Emergency Department Slit Lamp Interdisciplinary Training Via Longitudinal Assessment in Medical Practice.

Introduction: Eye emergencies make up nearly 3% of US emergency department (ED) visits. While emergency physicians (EP) should diagnose and treat these ophthalmologic emergencies, many trainees report limited ocular exposure and insufficient training throughout their residency to confidently conduct a thorough slit-lamp exam.

Methods: We created an interdisciplinary, simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) curriculum to teach emergency attending physicians how to operate the slit lamp with multimodal learning methodology at a tertiary academic center.

Relationship between Fitzpatrick Skin Type and The Cancer Genome Atlas Classification with Melanoma-Related Metastasis and Death in 854 Patients at a Single Ocular Oncology Center.

Background: The Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) is an objective method of classifying patients based on skin color and sunburn sensitivity. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a method of determining the prognosis of patients with uveal melanoma based on genetic composition of the tumor. There is no literature studying the relationship of FST and TCGA groups.

Incidence and Epidemiology of Traumatic Tympanic Membrane Rupture: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis.

The incidence of traumatic tympanic membrane rupture (TTMR) has increased over recent decades. The association of certain external injury causes and bone fracture patterns with TTMR is anecdotal. It has been suggested that a diagnosis of TTMR may be missed during the acute trauma admission.