[Department Library][Microsurgical Laboratory]
[Surfical Laboratory Sessions][Computer Access][Literature Searches]

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Department Library

In addition to the University at Buffalo Health Sciences library, the residents have access to numerous widely circulated journals at the Erie County Medical Center library and the VA Medical Library. The department maintains an extensive collection of texts, both of current and historical interest, in the resident library at the ECMC Eye Clinic, POD 152. All books, slides, diagrams, etc, are to remain on the premises. Under no circumstances are any materials to be removed from the premises. Lost or stolen volumes will go unreplaced for the fiscal year and many of them are irreplaceable, so strict adherence to this rule is mandatory. In addition to traditional printed material, the University provides access to Med-Line (see section on literature searches and computer services).

Microsurgical Laboratory

The surgical laboratory is located within the SUNY clinical laboratory space behind ECMC (The Pink Palace) in room BB176 . This lab contains one floor mounted Zeiss microscope with an assistant head and video camera, two wall mounted Zeiss microscopes with assistant heads, two video monitors, a VCR, microsurgical instrumentation, a Storz Daisy phacoemulsification machine with nitrogen tanks, a surgical simulator head (Marty) with replaceable cataracts, a refrigerator/freezer unit, as well as assorted disposable equipment. There is well over $100,000 of equipment within this lab and therefore access will be granted on a restricted basis only when a full-time staff member is present.

Surgical Laboratory Sessions

Monthly surgical labs will be held on Saturday mornings beginning at 9 am and will end promptly at noon. Attendance is mandatory. Early emphasis will be placed on surgical instrumentation, the surgical microscope, suture material, and proprioceptive skills under the microscope. Later sessions will address basic microsurgical techniques: incisions, suturing, capsulotomy, and basic plastic surgical techniques. Advanced sessions will address intracapsular and extracapsular lens extractions, phacoemulsification, and management of surgical complications. Each session will be directed by either a full-time staff member or by invited guest faculty. Each session will consist of a one-hour lecture, a physical or video demonstration by the instructor, and a live lab session using the provided microsurgical equipment. Residents must be certified in each specified area by an instructor prior to advancing to surgical patient care. The annual laboratory schedule will be provided.

Computer Access

As a resident at the University at Buffalo, you are entitled to a University computer account. This account will allow you to access the University computer from home with a personal computer and modem. You will have access to e-mail, the internet and Medline. You can obtain an account name and password by calling Computing and Information Technology at 645-3540.

Literature Searches

Literature searches can be performed at any of the consortium hospitals. Searches can also be performed from home with a personal computer. Access to Medline is available to any resident with a University computer account. Medline may be accessed via the internet at: http://hubnet2.buffalo.edu. Search results may be printed, saved or e-mailed to your own account.