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Hi all,

I was recently caught by surprise when I received my Year III clinical rotation schedule. I have 6 weeks of FP to start with but then I have 2 weeks of ophtho immediately afterwards! I had no freakin' idea! So...in order to prevent me from looking like a complete ****** on my rotation, do you have any suggested readings that I can browse through? Just checkin'.

Thanks.
 
Hey check out the following site: http://www.eyerounds.org/books.htm, scroll down to the medical students section. if i had to recommend one book, i would start with Basic ophthalmology put out by the american academcy of ophtho. i think that covers the nuts and bolts of what you need to get out of a 3rd year rotation.

Atlas said:
Hi all,

I was recently caught by surprise when I received my Year III clinical rotation schedule. I have 6 weeks of FP to start with but then I have 2 weeks of ophtho immediately afterwards! I had no freakin' idea! So...in order to prevent me from looking like a complete ****** on my rotation, do you have any suggested readings that I can browse through? Just checkin'.

Thanks.
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rubensan said:
Hey check out the following site: http://www.eyerounds.org/books.htm, scroll down to the medical students section. if i had to recommend one book, i would start with Basic ophthalmology put out by the american academcy of ophtho. i think that covers the nuts and bolts of what you need to get out of a 3rd year rotation.
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Thanks. I appreciate your help.
 
rubensan said:
Hey check out the following site: http://www.eyerounds.org/books.htm, scroll down to the medical students section. if i had to recommend one book, i would start with Basic ophthalmology put out by the american academcy of ophtho. i think that covers the nuts and bolts of what you need to get out of a 3rd year rotation.
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Wow! $90 for Basic Ophthalmology! Any free resources on the web that I can start with first? If I really like Ophtho, I can see spending the cash, but I have no idea what to expect from this rotation. Thanks again for pointing me to that site. 🙂
 
Our department provides copies of "Basic Opthalmology" for our rotations, but I honestly didn't find it that great.

Basically, this is because my a professor told me that my main goals as a third year should be to really learn the anatomy/physiology of the eye as opposed to becoming an "expert" on specific diseases, etc... I found the academy book to be lacking in this area. I did like it for other topics, but didnt feel it it covered this stuff well enough.

I got the newest version of Lange General Optho. and think it's pretty good. Check your school library, thats where I found mine. I was really surprised when I looked to see that they have copies of alot of basic texts, review books, etc. I've found the books I've needed there for both my general surgery and optho rotations so far, so it may be worth a shot to save some $$$.

Some residents saw me reading Lange and said that they though the book sucked for the most part though, so take my advice with a grain of salt.

I am in my last week of a month long optho rotation and I think the advice my professor gave me was pretty good. Getting the anatomy + physiology down first is gonna be the basis for learning about the diseases, surgeries and exam techniques. I you decide you like optho. you can concentrate more on the other stuff later.
Gotta say i have definitely loved my optho rotation and it will definitely stay at the top of my "career" list until (if) something else knocks it off.
 
I thought that both Basic Ophthalmology and the redbook website were great resources to use as a 3rd year. They are both very quick and easy reads. You can finish Basic Ophthalmology easily in a week if you're ambitious. This book will familiarize you with terminology, how to perform a basic exam, and an overview of the most common diseases. While I do agree with JMD, that it is important to learn the basics of anatomy early on, I think that two weeks is plenty of time to learn about the most common diseases. Anatomy shouldn't take too long to get the hang of, with the eyeball only being 25 mm.
You want to make the most out of being in the clinic, and understanding what you're seeing. While Lange is pretty in depth and has a nice anatomy section, I think it is actually kinda dry, and it is only sparsely dotted with poor black and white photos and sketches. For something more in depth, any book by Kanski provides an easy read for resident-level material. But those books might be a little much for a 2 week 3rd year rotation. Others might disagree, but that's my two cents.
 
There's also Ophthalmology Made Ridiculously Simple for really easy really basic stuff. Maybe you might want to see what your school library has on its shelves. That's what I did as the more basic books will not be sufficient to serve as a resource for you in the future.
 
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