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Cover Focus | Jan/Feb 2023

Timeless Tips

The Judges

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Lisa Brothers Arbisser, MD
  • Emeritus position, Eye Surgeons Associates, the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities
  • Adjunct Professor, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
  • Member, CRST Editorial Advisory Board
  • drlisa@arbisser.com

Favorite Video: Cataract With PXF and Zonular Laxity, by Ahmed Assaf, MD

Reason: The video provides excellent soup-to-nuts tips on zonular pathology, one of the most common and challenging conditions. Zonular pathology also greatly influences the complications to be faced in the future. Dr. Assaf’s tips are comprehensive, the surgery is masterful, and the video is clear and well constructed.

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J. Morgan Micheletti, MD

Favorite Video: Bread-and-Butter Cataract Surgery, by Cristos Ifantides, MD

Reason: There were numerous excellent submissions, but two videos took the top marks in my book: Placing the Chopper Around the Lens Equator, by D. Brian Kim, MD, and Bread-and-Butter Cataract Surgery, by Cristos Ifantides, MD. Both of these videos were excellent in describing truly timeless tips in a clear and well-illustrated fashion. I chose Bread-and-Butter Cataract Surgery as the winner because of the broad applicability of the shared tips to all cataract surgeries as well as the unique, lecture-like use of overlayed writing to highlight the points.

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Priya Narang, MD

Favorite Video: How Jocko Willink’s ‘The 4 Laws of Combat’ and ‘5 Mindsets for Victory’ Help Me as an Eye Surgeon and CEO, by Shannon Wong, MD

Reason: It’s a great video that captures the audience’s attention. Dr. Wong has great teaching points with an amazing way of presenting the material.

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Tanner Ferguson, MD

Favorite Video: How Jocko Willink’s ‘The 4 Laws of Combat’ and ‘5 Mindsets for Victory’ Help Me as an Eye Surgeon and CEO, by Shannon Wong, MD

Reason: Dr. Wong’s fantastic case highlights the importance of critical thinking in surgery and thinking on your feet. The creativity is excellent. The Jocko Willink tie-in is a nice addition and a unique message.

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Radhika Rampat, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCOphth
  • Cornea, cataract, and refractive surgeon, Royal Free London NHS Trust, United Kingdom
  • Associate Academic Director, Refractive Surgery Alliance Fellowship Network
  • Member, CRST Global | Europe Edition
  • radhika.rampat@nhs.net; Twitter/Instagram @radhikarampat

Favorite Video: Placing the Chopper Around the Lens Equator, by D. Brian Kim, MD

Reason: Dr. Kim showcases several excellent tips on how to use a chopper and provides excellent illustrations to demonstrate its use.

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Mark Kontos, MD
  • Senior Partner, Empire Eye Physicians, Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d’Alene and Hayden, Idaho
  • Member, CRST Executive Advisory Board
  • mkontos58@gmail.com

Favorite Video: How Jocko Willink’s ‘The 4 Laws of Combat’ and ‘5 Mindsets for Victory’ Help Me as an Eye Surgeon and CEO, by Shannon Wong, MD

Reason: I chose Dr. Wong’s video as the overall winner because of his creative use of another medium to emphasize a process in surgical technique and planning.

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Ozana Moraru, MD

Favorite Video: Placing the Chopper Around the Lens Equator, by D. Brian Kim, MD

Reason: The video presented by Dr. Kim provides interesting and useful tips for different difficult situations in cataract surgery.

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Nandini Venkateswaran, MD
  • Instructor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston
  • Cataract, refractive, and cornea surgeon, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Member, CRST Editorial Advisory Board
  • nandini.venkat89@gmail.com; Twitter @nandinivenkatmd

Honorable Mention for Excellence in Surgical Skills

Bag Handle Capsulorhexis Technique

M.S. Ravindra, MD, presents a case of bilateral microspherophakia, lenticular high myopia with astigmatism, and a shallow anterior chamber. Dr. Ravindra performs what he calls the bag-handle technique for capsulorhexis. (Editor’s note: Dr. Ravindra’s technique will be featured in the March/April issue of CRST Global | Europe Edition.)

The top 11 videos from CRST’s Timeless Tips video contest.

Judges’ Rubric

A closer look at the scoring criteria.

PRESENTATION (50%)

Usefulness of Technique/Tips

5 = Extremely useful

1 = Somewhat useful

PRODUCTION (25%)

Audio Quality

5 = Video is well planned with smooth transitions and edits

1 = Video is not well planned and has poor edits

Visual Quality

5 = Sound is expertly balanced and easy to hear, and sound and visual elements coincide with the video’s message

1 = Sound is of poor quality, and visual elements distract from the video’s message

MEMORABLE/CREATIVE (25%)

Creative Approach to Holding Audience Attention

5 = Video is intriguing and holds viewers’ attention

1 = Video does not hold viewers’ attention

Artistic Merit

5 = Video is original, creative, and unique; it provides an excellent explanation of the technique/tip; and the viewer is left with a strong understanding of the topic

1 = Video has little originality, is unclear, and provides a poor explanation of the technique/tip, and the viewer is left with little to no understanding of the topic

The judges could not limit themselves to just 10 videos, so like Nigel Tufnel’s amplifier in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, this year’s list of top videos goes to 11. To visit the Timeless Tips Video Contest page on Eyetube and watch all 11 videos, click here.

All winning videos are showcased here on Eyetube.

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