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Re: Spring Refresher 2014!

Ophthosurgery — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 01:29:56 -0000

Re-enabling comments. Social plugin was interfering with Disqus...

Re: Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Elite Card (Star Alliance Gold) Status Match

Ophthosurgery — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:26:04 -0000

Does Turkish have any email address I could reach them? I tried to sign up for their program, but apparently they had a glitch on the online forms. They don't seem to be responsive on Twitter either. They only list an international telephone number, which I am not inclined to call just yet.

Re: Broyhill Lenoir 5-Piece Counter Height Dining Set

Ophthosurgery — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:16:24 -0000

Good to know about the doorway problem. I was about to buy the set, which looks absolutely awesome for the price. I wonder if an extra 2 inches in the doorway would work. I'd probably try to hoist this through a sliding glass door if you have one...

Re: Shortcut To Star Alliance Gold Status: Aegean Miles&Bonus

Ophthosurgery — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:02:37 -0000

Is it possible to status match into Aegean from UA Gold? I'll likely make Gold this year but unlikely to maintain it. Also, is there a way to book Star Alliance flights to get the *G benefits but credit the miles to another program like UA's?

Re: Post-call anesthesiologists are the best LASIK patients

Ophthosurgery — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:22:02 -0000

I think I am a post-specialist now... I finished my residency already, and am doing a fellowship in refractive surgery and cornea diseases. Hope everything is going well!

Re: Why doctors would appreciate iPad stylus and handwriting support

Ophthosurgery — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:31:50 -0000

Documentation of the strabismus eye exam is a clear example that handwriting can convey information in a more concise fashion than a standard textbox could ever. The layout of the eye measurements, lenses used, fixating eye, and prisms directly will always be better represented using abbreviations. While I'm not in particular favor of survival of the stylus, there are certain instances in medicine where ideas are communicated by more than text.

Re: Molcajete and Tejolote

Ophthosurgery — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:44:01 -0000

Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I did notice that the C&B one sort of feels like the pumice stones for exfoliation. I will take a look at the W-S one next time I get a chance!

Re: Pulling Teeth

Ophthosurgery — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:38:25 -0000

Good to hear from you Kam. Let me know how things go. Hope that internship treats you well.

Re: Shafer’s sign

Ophthosurgery — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:37:35 -0000

You're absolutely right. I should change that caption. Thanks.

Re: When brand-x simply is inadequate

Ophthosurgery — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:42:27 -0000

Perhaps you could search the manufacturer's website online. I don't use any of their products, and have no idea how to reach them.

Re: When brand-x simply is inadequate

Ophthosurgery — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:40:56 -0000

I'd recommend that you ask the store where you bought the product regarding this matter. I have no ties to any clear plastic wrap company. As you have read in my blog entry, I am merely expressing my opinion on certain types of food wraps. Thanks.

Re: Eye surgery difficulties

Ophthosurgery — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:29:40 -0000

Nice. That's better than cutting off the nose. Maybe you could give them an option of (1) surgeon sitting on their chest, or (2) surgeon sits on elevated tray table over their chest. Either way, it's the winning solution.

Re: Optimizing your netbook (Or simply making it usable)

Ophthosurgery — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:40:14 -0000

The netbook audience is self-selecting. Someone discovers that they are remarkably configurable at a reasonable price, and suddenly a bunch of geeks start opening them up. This gives technology a good advancement...and something for me to read while my patients are dilating.

Re: Optimizing your netbook (Or simply making it usable)

Ophthosurgery — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:36:27 -0000

It's impressive how many websites are dedicated to tweaking the netbooks. I've been mostly referring to the forums on http://myhpmini.com, which has its own forum. You can literally spend days modding these things.

Re: Optimizing your netbook (Or simply making it usable)

Ophthosurgery — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:04:49 -0000

Yeah as you pointed out, there are basically 3 options aside from Windows:

1. Google Chromium OS - It looks just like the Chrome browser, and boots up insanely fast--5 seconds? In fact, it is just a web browser that boots up. WiFi detection is very slow on my Compaq Mini 110C (takes minutes to find a network). Not a great alternative yet.

2. Ubuntu Remix - Fast and full OS (boots in 30 seconds). It actually serves the basic needs (web surfing, audio [a little flaky for some reason on my netbook], pdf reading). I still get hiccups on occasion, which is likely due to the inferior solid-state HD.

3. OSX - Looks nice. But it's a beast to install. According to some of the forums I've read, the wireless card may or may not work, depending on the chipset. No wifi would be a dealbreaker on a netbook. I may attempt an install if I'm able to "obtain" some install disks, a usb dvd drive, and a free weekend. My netbook only has a 16gb drive, which may not be enough to fit OSX comfortably with media.

I don't think there's too much of a role for the netbook in the hospital, at least for me. I suspect that there may be a clinical application for the iPad in the near future, however.

Re: Optimizing your netbook (Or simply making it usable)

Ophthosurgery — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:38:30 -0000

The way Apple software updates work, there is always a moderately high chance that your installation will break on every software refresh. It is a pain to be reconfiguring every 3 months or so. iTunes is typically the nasty culprit. The other tricky issue is enabling the Hackintosh to sleep properly with the lid closed. That said, if one is able to procure Hackintosh on a netbook, I'd recommend adding applications like Parallels and VMWare to make it compatible with most cruddy hospital networks. I am inching toward a Mac every day...

Btw, ChromeOS is nicely built, but there isn't enough support for it by 3rd party applications.

Re: Temporary Hiatus, Take 3

Ophthosurgery — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:01:06 -0000

Indeed. Part of the consult process is convincing the consultee that their request should not be stat.

Enjoy escape from the frigid NYC winds.

Re: Suspicious ophthalmologist

Ophthosurgery — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:43 -0000

That's a nice one. I thought about testing out some camping headlamps that might work as a cheap indirect alternative, but I haven't found one that looks promising yet. I believe anything that can give you a coaxial light source should work.

Re: Incremental upgrades in technology

Ophthosurgery — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:04:18 -0000

Yea, sometimes knowing that a device has that capability but not implemented is worse than not knowing at all.

The Zune HD (coming out on 9/15) has many similar features as the iPod Touch, but somehow I don't see myself using one of those to look up medication dosing. It is a very nice music player, however.

Re: Dangerous grapefruit

Ophthosurgery — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:24:51 -0000

Too bad they couldn't power the study to conclude on some statistically significant finding...;-)

Re: Lost mail

Ophthosurgery — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:23:18 -0000

I'm thinking of doing that. Always would be an odd thing for the residency office to see a box of ramen or kitchen knife set show up on their doorstep addressed to me though...