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YO Membership Giveaway

by paao-yo | Apr 16, 2021 | YO-Info

Win a 2022 PAAO Membership by voting on Instagram for the best "Eyes in Nature" photo, follow and share! Find out more

YO Research: Ignacio Rodriguez-Una, MD

by paao-yo | Apr 16, 2021 | Yo-Research

Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in shallow anterior chamber cases. Int Ophthalmol. Online ahead of print. 2020. doi: 10.1007/s10792-020-01628-6.

Systemic alterations of immune response-related proteins during glaucoma development in the murine model DBA/2J. Diagnostics. 2020;10:425. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10060425.

2019 Gillingham Pan-American Fellowship Experience: Paulina Liberman MD

by paao-yo | Mar 22, 2021 | Going Abroad, PAAO-YO Experiences, Pan-American Scholarship Reports

I encourage young ophthalmologists to apply to the Gillingham fellowship. It is an amazing opportunity, and training in the US is a life-changing experience.

PAAO-YO Research: Linda A Cernichiaro-Espinosa, MD

by paao-yo | Mar 22, 2021 | Yo-Research

Traumatic retinal detachment in patients with self-injurious behavior: an international multicenter study. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Nov 22:S2468-6530(20)30463-2. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.11.012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33238225.

Selective Pathology of Intraocular Tumors. In: Moran C., Kalhor N., Weissferdt A. (eds) Oncological Surgical Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96681-6_4

YO Photo Contest: Eyes In Nature

by paao-yo | Feb 3, 2021 | YO-Info

EXTENDED DEADLINE! Win Registration to the next PAAO Congress PLUS $300 USD!

PAAO-YO Research: Matias Soifer, MD

by paao-yo | Jan 26, 2021 | Yo-Research

Soifer M, Mousa HM, Stinnett SS, Galor A, Perez VL. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 positivity predicts long term decreased tear production. Ocul Surf. 2020 Oct 21; S1542-0124(20)30159-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.10.003. Online ahead of print.

PAAO-YO Info: 5 Tips To Get Your Paper Published

by paao-yo | Jan 4, 2021 | Featured, YO-Info

These are my tips on how to achieve the sometimes frustrating and time consuming goal of publishing your hard work...

2019 Gillingham Pan-American Fellowship Experience: Dr. Alvaro Mejia Vergara

by paao-yo | Nov 20, 2020 | Going Abroad, PAAO-YO Experiences, Pan-American Scholarship Reports

Fellowship training has been one of the best experiences in my academic career. I spent one year in training with six of the most prestigious neuro-ophthalmologists in America.

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PAAO-YO Research: Erick Hernandez Bogantes

by paao-yo | Nov 10, 2020 | Yo-Research

Hernandez-Bogantes E, Campos-Fuentes E, Barrantes-Dominguez M, Wu L. Orbital Cellulitis in Chagas Disease: An Unusual Presentation. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001748. Online ahead of print.

How to apply what you’ve learned abroad

by paao-yo | Oct 26, 2020 | Featured, YO-Info

Training overseas will be the most enriching experience in your career. However, not all the things you will have learned will necessarily translate to your real-life practice back home.

PAAO Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Experience: Dr. Lucas B. Farias

by paao-yo | Oct 20, 2020 | Going Abroad, PAAO-YO Experiences, Pan-American Scholarship Reports

When I was selected for the 2019 Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship at UT Southwestern/Children’s in Dallas it was like a dream come true.

PAAO-YO Research: Dhariana Acón

by paao-yo | Oct 20, 2020 | Yo-Research

Acón D, Hamichi SE, Berrocal A, Murray TG. Leukocoria in a 2-Year-Old Patient With Atypical Optic Nerve Fiber Layer Myelination. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020;57:e56-e58. Published 2020 Aug 19. doi:10.3928/01913913-20200527-02

Acón D, Hussain RM, Yannuzzi NA, Berrocal AM. Complex Combined Tractional and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in a Twenty-Three-Year-Old Male With Wagner Syndrome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2020;51(8):467-471. doi:10.3928/23258160-20200804-07

PAAO Curso de Liderazgo: An experience that impacts your whole life!

by paao-yo | Sep 18, 2020 | Curso-Experience, PAAO-YO Experiences

PAAO Curso de Liderazgo: An experience that impacts your whole life! 20 September 2020It has already been nine years since a very nice group of colleagues from around the world and I met in San Francisco for one of the most interesting and wonderful experiences of my...

PAAO-YO Research: Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo

by paao-yo | Sep 2, 2020 | Yo-Research

Vaìzquez-Membrillo M, Siqueiros- Maìrquez L, NuìnÞez FF, et al. Prolactin stimulates thevascularisation of the retina in newborn mice under hyperoxia conditions. J Neuroendocrinol. 2020;00:e12858.

Scholarship Experience – Fabiola Jerez

by paao-yo | Sep 2, 2020 | Going Abroad, PAAO-YO Experiences, Pan-American Scholarship Reports

My name is Fabiola Jerez from Honduras. I received a BCC Training Scholarship from the PAAO and PAOF.

PAAO-YO Research: Camila Ventura

by paao-yo | Aug 26, 2020 | Yo-Research

Chatziralli I, Ventura CV, Touhami S, et al. Transforming ophthalmic education into virtual learning during COVID-19 pandemic: a global perspective [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 10]. Eye (Lond). 2020;1-8.

Ventura LO, Travassos S, Ventura Filho MC, Marinho P, Lawrence L, Wilson ME, Carreiro N, Xavier V, Gois AL, Ventura CV. Congenital Zika Syndrome: Surgical and Visual Outcomes After Surgery for Infantile Strabismus. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020;57(3):169-175.

Science Communication… Is there training?

by paao-yo | Aug 19, 2020 | Going Abroad, PAAO-YO Experiences

As medical researchers, we know that the importance of research is as much about ideas as it is about knowing how to communicate them. Science communication is part of our daily life; as doctors we must inform our patients about their sufferings and treatments, give lectures, write scientific articles or proposals.

Unique Experience in China: Miguel Angel Vázquez Membrillo MD PhD