Validation of a novel strabismus surgery 3D-printed silicone eye model for simulation training.

Purpose: To demonstrate the validity of a new 3D-printed silicone model for practicing strabismus surgery, compared with the rabbit head, in terms of simulator fidelity.

Methods: In this multicenter study, a validated questionnaire was developed to assess fidelity of the model and rabbit head. Participants were asked to rate overall globe, conjunctiva, muscle, and scleral fidelity using a 5-point scale.

Sebaceous adenomas of the eyelid and Muir-Torre Syndrome.

Background/aims: Sebaceous adenomas (SAs) are rare, benign sebaceous gland tumours of the eyelid. SAs may be associated with primary internal malignancies. This association is known as Muir-Torre Syndrome (MTS).

Relative importance of the components of the Canadian Residency Matching Service application.

Objective: The primary goal of this project was to investigate Canadian ophthalmology residency program directors' and department heads' perceptions about the relative importance of the various components of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) application package. Secondary goals were: (i) to investigate the perceptions of all program directors and department heads at Queen's University's residency programs; and (ii) to compare faculty's perceptions with the perceptions of medical students at Queen's University.

Design: Survey.

Expression of focal adhesion kinase in uveal melanoma and the effects of Hsp90 inhibition by 17-AAG.

Introduction: Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is implicated in tumor progression and metastatic cascade, and has been shown to be overexpressed in a variety of human cancers. However, the role of FAK in human uveal melanoma (UM) is not well defined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression of FAK in UM tumors and normal eyes, and to determine the effect of Hsp90 inhibition on FAK expression in UM cells.