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		<title>Eye Optics Lecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video covers the basic optics you need to know to understand basic glasses prescriptions.




length: 24:00 minutes
When I began my ophthalmology residency, I had no idea how to read or write a glasses prescription.  In this video, I try to explain the basic topics I wish I had known. This includes lens theory, basic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Trauma Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video covers common eye trauma like corneal abrasions, lid lacerations, and globe rupture.




length: 28:00 minutes
This lecture is one of the longer videos in this series, but I think you&#8217;ll find it worth your time.  I&#8217;ve presented a number of common ocular traumas that we see in ophthalmology (from corneal abrasions, to eyelid repair, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optics Basics Live Lecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This lecture covers some basic optics principles such as refraction, diopters, and common vision problems faced in an eye clinic.  This was recorded at the HOPS ophthalmic technician conference in Daytona Beach.  




length: 26:00 minutes
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I explain the evolution/creation of the eye, from the simple pinhole eye of this nautilus, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Trauma Lecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This lecture covers common eye-trauma seen by ophthalmologists &#8230; such as corneal abrasion, lid lacerations, orbital wall fractures, and open-globe injury.  This was recorded at the HOPS ophthalmic technician conference in Daytona Beach.  




length: 24:30 minutes
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The lecture title for the actual &#8220;trauma&#8221; section. 

I discuss eyelid lacerations and how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Exam Tricks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video discussed advanced eye tricks you can perform on those &#8220;tricky&#8221; patients. It was recorded at an ophthalmic tech conference in Florida.  




length: 18:30 minutes
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		<link>http://www.ophthobook.com/ophthalmology/eye-exam-tricks</link>
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		<title>Pediatric Ophthalmology Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video covers eye vision testing, retinoscopy, eye alignment, white pupil, and retinopathy of prematurity.   Enjoy!




length: 22:50 minutes
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Children are difficult to check vision.  Depending upon the age, a child may only blink-to-light, fix and follow, or even read pictures. Here are a couple of tips for checking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neuro-Ophthalmology Lecture 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The neuro lectures are longer than the rest of the videos here at OphthoBook.  That&#8217;s because there is a lot of conceptual theories involved, and I wanted to slow down and walk through this material at a managable rate. To ease the &#8220;pain&#8221; of learning neurology, I&#8217;ve broken the lecture into two seperate parts. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ophthobook.com/videos/neuro-ophthalmology-lecture-1</link>
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		<title>Question: How are PCO cataracts removed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Answer: Poster capsular opacifications are “after cataracts” that form in the remaining posterior capular bag after a cataract surgery.  They are quite common, and treated by using a YAG laser to pop a hole through the capsule, thus clearing the visual axis.  
YAG capsulotomy is relatively easy to perform, however, it is not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ophthobook.com/questions/question-how-are-pco-cataracts-removed</link>
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		<title>Question: What is more visually significant, an anterior or posterior located cataract?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Answer: Cataracts that are posterior are more visually significant. This is because the closer you get to the nodal point of the eye lens system, the more light rays will be affected by a lens opacities.  Seemingly small PSC (posterior subcapsular cataracts) can severely affect the vision. Also, congenital cataracts located posteriorly are more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ophthobook.com/questions/question-what-is-more-visually-significant-an-anterior-or-posterior-located-cataract</link>
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		<title>Question: What is PHACO?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Answer: This is phacoemulsification, the method the lens nucleus is removed with ultrasonic energy.
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