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Have You Tested Your Goldmann Tonometer Today?

Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the only known modifiable risk factor for glaucoma. Besides being a cornerstone in glaucoma management, accurate measurement of IOP forms an important component of routine ophthalmic evaluation. Despite the innovation of various newer tonometers, Goldmann applanation tonometer is still considered the Gold standard for IOP measurement. However, there are several rep...

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Feedback is an essential component of medical education and adult learning; however, there are several challenges inherent in measuring the feedback directed at medical students. The authors describe the use of a daily e-mail questionnaire to gather information from medical students about the feedback they receive.

"How did you sleep last night? Have you eaten today?".

Correspondence and reprints: Maya Harel-Sterling, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. E-mail [email protected] Accepted for publication June 24, 2013 Stepping into a stranger’s home on a medical visit was a new and humbling experience. During a recent medical school elective in social paediatrics, I had the opportunity to make several such home visits. It was challenging and e...

Have you stress tested your assay?

OBJECTIVES When a clinical assay is stressed with extraordinarily high volume of specimens over a short period of time, extra caution may be needed to avoid systematic errors and biases. Here we report our experience with a HgbA1c assay used for high volume wellness screening purpose, to illustrate the importance of stress testing during assay validation. DESIGN AND METHODS Over 15,000 whole ...

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