Elmer Tu (@elmertu1) 's Twitter Profile
Elmer Tu

@elmertu1

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

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Cornea Society (@corneasociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3 days 'til you can book your hotel for #WCCVIII, Sept 28-29. Register now to get ready and get a free fleece jacket (quantities limited; members only) bit.ly/3JYilaP #cornea #ophthalmology #conference #congress #worldcorneacongress #anteriorsegment #ocularsurface

3 days 'til you can book your hotel for #WCCVIII, Sept 28-29. Register now to get ready and get a free fleece jacket (quantities limited; members only) bit.ly/3JYilaP #cornea #ophthalmology #conference #congress #worldcorneacongress #anteriorsegment  #ocularsurface
Cornea Society (@corneasociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Register now: bit.ly/3KXJN9m for Reimagining #DryEye, a FREE 4-part #webinar series. Join us June 22 w/ speaker Sarah Hamm-Alvarez from USC Keck School of Medicine. Sponsored by @OysterPointRx #cornea #ophthalmology #optometry #cme #anteriorsegment #ocularsurface

Register now: bit.ly/3KXJN9m for Reimagining #DryEye, a FREE 4-part #webinar series. Join us June 22 w/ speaker Sarah Hamm-Alvarez from USC Keck School of Medicine. Sponsored by @OysterPointRx #cornea #ophthalmology #optometry #cme  #anteriorsegment #ocularsurface
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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: ow.ly/3yuV50JwvaL (Information & image retrieved from the AAO)

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: ow.ly/3yuV50JwvaL 

(Information & image retrieved from the AAO)
AAO (@aao_ophth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary trains #residents for treating ophthalmogy patients abroad! Find out where they're doing groundbreaking work. ow.ly/1i0o50JG4YG

UIC Ophthalmology (@uicovs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 U.S. News Health! #ophthalmology To learn more, visit: ow.ly/xaTq50KxZTo

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 <a href="/USNewsHealth/">U.S. News Health</a>! #ophthalmology

To learn more, visit: ow.ly/xaTq50KxZTo
Elmer Tu (@elmertu1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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

First <a href="/AAO/">Abdykadyrova</a> instruction course on Saturday morning? No problem for the BCSC Cornea faculty! Thanks for everyone’s tremendous continuing support. <a href="/AAO/">Abdykadyrova</a> <a href="/CorneaSociety/">Cornea Society</a> @
Cornea.
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Join BrightFocus Foundation 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.

Join <a href="/_BrightFocus/">BrightFocus Foundation</a> 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.
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Kera-Net Live! Popular session hosted by its founder Mark Mannis. Crowded stage of prominent Ophthalmologists all with an opinion captured it essence perfectly! Cornea Society #worldcorneacongressVIII

Kera-Net Live! Popular session hosted by its founder Mark Mannis. Crowded stage of prominent Ophthalmologists all with an opinion captured it essence perfectly! <a href="/CorneaSociety/">Cornea Society</a> #worldcorneacongressVIII
UIC Ophthalmology (@uicovs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

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) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Join the IEEI for the 46th Annual Alumni Day on Saturday, June 10th, 2023! Register today: ow.ly/91rz50NAcqv #alumni #alumniday #doctor #medicine #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist

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

Register today: ow.ly/91rz50NAcqv

#alumni #alumniday #doctor #medicine #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist
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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... jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao… via JAMA Ophthalmology part of JAMA Network

Eye Bank Association (@restoresight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

As National Donate Life Month continues, EBAA joins with Donate <a href="/DonateLife/">Donate Life America</a> and the entire transplant community in encouraging Americans to register as eye, organ, and tissue donors.
UIC Ophthalmology (@uicovs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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: ow.ly/eZGv50NPy5T #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #medicine #eyeball

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: ow.ly/eZGv50NPy5T

#ophthalmology #ophthalmologist #medicine #eyeball
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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: ow.ly/bmQ450Oaea6 #ophthalmologist #ophthalmology #event

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: ow.ly/bmQ450Oaea6

#ophthalmologist #ophthalmology #event
Alexandra Cooper, DO, MS (@a_sapp12) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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.