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New Look and Other Changes
Now that I’ve graduated from opto-school, I’ve decided to spend a little more time on Optonotes.com. In an attempt to revive the website, I’ve decided to change the look and layout of the site; perhaps it’ll motivate me to post more frequently. The website is now indirectly connected to my own, personal website – drzubi.com which provides [...]
Telemedicine: EyePACS
I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity of spending two of my third-year rotations at Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA, taking retinal fundus photographs of patients with diabetes. The diabetes management program team there works with our school’s EyePACS program, directed by Dr. Jorge Cuadros, OD, PhD, to screen for diabetic retinopathy. In the [...]
Mnemonics: VITAMIN D
My class was first introduced to this mnemonic by Dr. Karen Brandreth-Walker, OD, last year during our systemics lectures; but it was originally created by Dr. Todd Severin, MD, who has been lecturing us in our posterior segment class this past month on glaucoma and its treatment. The mnemonic “VITAMIN D” tells you what things [...]
The Lens Guru
If you have as much trouble as I have remembering what lenses are out there, in terms of PALs and occupational lenses, check out thelensguru.com. It has a searchable database for ophthalmic lenses. You can specify the material, the minimum segment height, and various other parameters, and it shows you all the lenses that meet [...]
Clinical Pearls: Tonometry
Here’s a tono-tip that I picked up from Dr. Robert DiMartino, one of the clinical professors at UC Berkeley, School of Optometry. You know the target that sits on the arm that swivels from the top of the slit lamp forehead-rest? It’s there for a reason. A lot of my colleagues (myself included) had neglected [...]
Atlas of Gonioscopy
One of my classmates came across gonioscopy.org, a website that covers the intricacies of gonioscopy. The site is maintained by Wallace L.M. Alward, MD, the Frederick C. Blodi Chair in Ophthalmology and Director of Glaucoma Service at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This site is dedicated to teaching gonioscopy through the use [...]
Welcome to Opto Notes
This site was created to disseminate information relevant to students of the field of eyecare – whether they be actual students currently attending school, doctors practicing in the field, or eyecare patients. The blog you are reading will feature thoughts on eyecare and recent developments in the field. You will also find various blogposts with [...]