Elmer Tu

Cornea/Cataract/Anterior Segment surgeon and researcher. Prof of Clinical Ophthalmology at @UICOVS. Executive Editor at @AJOphthalmology.

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

😅Humbled, from one the best Ocular Microbiology meetings of any year!

[Alexandra Cooper, DO, MS @A_Sapp12]

I’ve heard of students who have been dead set on a specialty for the last 3 years only to get their step 2 score back and watch that dream shatter.

That shouldn’t be the norm. There has to be a better way.

[IEEIeducation @IEEIeducation]

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Congratulations @DrShuklalab for your incredible discovery! Understanding the prevention of reinfections of herpes simplex virus-1 in the eye.

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

Join us for the celebration of the 165th Anniversary of our Department on June 10th to honor the history of our Department and support and celebrate our Global Ophthalmic Education. To register, visit: https://t.co/XIIIOghvKk

#ophthalmologist #ophthalmology #event

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

Join us for the celebration of the 165th Anniversary of our Department on June 10th to honor the history of our Department. Thank you Panton Eye Center for sponsoring our event! To register, visit: https://t.co/lTeH4LRK6w

#ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #medicine #eyeball

[Lisa Nijm @LisaNijmMDJD]

Check out these amazing @RealWorldOphth award winners!! #Ophthalmology #Leaders

[Eye Bank Association @restoresight]

As National Donate Life Month continues, EBAA joins with Donate @DonateLife and the entire transplant community in encouraging Americans to register as eye, organ, and tissue donors.

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

Chronic benzalkonium chloride exposure can be toxic to the ocular surface, but with shorter exposures in certain infections, it may actually have some benefits!

Effect of Low Concentrations of Benzalkonium... https://t.co/cTLnhkIuLD via @JAMAOphth part of @JAMANetwork

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

Join the IEEI for the 46th Annual Alumni Day on Saturday, June 10th, 2023!

Register today: https://t.co/ZKYqkgpFJB

#alumni #alumniday #doctor #medicine #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

Ophthalmic preservatives have been vilified in recent years, sometimes justifiably, but recent eye drop related infections remind us of the importance of sterility of our drugs.

Balancing antimicrobial efficacy and toxicity of currently available t... https://t.co/4ia5AuflBx

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

Today, on #NationalDoctorsDay, our Department honors the professionals for their dedication and contributions to society, the community, and the field of medicine. It is their hard work and devotion that keeps all of us and our loved ones healthy. #ThankADoctor #ophthalmology

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

Random meet-ups on the floor @aao_ophth with old friends from San Antonio. Learned that @calvinmein was in the first class at @UICOMPeoria!

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

Kera-Net Live! Popular session hosted by its founder Mark Mannis. Crowded stage of prominent Ophthalmologists all with an opinion captured it essence perfectly! @CorneaSociety #worldcorneacongressVIII

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

Join @_BrightFocus and the American Glaucoma Society on the eve of #WorldSightDay on October 12th at 1:00 p.m. EST for a #GlaucomaChat! Dr. Thasarat Vajaranant, ophthalmic surgeon and physician-scientist, will discuss various aspects of living with #glaucoma.

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

First @AAO instruction course on Saturday morning? No problem for the BCSC Cornea faculty! Thanks for everyone’s tremendous continuing support. @AAO @CorneaSociety @
Cornea.

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

@nicole_carnt @akeyefoundation @sifigroup @UNSWoptomvsci Great to have you Nicole! Thanks for your great talk at WCC 2022!

[Elmer Tu @ElmerTu1]

Feeling type-cast like Nick Cage and Keanu ( I wish)? Yes, another chapter on… #Acanthamoeba. Great rest of the book, tho! Excellent clinical vignettes. #AK #Ophthotwitter

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

We are proud to announce that our Department earned a ‘High Performing’ rating, one of the highest ratings available, in Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology by @USNewsHealth! #ophthalmology

To learn more, visit: https://t.co/PFm3WHGDh8

[American Academy of Ophthalmology @aao_ophth]

Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary trains #residents for treating ophthalmogy patients abroad! Find out where they're doing groundbreaking work. https://t.co/caQ56ymIgO

[UIC Ophthalmology @uicovs]

With July 4th just weeks away, the IEEI is reminding everyone to be safe and that fireworks can cause devastating eye injuries that can cause permanent eye damage and vision loss.

To learn more, visit: https://t.co/YevD6zCaE2

(Information & image retrieved from the AAO)