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Patient Care    Pediatric Ophthalmology

From the Discovery of Botox to Improving Surgery: The Evolution of Strabismus Treatment

Today, onabotulinumtoxinA is widely known for its cosmetic use to prevent wrinkles or unwanted aging, but the first uses of Botox – as it’s commonly called – are rooted in ophthalmology and strabismus treatment.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date May 23, 2024
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Research    Patient Care    Pediatric Ophthalmology

Investigating Real-World Outcomes of Retinopathy of Prematurity Treatments  

In a forthcoming research paper, Anne Strong Caldwell, MD, a PGY-3 ophthalmology resident at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, finds that there is no significant difference in adverse outcomes between anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatments and laser treatments given to babies with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a real-world setting.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date April 16, 2024
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Research    Community    Pediatric Ophthalmology

CU Ophthalmologists Bring Ocular Health Expertise to Denver’s Anchor Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children

For the past year, clinicians in the University of Colorado Department of Ophthalmology have been helping craft a unique experience for visually impaired and blind children and their families.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date January 18, 2024
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Community    Pediatric Ophthalmology    Retina

Maintaining Healthy Eyes Throughout the Holidays

This time of year can bring lots of joy, but it can also lead to many hazards for ocular health, says Rebecca Edwards Mayhew, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date December 14, 2023
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Community    Awareness    Pediatric Ophthalmology

Back to School: Keeping Young Eyes Healthy

As students return to the classroom, it’s important not to lose sight of the significance of eye health.


Author Kara Mason | Publish Date August 21, 2023
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Research    Advancement    Pediatric Ophthalmology

Children's Hospital Colorado Names CU Ophthalmology Associate Professor as Endowed Chair for Pediatric Ophthalmology

Emily McCourt, MD, chief of pediatric ophthalmology at the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center and Children’s Hospital Colorado, has been named the inaugural Ponzio Family Chair for Pediatric Ophthalmology at Children’s Colorado.


Author Toni Lapp | Publish Date August 10, 2022
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Patient Care    Pediatric Ophthalmology    Retina

First Telemedicine Service Launched in Colorado for Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity

A new service in Colorado will strengthen care and comfort for infants with retinopathy of prematurity through a hybrid in-person and telemedicine approach. Many infants born prematurely face the risks of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a potentially blinding eye disease that occurs because blood vessels in the back of the eye are not fully developed and could grow abnormally after premature birth.


Author Rachel Wittel | Publish Date August 05, 2022
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Study Links Maternal Asthma to Blinding Eye Disease in Premature Infants

news outletHCP Live
Publish DateJuly 26, 2024

Maternal asthma could increase the likelihood of a blinding eye disease in premature infants, according to a new study by investigator led by Zafar Gill, MD, a vitreoretinal diseases and surgery fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology. 

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Ophthalmology Times

Ophthalmology researchers develop framework to reduce spin in scientific reporting

news outletOphthalmology Times
Publish DateJuly 22, 2024

Riaz Qureshi, PhD, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, recently published a paper in Annals of Internal Medicine that features an international team of researchers that has established a framework providing guidance to authors, peer reviewers, and editors to rectify spin of harms in systematic review.

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Cosmos Magazine

Spin doctors: medical researchers take aim at misleading papers

news outletCosmos Magazine
Publish DateJuly 22, 2024

An international group of medical researchers led by Riaz Qureshi, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology, is calling for a better understanding of “spin” in research papers.

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CPR

A Colorado doctor is fighting the FDA to allow men who have sex with men to donate their corneas

news outletCPR
Publish DateJuly 19, 2024

“I think their position is ridiculous and negligent,” said Dr. Michael Puente, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. “It’s ridiculous that a policy still exists with no scientific evidence to support it.”

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