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Ophthalmology May 2020
Topics: Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections; Humans; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; SARS-CoV-2
PubMed: 32327128
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.03.037 -
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Dec 2021This article aims at analyzing the impact of predatory publishing in ophthalmology, criteria to identify a legitimate journal, red flags of a predatory journal, sources,...
This article aims at analyzing the impact of predatory publishing in ophthalmology, criteria to identify a legitimate journal, red flags of a predatory journal, sources, and checkpoints available before publishing scientific work in a standard ophthalmology journal. A retrospective review was performed and a list of suspected Ophthalmology predatory journals was extracted through four major so-called blacklists: Beall's, Cabell's, Manca's, and Strinzel's list. This list of journals was then cross-referenced with the UGC CARE and vetted whitelist of vision science journals to remove the legitimate journals. Moreover, as all the predatory journals are supposed to be open access, all possible types of open-access journals on the Scimago webpage were also searched. A gross estimate in terms of publication cost was searched for, and a list of authentic links to find out a legitimate journal was prepared. Additionally, the methodology by which these predatory journals penetrate legitimate indexes such as PubMed was also evaluated. A total of 51 ophthalmology predatory journals were enlisted. Thirty-eight out of 124 Ophthalmology journals listed on Scimago were open access, and the cost of publishing in predatory journals ranged from USD50-500, which is substantially lower than that in legitimate journals (USD 50-3000). A total of 13 open-access platforms exist, with 10 characteristic red flags to identify a predatory journal. These journals have penetrated legitimate indexes such as PubMed by similar-sounding names to the legitimate journals and have published articles with external funding, which needs indexing. Predatory publishing impacts the quality of research in every field, including Ophthalmology, and must be discouraged.
Topics: Abstracting and Indexing; Humans; Ophthalmologists; Publishing; Retrospective Studies
PubMed: 34827029
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1639_21 -
Eye (London, England) Apr 2022
Topics: Artificial Intelligence; Humans; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology
PubMed: 35001087
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-021-01891-6 -
American Journal of Ophthalmology Dec 2020
Topics: COVID-19; Humans; Internship and Residency; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Scholarly Communication; Stress, Psychological
PubMed: 32961117
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.017 -
American Journal of Ophthalmology Dec 2020
Topics: COVID-19; Humans; Internship and Residency; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; SARS-CoV-2; Scholarly Communication; Stress, Psychological
PubMed: 32971027
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.07.028 -
Journal of Occupational Health Jan 2020
Review
Topics: COVID-19; China; Communicable Disease Control; Coronavirus Infections; Female; Global Health; Humans; Infection Control; Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; Male; Occupational Exposure; Occupational Health; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology; Pandemics; Personal Protective Equipment; Pneumonia, Viral
PubMed: 32692449
DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12124 -
Eye (London, England) Aug 2021In the absence of pre-admission testing for colour blindness, many of the currently practicing ophthalmologists are colour blind, accordingly their accuracy of...
PURPOSE
In the absence of pre-admission testing for colour blindness, many of the currently practicing ophthalmologists are colour blind, accordingly their accuracy of distinguishing fine diabetic retinopathy (DR) changes is still unknown. This study aims to assess the accuracy of diagnosing and staging diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema among protonopic, deutronopic and tritanopic ophthalmologists.
METHODS
Cross-sectional assessment of fundus images that were prepared to simulate the appearance in cases of colour blindness. We assessed the accuracy of staging diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema by a retina specialist on colour-blind simulated images. We used randomiser.org to randomly select images to be simulated by the previously validated Vischeck colour blindness simulator.
RESULTS
A total of 150 simulated images were reviewed, 50 images for each of simulated protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia. We found that the accuracy for staging DR and macular oedema for protanope grader were 50% and 60%, respectively. Accuracy within one stage difference for DR and macular oedema were 88% and 90%, respectively. For deuteranopes, 56% and 64% accuracy for DR and macular oedema, respectively. Accuracy within one stage difference for DR and macular oedema were 86% and 90%, respectively. For Tritanope, 62% and 84% accuracy for DR and macular oedema, respectively.
CONCLUSION
Colour vision is important for distinguishing fine details during retina assessment in diabetic retinopathy patients. Colour blindness is associated with low accuracy in staging diabetic retinopathy and macular oedema, particularly among protonopic graders, and to a lesser extent in tritanopic graders.
Topics: Color; Color Vision Defects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic Retinopathy; Humans; Ophthalmologists
PubMed: 33106610
DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-01232-z -
CMAJ Open 2022With an aging population in Ontario, ophthalmologists provide most of their care to older adults, which has prominent human resource implications. In this study, we...
