Research productivity of first-year Canadian ophthalmology residents: a 12-year trend.

Objective: Research experience is one criterion of the selection process for applicants to residency training programs. We aim to quantify temporal trends in research productivity of medical students who matched into a canadian ophthalmology residency program.

Design: Retrospective database review.

Paraneoplastic Ophthalmoplegia as the Presenting Sign of Paediatric Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive glioma that is infrequently diagnosed in the paediatric population. GBM and other primary brain tumours have rarely been associated with paraneoplastic syndromes. We report an unusual case of an 8-year-old boy presenting with an inability to abduct his left eye and almost complete ophthalmoplegia of his right eye, prior to any radiological evidence of GBM.

Putaminal Diffusion Restriction in a Case of Methanol Toxicity with Clinical Recovery.

A 32-year-old male presented to the emergency department for confusion, dyspnea, and a "white out" of his central vision over the preceding 24 hours. The patient had recently consumed a bottle of alcohol purchased overseas. Bloodwork revealed a severe metabolic acidosis (pH 6.