The Lens Pod

The Lens Pod is a resident & student-run ophthalmology podcast that uses interviews with residents, fellows, and attendings to help medical student learners navigate the road to ophthalmology.https://lensophthalmology.com/the-lens-podhttps://twitter.com/TheLens_ophCurrent Hosts:Katie Flaharty - PGY3 WashUKishan Avaiya- MS4 Georgetown UniversitySai Kurapati- PGY1 Boston Medical CenterHaley Evans - MS3 Sidney KimmelAmer Ahmed - MS2 Sidney KimmelAwab Ahmed Tanoli - MS1 UNMEric Wan - MS4 Georgetown UniversityKrishna Sinha - MS3 Mayo ClinicDynasia Tran - MS2 Michigan State

The Lens Pod is a education podcast hosted by Lens Pod, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lens Pod hosts The Lens Pod, a education show with 87 episodes published.

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  The Lens Newsletter: August 19, 2026

  Aug 19, 20269 min

  Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss: Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension with twice-daily dosing may be a good option for post-cataract treatment. Lacrimal sac massage is an effective and noninvasive approach for addressing CNLDO in infants. In ocular syphilis, acute inflammatory imaging findings are concentrated earlier after symptom onset, while structural abnormalities may persist throughout the disease course.

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  The Lens Newsletter: August 12, 2026

  Aug 11, 20267 min

  Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss: Higher dietary intake of B vitamins B3 and B12 is associated with a lower risk of developing glaucoma. Prior vitrectomy may come with postoperative baggage, with a nearly 4-fold higher risk of CME after cataract surgery. Ocular herpes doesn’t affect cancer risk, except in patients with underlying immune dysfunction. A little overcorrection after intermittent exotropia surgery hits the sweet spot for long-term alignment. Senescent “zombie” cells stick around and fuel the tissue damage that causes keratoconus.

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  The Lens Newsletter: August 5, 2026

  Aug 5, 20266 min

  Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss… In patients with ROP, neurodevelopmental outcomes do not differ between anti-VEGF and laser photocoagulation treatments. AS-OCT identifies plateau iris, which carries an 11-fold higher risk of progression to angle closure, making it a potentially useful screening tool. Patients presenting with ocular complaints, and those presenting to eye doctors, receive more timely care in GCA than those presenting to their PCP or with headache or systemic symptoms. Depression is subjectively strongly associated with dry eye disease severity, but not associated with objective clinical signs.

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  The Lens Newsletter: July 29, 2026

  Jul 29, 20269 min

  Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss: Despite a substantial burden of diabetic retinopathy outside metropolitan areas, nearly all diagnostic and treatment services are delivered in urban practices. Real Architecture for 3D Tissues-Ocular Surface transplantation improved ocular surface disease in advanced aniridia-related keratopathy with an acceptable safety profile in a first-in-human clinical trial. Women, Black patients, and patients with socioeconomic challenges were significantly less likely to receive timely surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a large US retrospective study. A novel prediction model combining placental and early neonatal factors accurately identified infants at risk for retinopathy of prematurity before routine screening begins.

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  The Lens Newsletter: July 22nd, 2026

  Jul 23, 20269 min

  Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss: Vitamin B3 may help prevent the progression of ocular hypertension to primary open-angle glaucoma. Patients with chronic pain conditions are more likely to develop dry eye disease. Compared with PRP, PPV may yield better preservation of peripheral visual function and a favorable trend in DME. A smartphone application might be able to detect basal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma.

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