BACKGROUND
With an aging population in Ontario, ophthalmologists provide most of their care to older adults, which has prominent human resource implications. In this study, we sought to investigate the supply and demographic characteristics of Ontario's ophthalmologists.
METHODS
In this retrospective, population-based analysis, we evaluated cohort demographics, including sex and career stage, of Ontario's ophthalmologists from 2010 to 2019, which we reported using descriptive statistics. Similarly, we detailed ophthalmologist supply within different areas of care using descriptive statistics.
RESULTS
Over the study period, a median of 464 ophthalmologists were practising in Ontario each year. The proportion of female ophthalmologists increased from 18.7% in 2010 to 24.1% in 2019. The proportion of late-career ophthalmologists (aged > 55 yr) significantly increased by 6.4% over the study period and constituted 45.3% of the workforce in 2019. Comprehensive cataract surgery was the most common area of care. Although the number of ophthalmologists per 100 000 people remained stable over the study period (3.27 ophthalmologists/100 000 people in 2019), the number of ophthalmologists per 100 000 people aged 65 years and older fell by 18.4% from 2010 to 2019. The greatest supply reduction was among moderate-volume comprehensive cataract surgeons (-20.2% overall and -35.4% relative to the population aged ≥ 65 yr).
INTERPRETATION
Between 2010 and 2019, the overall number of ophthalmologists in Ontario remained stable; however, we observed declines in the number of ophthalmologists per 100 000 people aged 65 years and older for most areas of care. Nearly half of the ophthalmology workforce is now older than 55 years and female representation is increasing.
Topics: Humans; Female; Aged; Ophthalmologists; Ontario; Retrospective Studies; Cataract; Demography
PubMed: 36735225
DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210319 -
La Clinica Terapeutica Apr 2022This work describes what are the regulations in the field of safety and prevention in the workplace, with particular regard to the legal medical aspects of the doctor in... (Review)
Review
This work describes what are the regulations in the field of safety and prevention in the workplace, with particular regard to the legal medical aspects of the doctor in charge of Occupational Medicine in correlation with ergophthalmological examinations. The main subjects of this treatment are the employees videoter-minalists. The first part of this work aims to analyze the compliance, as well as laws and legislative decrees governing the obligations and duties of the employer to its employees, regarding the compliance of workplaces and equipment with the instrument that are routinely used by employees videoterminalists. The discussion continues by focusing on the specific aspects of the ergophthalmological examination. It also describes the different phases of the eye examination, starting from the identification of the employee and then to the collection of anamnestic data, which are an integratedpart of the medical-legal act and are also a useful tool for the final diagnosis. The discussion of the various phases of the ergophthalmological examination concludes with a description of indirect ophthalmoscopy with its crucial points, which are important points in any ophthalmo-logical examination. Given the considerable diffusion and the great amount of tech-nological innovations in the field of display screens, we conclude the discussion with a historical overview of the display screens that have been habitually used by employees in their workplace, describing the mechanism that underlie their operation through some hints of Physics.
Topics: Humans; Occupational Health; Occupational Medicine; Ophthalmologists; Physicians; Workplace
PubMed: 35385044
DOI: 10.7417/CT.2022.2415 -
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology : DJO Feb 2021To characterize the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), symptoms, and risk factors among ophthalmologists.
PURPOSE
To characterize the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), symptoms, and risk factors among ophthalmologists.
METHODS
An online survey was distributed to ophthalmologist members of the Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons. The survey consisted of 34 questions on respondent demographics, practice characteristics, pain, and effects of MSD on their practice patterns. Participants were excluded if they were not ophthalmologists or if they had MSD symptoms prior to the start of their ophthalmology career. Demographics and practice patterns were compared for those with or without MSD symptoms using the Welch t test and the Fisher exact test.
RESULTS
The survey was completed by 127 of 250 active members (response rate, 51%). Of the 127, 85 (66%) reported experiencing work-related pain, with an average pain level of 4/10. With regard to mean age, height, weight, years in practice, number of patients seen weekly, and hours worked weekly, there was no difference between respondents reporting pain and those without. Those reporting MSD symptoms spent significantly more time in surgery than those who did not (mean of 7.9 vs 5.3 hours/week [ < 0.01]). Fourteen percent of respondents reported plans to retire early due to their symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS
A majority of respondents experienced work-related MSD symptoms, which was associated with time spent in surgery. Modifications to the workplace environment focusing on ergonomics, particularly in the operating room, may benefit ophthalmologists.
Topics: Ergonomics; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Ophthalmologists; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Workplace
PubMed: 33867881
DOI: 10.5693/djo.01.2020.02.001