Short-Term Cardiovascular Complications in Dermatology Patients Receiving JAK-STAT Inhibitors: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

Importance: Evolving evidence suggests that patients receiving Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription inhibitors (JAK-STATi) may be at higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Most existing literature has focused on indications that may confer a higher MACE and VTE risk than that among patients with isolated dermatological indications.

Objective: To evaluate risk of MACE, VTE, serious adverse events (SAEs), and tolerability of systemic JAK-STATi compared with placebo, in those with a dermatologic indication.

A Systematic Review of Ophthalmology Education in Medical Schools: The Global Decline.

Topic: This systematic review examined geographical and temporal trends in medical school ophthalmology education in relationship to course and student outcomes.

Clinical Relevance: Evidence suggesting a decline in ophthalmology teaching in medical schools is increasing, raising concern for the adequacy of eye knowledge across the rest of the medical profession.

Methods: Systematic review of Embase and SCOPUS, with inclusion of studies containing data on medical school ophthalmic course length; 1 or more outcome measures on student ophthalmology knowledge, skills, self-evaluation of knowledge or skills, or student course appraisal; or both.

Direct oral anticoagulants in skin surgery: a systematic review of their complications and recommendations for perioperative management.

Introduction: Many patients undergoing cutaneous surgery are prescribed at least one anticoagulant or antiplatelet agent. With the recent emergence of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), there is a deficit of knowledge regarding optimal perioperative management. This review aims to evaluate the evidence and risk surrounding management of DOACs in patients undergoing skin surgeries.

Evaluating dermatology education in Australia: Medical students' and junior doctors' perceptions.

Background: Despite a high frequency of dermatological general practice and emergency department presentations, including serious and potentially fatal skin conditions, evidence suggests that undergraduate dermatological education remains sparse. Given this, there exists a need to gauge dermatology-relevant knowledge and skill in our new doctors.

Methods: An online survey was completed by final-phase medical students and junior doctors from Australian medical schools.

Spontaneous face- and eye-touching: Infection risk versus potential microbiome gain.

The COVID-19 pandemic has piqued interest in spontaneous face-touch as a possible route of microbial infection, with eye-touch of particular importance since the ocular surface is a likely portal of human Coronavirus infection. Spontaneous face-touching is a poorly understood, ingrained habit for humans, who engage in this activity on average between 9 to 162 times per hour. Nearly half of spontaneous face-touches involve mucous membranes, and one third of those involve the eyes.

Bell's palsy during pregnancy and the post-partum period: A contemporary management approach.

Bell's palsy during pregnancy and the immediate post-partum period represents a unique clinical entity requiring an individualised management approach. Whilst the exact link between Bell's palsy and pregnancy is still unclear, the majority of cases occur in the third trimester and immediate post-partum period. These patients have been demonstrated to experience worse long term outcomes and are less likely to receive early corticosteroid therapy.

Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Sleeping Laterality by Evaluating Upper Eyelid Distraction: A Prospective, Comparative Polysomnographic Study.

Objective Our goal was to evaluate upper eyelid laxity by digital distraction, with the aim to determine sleeping laterality and the likelihood of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and correlate these findings with polysomnography (PSG). Design We conducted a prospective, single-centre multidisciplinary study in a large sleep and respiratory department and an ophthalmology department within a tertiary referral university teaching hospital. Methods Patients with known OSA were evaluated using techniques based on the Lateralising Eyelid Sleep Compression (LESC) study.

Assessment of Saccadic Velocity at the Bedside.

Saccades are a key component for the assessment and diagnosis of Neuro-ophthalmological disorders. Traditionally, clinicians have been taught to use large amplitude saccades (LAS) to assess saccadic velocity (SV), when small amplitude saccades (SAS) may be more effective. This study aimed to evaluate the advantages of SAS over LAS by presenting a video to 108 clinicians where both methods were used to assess a patient with a unilateral partial 6th nerve palsy.

Factors Affecting Adherence to Topical Glaucoma Therapy: A Quantitative and Qualitative Pilot Study Analysis in Sydney, Australia.

Purpose: To assess which factors in the lives and disease of patients with glaucoma affect their adherence to topical glaucoma therapy and the quantitative significance of this effect. To assess qualitatively the most influential barriers to adherence from the perspective of the patient.

Design: Multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional pilot study.

Sharpening the focus on ophthalmology teaching: perceptions of medical students and junior medical officers.

Importance: Worldwide, ophthalmology teaching is being reduced or eliminated from medical school curricula. The current state of ophthalmic teaching in Australia is unknown.

Background: To evaluate the perceptions of junior medical officers (JMOs) and medical students on ophthalmology teaching in Australian medical schools.