Can J Ophthalmol
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Comparative Study
Research productivity of Canadian ophthalmology departments in top 10 ophthalmology and vision science journals from 2001 to 2010.
To evaluate the research productivity of Canadian ophthalmology departments in terms of research volume, impact, funding, and cost-efficiency, and compare these measures with the top 6 U.S. departments. ⋯ Larger Canadian departments tended to generate higher research volume and obtained more federal funding, but smaller departments also contributed significantly, and sometimes surpassed larger departments, in terms of research impact and cost-efficiency. The top 6 U.S. departments generated higher research volume and received more federal research funding than their Canadian counterparts. However, when research impact and cost-efficiency were examined, Canadian departments performed similar to the top U.S. departments.
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Letter Case Reports
Bilateral cystoid macular edema in a patient with taxane-based chemotherapy.
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Letter Case Reports
An unusual corneal limbal foreign body: Ostracoda shell.
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To validate the Queen's University Ophthalmoscopy Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Checklist (QUOOC) by correlating the score derived from this instrument to the ability of a candidate to correctly identify retinal pathology. ⋯ QUOOC was successful in discriminating between more and less experienced and competent participants. Using the QUOOC to evaluate proficiency at direct ophthalmoscopy is a good predictor of correctly detecting retinal pathology when present. We believe that using the QUOOC with standardized patients without physical findings is an accurate and feasible way of measuring students' proficiency in using direct ophthalmoscope in OSCE stations.