Assessment of Ophthalmology Residency Training in Switzerland: A Trainee-Based Survey.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the current status of ophthalmology residency training in Switzerland and provide insights for enhancing training programs.

Materials And Methods: The survey covered demographic data such as gender, age, workplace, and year of residency, as well as working conditions, current practical and diagnostic skills, interest in scientific work, and future plans. It consisted of 16 multiple choice questions (MCQ), 5 multiple select questions (MSQ), 8 free-text, 6 Net Promoter Score (NPS), and 4 Likert scale questions.

Analysis of Blood Flow in the Macula and Optic Nerve Head in Healthy Young Volunteers Using Laser Speckle Flowgraphy.

Purpose: To assess optic nerve head (ONH) and macular blood flow in young healthy volunteers using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG).

Methods: This is a prospective single-center study conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Zurich from May to November 2021. Young, healthy men aged ≥ 18 years without ocular or systemic diseases were included.

Analysis of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) Parameters in Young Adults after SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19) Compared with Healthy Young Controls.

Purpose: To compare retinal changes in young adults with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection with healthy young controls using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods: This prospective single-center study was conducted at the University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Participants were imaged from May to November 2021 using the device (Visionix International SAS, Pont-de-l'Arche, France).

Smartphone Slit Lamp Imaging-Usability and Quality Assessment.

Purpose: To assess the usability and image quality of a smartphone adapter for direct slit lamp imaging.

Methods: A single-center, prospective, clinical study conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. The smartphone group consisted of 26 medical staff (consultants, residents, and students).

Incidence and Risk Factors of Visual Impairment in Patients with Angioid Streaks and Macular Neovascularization.

Objective: To estimate the incidence and risk factors of visual impairment and complications in eyes with macular neovascularization (MNV) because of angioid streaks (ASs).

Design: Longitudinal multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Subjects: Patients with AS-associated MNV treated with anti-VEGF agents and a follow-up of > 3 months.

Differences in Mean Values and Variance in Quantitative Analyses of Foveal OCTA Imaging.

Purpose: Multiple approaches for quantifying parameters such as vessel density (VD) and vessel length density (VLD) in optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) en-face segmentations are currently available. While it is common knowledge that data gathered from different methods should not be directly compared to each other, a comparison of the different methods can help to further the understanding of differences between different methods of measurement. Here we compare a common method of semiautomatically quantifying VD and VLD with an automated method supplied by the manufacturer of an OCTA device and report on differences in performance in order to probe for and highlight differences in values gathered by both methods.

Differences between and Using Ocular Multimodal Imaging: A Systematic Review.

Due to their non-specific diagnostic patterns of ocular infection, differential diagnosis between () and can be challenging. In both disorders, ocular manifestation can be the first sign of a systemic infection, and a delayed diagnosis might reduce the response to treatment leading to negative outcomes. Thus, it becomes imperative to distinguish chorioretinal lesions associated with , from lesions due to and other infectious disorders.

Reactive hypoglycemia and A-cell ('pancreatic') glucagon deficiency in the adult.

Serum glucose, A-cell (IRGA) and total glucagon (IRGT), insulin, growth hormone, cortisol, triiodothyronine, and thyroxine values were measured in the fasting state and in response to oral glucose, intravenously administered arginine, and a meal of pan-broiled ground beef in 31 symptomatic patients and 11 normal subjects. Twenty-four patients and 11 control subjects had normal glucose tolerance (group 1); seven patients had reactive hypoglycemia (group 2). Under all conditions, serum IRGA value was significantly lower in group 2 than in group 1.

Glucose, insulin, pancreatic glucagon and glucagon-like immunoreactive materials in the plasma of normal and diabetic children. Effect of the initial insulin treatment.

Pancreatic glucagon (PG) and other glucagon-like immunoreactive materials (GLI) were measured in the plasma of normal and of newly diagnosed untreated diabetic children, using an antiglucagon serum (AGS) highly specific for pancreatic glucagon (AGS 18) and an AGS which crossreacts with extracts of intestinal mucosa (AGS 10). Gut GLI was considered to be the difference between "total" GLI (AGS 10) and PG (AGS 18). Glucose and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) were also measured.