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Ophthalmology

An eye on young specialists' success

Graduates from several medical and surgical specialties are having difficulty securing practice opportunities, especially in specialties dependent upon limited resources, according to new research from Queen's ophthalmologist ...

Ophthalmology

Early screenings key to diagnosing glaucoma

New research is emphasizing the importance of regular screenings for glaucoma, a disease that deteriorates the optic nerve over time and is a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The onset of glaucoma is associated ...

Surgery

Groundbreaking device improves laser accuracy in surgeries

A Queen's physicist and a PhD student have developed a groundbreaking device that controls the depth of a laser cut, laying groundwork to provide pinpoint accuracy during surgeries. This new laser control technology is valuable ...

Oncology & Cancer

Predicting cancer spread with natural language processing

Gathering data from CT scans can be labor intensive and exhaust health care resources. Queen's researchers Amber Simpson and Farhana Zulkernine along with radiologist Richard Do (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New ...

Oncology & Cancer

Practice makes perfect in cancer surgery

In a new, in-depth research project, Queen's professors Rob Siemens (Urology) and Christopher Booth (Cancer Care and Epidemiology) investigated what affect higher volume hospitals and surgeons had on the outcomes of patients ...

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