7 results match your criteria: "Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals[Affiliation]"
New Surgeon Outcomes and the Effectiveness of Surgical Training: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Ophthalmology
April 2017
Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals, Kingston, Canada.
Purpose: Reports have questioned the technical proficiency of newly graduating surgeons. However, objective data supporting these concerns are limited. Surgical outcomes among recent graduates are an important indicator of residency programs' ability to graduate surgeons who are ready to meet the needs of their patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImpact of Combination Glaucoma Therapies on β-Blocker Exposure.
J Glaucoma
February 2017
*Department of Ophthalmology §Division of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University †Department of Ophthalmology, Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals ‡Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences-Queen's University Site ∥Division of Geriatric Medicine, St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Kingston, Canada.
Purpose: β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (β-blockers) used in the treatment of glaucoma are an often-overlooked source of systemic adverse events. Ophthalmic timolol has been associated with severe systemic adverse events including numerous cases resulting in death. In recent years the number of fixed-dose combination therapies for glaucoma has grown rapidly, and among available combination therapies only the nonselective β-blocker timolol is used as the β-blocker component.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShaping the future of ophthalmology in Canada.
Can J Ophthalmol
December 2016
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont; Department of Ophthalmology, Kensington Eye Institute, Toronto, Ont. Electronic address:
Re: Johnson et al. Drug-prescribing patterns among optometrists and nonophthalmologist physicians at a tertiary care centre in Kingston, Ontario.
Can J Ophthalmol
August 2016
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont; Department of Ophthalmology, Kensington Eye Institute, Toronto, Ont.
Drug-prescribing patterns among optometrists and nonophthalmologist physicians at a tertiary care centre in Kingston, Ontario.
Can J Ophthalmol
June 2016
Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont; Department of Ophthalmology, Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals, Kingston, Ont; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ont. Electronic address:
Objective: To report on patterns of optometry prescribing and adherence to prescribing regulations at a tertiary care ophthalmology centre.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Participants: All new referrals from optometrists and other health care professionals to the emergency eye care service (n = 1965) between July 2011 and June 2012, as well as optometry referrals to 2 subspecialty services (glaucoma [n = 71] and cornea [n = 212]).
Corneal Collagen Cross-linking: A Review of Clinical Applications.
Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)
July 2016
From the *Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; †Department of Ophthalmology, Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals, Kingston, Canada; ‡Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; §Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong; ¶Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; ∥Vision Eye Institute, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, North West Academic Centre University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; and **Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) has been shown to slow down or stop the progression of keratoconus. In addition, CXL has been applied in cases of corneal ectasia. Recent reports of the use of CXL in cases of infectious keratitis have generated further interest in this treatment modality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinic-based glaucoma care in the era of surgical subspecialization.
Am J Ophthalmol
March 2014
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology, Kensington Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of surgeon practice profile on clinic-based glaucoma care.
Design: Population-based study of glaucoma care patterns in Ontario, Canada from 2000-2010.
Methods: Using comprehensive physician services data from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan database, ophthalmologists were divided into 5 surgical practice subgroups.