Nearly 10 years ago, Dr. Sridhar wrote down the blueprints on an airplane napkin for what would become one of the most influential ophthalmology podcasts of the modern era (according to ChatGPT). Today, Drs. Louie Cai and Justin Ma, host The Host, Dr. Jay Sridhar, in celebrating this milestone of 500 episodes, featuring questions from you, the listeners.

From all of us here at Straight From The Cutter’s Mouth, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this special episode.

There are no relevant financial disclosures relevant to this episodes’s content for any of the panelists.

Dr. Mitul Mehta joins to share career perspectives in retina and wearable technology for retinal disease, including his company Eyedaptic.

Dr. Mehta does have a financial disclosure for Eyedaptic.

Dr. Adrian Fung joins the program to discuss retina careers in Australia and other parts of the world and is in interest in advancements in digital retina education. 

Drs. Akshay Thomas and Sarwar Zahid join for a journal club episode.

Anti-VEGF and Vitreous Hemorrhage Surgery (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(26)00024-2/fulltext)

ILM Flaps Long-Term Outcomes (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(26)00048-5/abstract)

Protocol AC Post-Hoc Analysis (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(26)00054-0/abstract)

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Listeners, we are 3 episodes away from our 500th episode! Episode 500 will be a Q&A session featuring your questions and thoughts. It’s your chance to have your voice heard on the podcast!

Please record an audio/video of your question and upload it to the linked form (https://forms.gle/nyv3fvCHZJ4XzQe67). We are excited to hear what you have to say and look forward to a spectacular 500th episode!

Dr. Sunil Srivastava joins the podcast to discuss his new role as chair of the Cole Eye Institute and advice for aspiring academic leaders. 

Listeners, as we approach our 500th episode, we will be having a Q&A session featuring questions and thoughts from you! It’s your chance to have your voice heard on the podcast.

Please record an audio / video of your question and upload it to the linked form (https://forms.gle/nyv3fvCHZJ4XzQe67). We are excited to hear what you have to say! 

Drs. Kat Talcott and Priya Vakharia join to discuss the March 2026 edition of Retinal Physician, including bicistronic gene therapy, photobiomodulation, uveitis fellowships, and polypoidal vascular choroidopathy. 

Listeners, as we approach our 500th episode, we will be having a Q&A session featuring questions and thoughts from you! It’s your chance to have your voice heard on the podcast.

Please record an audio / video of your question and upload it to the linked form (https://forms.gle/nyv3fvCHZJ4XzQe67). We are excited to hear what you have to say!

Drs. Zubair Ansari and Kat Talcott join to discuss the 2026 ophthalmology residency match, especially focusing on the declining match rate for first time applicants and what that means for future applicants and reapplicants. 

Listeners, as we approach our 500th episode, we will be having a Q&A session featuring questions and thoughts from you! It’s your chance to have your voice heard on the podcast.

Please record an audio / video of your question and upload it to the linked form (https://forms.gle/nyv3fvCHZJ4XzQe67). We are excited to hear what you have to say!

Drs. Kat Talcott and Nita Valikodath join for a journal club episode discussion of three recent publications:

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Hemorrhagic PVD Follow-Up (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(25)00791-2/fulltext)

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GLP-1 Agonists and AMD (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(25)00597-4/abstract)

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Preoperative Anti-VEGF for Diabetic Vitrectomy (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(25)00600-1/abstract)

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Drs. Louie Cai and Ted Leng join to discuss the state of artificial intelligence in ophthalmology as of February 2026.

Drs. Kat Talcott and Nita Valikodath join for a journal club episode discussion of three recent publications:

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Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Diabetic Retinopathy (https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(25)00593-8/abstract)

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Physician Age and Quality Outcomes (https://www.aaojournal.org/article/S0161-6420(25)00524-X/fulltext)

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IRIS Registry IOFB Study (https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(25)00508-1/fulltext)

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Drs. Avni Finn and Yoshi Yonekawa join to discuss stats and their thoughts on retina fellowship supply and demand.