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Resident Research Projects
Resident Research Projects
2022–23 Projects:
- Multicentre prospective analysis of central plication in correction of vertical strabismus.
- Botulinum toxin injection as an alternative treatment for structural lacrimal outflow obstructions, functional NLDO and gustatory reflex hyperlacrimation.
- Pediatric ophthalmology education in child healthcare trainees.
- DMEK/DSAEK failure in Fuch’s dystrophy vs pseudophakic bullous keratopathy.
- Telemedicine in cornea: patient perspectives and utility of telephone and email communications.
- Same-centre versus separate-centre cataract surgery: does location matter to patients?
- The association between recurrent intravitreal injection treatment and lower lid laxity or malposition.
2021–22 Projects:
- Pediatric ophthalmology education in child healthcare trainees.
- Comparative effectiveness of newer oral diabetes medications in preventing advanced diabetic retinopathy.
- The patterns and utility of telemedicine appointments in a single cornea practice.
- Lorazepam for anxiety associated with intravitreal injections.
- Perspectives on vision rehabilitation training across Canadian postgraduate ophthalmology programs Phase 2—Development of curriculum goals.
- Botox as an alternative treatment for structural lacrimal outflow obstructions, functional NDLO and gustatory reflex hyperlacrimation.
- Refractive Outcomes of the Vivity® Intraocular Lens: A single centre, multi-surgeon study.
2020–21 Projects:
- Slit Lamp Fundamentals and Ophthalmic Images Online Curriculum Evaluation.
- Vision Changes in Ultramarathon Runners.
- Perspectives on Vision Rehabilitation Training Across Canadian Postgraduate Ophthalmology Programs.
- Conscious Intravenous Sedation vs Retrobulbar Block Anesthetics for Transscleral Diode Laser Cycloablation.
- Pediatric Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A scoping review and survey of pediatric ophthalmologists.
- Machine Learning in Cataract Surgery: Differentiating Resident and Faculty Performance of Phacoemulsification.
- Association of Topical Glaucoma Medications with Lacrimal Drainage Obstruction and Eyelid Malposition.
- Examining the Effect of Art-Making on Ophthalmology Resident Surgical Skills and Wellness.
2019–20 Projects:
- Association Between Topical Glaucoma Medication Use and Disorders of the Eyelid and Nasolacrimal System.
- Botox as an Alternative Treatment for Structural Lacrimal Outflow Obstructions, Functional NLDO and Gustatory Reflex Hyperlacrimation.
- Quantification of Eye Rubbing Related Corneal Topographic Changes Among Healthy Adults.
- Machine Learning in Cataract Surgery Training.
- Strabismus Surgery Curriculum Design for Ophthalmology Resident Training in the Simulation Lab.
- Tablet-Based Portable Low Vision Assessment Toolkit Compared to Standard In-Clinic Assessment: A Randomized Tele-ophthalmology Study.
- Establishing Novel Medications to Improve Structure and Function of Surgical Glaucoma Blebs Using a Rabbit Model.
- Characterizing how the Eye Shapes our Local and Systemic Immune Responses to Novel Respiratory Virus.
2018–19 Projects:
- Interdisciplinary Care for Glaucoma in Ontario: A Population-Based Study.
- South Eastern Ontario Low Vision Rehabilitation Telemedicine Toolkit and Budget Impact Analysis: Tablet-Based Portable Low Vision Assessment Toolkit as Compared to Standard Clinical Assessment.
- Motion Analysis in Surgical Training: an Objective Assessment Tool for Cataract Simulation.
- Validating the use of a Stereoscopic Robotized Teleophthalmic Drone Slit Lamp.
- Quantification of Eye Rubbing Behaviour Among Healthy Adults Using a Novel Tactile Sensor.
- Assessing Cataract Surgery Skills Through Deep Learning: Pilot Study.
- Validation of a Novel Strabismus Surgery 3D-Printed Silicone Eye Model and Curriculum Design for Ophthalmology Resident Simulation Training.
- Intraocular Calcifediol: Uncovering a Role for Vitamin D in the Eye.
2017–18 Projects:
- Smartphone-based versus conventional ophthalmoscope: a randomized crossover education trial.
- Safety and efficacy of simultaneous topography customized ablation treatment and collagen cross linking in keratoconus.
- Validating the use of a drone slit lamp for assessing ophthalmology patients.
- Intraocular antibodies as a novel target for understanding and treating vascular diseases of the eye.
- Evaluating the efficacy of an educational ergonomics module for improving slit lamp positioning in ophthalmology residents: a multicentre study.
- Practice patterns of Canadian retina specialists in the management of postoperative endophthalmitis.
- The effect of ophthalmic antibiotics on the ocular surface microbiome and its association with ocular surface disease: a prospective study of patients undergoing cataract surgery.
- Validation of a novel strabismus surgery #d printed eye model for ophthalmology resident simulation training.
2016–17 Projects:
- Vitreous surgery simulator using a 3D printed keratoprosthesis.
- Bevacizumab: a novel treatment of infiltrative basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid?
- Ergonomics in ophthalmology: assessing the utility of an educational module.
- Evaluating changes in scleral quadrant thickness following repeated intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents in injection-naïve eyes.
- The utility of the bitter taste test in the initial evaluation of symptomatic epiphora.
- The role of central retinal thickness, drusen area, and drusen volume in predicting conversion to neovascular AMD.
- A clinical update regarding vitreous traction and its relationship to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
- Venous collagenosis in age-related macular degeneration.
2015–16 Projects:
- Incidence of cystoid macular edema presumed acute anterior uveitis patients in a tertiary care centre.
- The creation and validation of a simulator for corneal rust ring removal.
- Metamorphopsia in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD): the effects of intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) therapy.
- Validation of an artificial cornea for use as an educational model in intraocular surgery.
- Refractive Profile of a Canadian Narrow Angle Population: a prospective study.
- Patient perception and expectations towards technological advancements in cataract surgery during pre-operative counseling.
- A novel lacrimal taste test using a bittering agent in the evaluation of suspected lacrimal obstruction in patients presenting with epiphora in a tertiary care centre.
- Collagen Cross-Linking for Corneal Perforation Suture Repair: a cadaveric study.
2014–15 Projects
- Efficacy of Mannitol as an adjunct to lateral canthotomy and cantholysis in the management or orbital compartment syndrome.
- Identification of vascular endothelial growth factor protein in eyelid basal cell carcinomas.
- Outcomes of femtosecond cataract surgery with premium intraocular lenses.
- Improving automated perimetry performance in glaucoma patients using active noise-cancellation technology.
- Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in non-exudative vs chronically treated exudative age-related macular degeneration.
- Relative Importance of the Components of the CaRMS Application: Longitudinal changes in perceptions of medical students.
- Evaluation of a new technique for the preparation of endothelial grafts for Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).
- Punctal plug retention rates for the treatment of moderate to severe dry eye: A Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled Clinical Trial.
- Adverse Reactions following IVFA.
- Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Nepefenac, Ketorolac and Placebo in Preventing Macular Edema After Uncomplicated Cataract Extraction: 3 year follow up.
- Assessing the use of multimedia as part of the consent process for IVFA.