. Drs. Gelles and Trattler also discuss the role of AvaGen™, The Genetic Eye Test Test (Avellino) in helping diagnose keratoconus, and they learn from Nazneen Aziz, PhD, how genetic counselors can benefit both doctors and their patients when interpreting genetic test results.

William Trattler, MD; John Gelles, OD; and Nazneen Aziz, PhD

How to Improve Your Business Model Jun 22, 2021

Show notes

Florian T.A. Kretz, MD, FEBO, leads a discussion on reducing costs, controlling staff turnover and retention, enhancing patient interaction to improve business in the time of COVID-19, telemedicine, and increasing workflow efficiency. Panelists Francesco Carones, MD; Andrei Filip, MD; Magda Rau, MD; and Arthur van den Berg, MD, also share real-world examples of what they've learned, changed, and even improved upon during the pandemic.

Unconscious Gender Bias and Impostor Syndrome in Women Jun 22, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, Tanya Trinh, MBBS, FRANZCO, explains what impostor syndrome is, identifies risk factors for impostor syndrome, and discusses how impostor syndrome can create an unconscious gender bias that affects not only women but the entire specialty of ophthalmology.

Case Studies in Treating Ocular Surface Disease: Season 2 Jun 01, 2021

Show notes

Chris Starr, MD leads a new expert panel of Preeya Gupta, MD; Douglas DeVries, OD; and Leslie O’Dell, OD, as they deliberate on a myriad of interesting cases across the ocular surface spectrum.

Spotlight on IOL Complications May 27, 2021

Show notes

Guests Ahmad A. Aref, MD, MBA; Nick Mamalis, MD; and Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA, dish out advice for IOL complications and share strategies for implanting an IOL in the sulcus, when to YAG, and IOL selection in difficult eyes.

[Genetics and Eyecare Today] How Genetic Data Can Help Guide Decisions May 20, 2021

Show notes

In this special-edition episode of CRST: The Podcast mini-series, Genetics and Eyecare Today, Drs. Liz Yeu and John Gelles detail their experience using Avellino’s AvaGen Genetic Eye Test. They discuss how this test can help lay the groundwork for personalized keratoconus management.

Strengthening Your Mental Grit in the OR: Cataract Surgery Complications Apr 28, 2021

Show notes

In this episode of CRST: The Podcast, four expert cataract surgeons explore how they manage some common surgical complications. Sumana Kommana, MD; Cristos Ifantides, MD; Lukan Mishev, MD; and Victoria Tseng, MD share how they deal with unexpectedly uncooperative patients during cataract surgery, rebound from the shock of a dropped nucleus, approach surgery in small pupils and eyes with intraoperative floppy iris syndrome, and decide between conservative and surgical options for cyclodialysis cleft repair.

How are innovations in genetic testing affecting eyecare? Apr 19, 2021

Show notes

In the first episode of the Genetics and Eyecare Today podcast mini-series, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, and John Gelles, OD take a broad look at genetic testing and how it relates to eyecare. The pair discuss how recent innovations in genetic testing have affected screening, diagnosis, and care of patients with corneal dystrophies, as well as keratoconus.

Future-Proof Your Practice Mar 29, 2021

Show notes

The practice of medicine is rapidly changing in the COVID-19 landscape, and as a result, health care workers are in the midst of ushering in a new era in patient care—an era with increasing personalized treatment planning and decreasing points of contact. In this episode, surgeons and other professionals discuss essential surgical and business solutions that can help to propel ophthalmology practices into this next era of patient care. From Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, sharing his processes and pearls for preoperative surgical planning to Ji-Peng Olivia Li, MA(CANTAB), MBBS, FRCOphth, providing a preview of innovations and ideas in machine learning and deep learning, and from Troy Cole revealing how to take advantage of the current refractive wave happening now in many markets across the world to Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak, Esq, providing an update on private equity transactions in the ophthalmology sector, this episode guides you through the most essential tools you need to elevate the ways in which you provide patient care.

Lenticular Extraction and Addition: A Potential New Frontier in Refractive Surgery Feb 26, 2021

Show notes

Listen to articles written by Aylin Kiliç, MD, and Arthur B. Cummings, MB ChB, FCS(SA), MMed(Ophth), FRCS(Edin), which explore the potential of lenticular extraction and addition as a new frontier in refractive surgery. Find out more about modern modified epikeratophakia and the benefits of corneal allograft inlays for the treatment of presbyopia.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

CRST: The Podcast

Related Podcasts

1

2

3

4

5

6