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Doctors in New York this month announced the world’s first successful whole-eye and partial face transplant, a feat Kia Washington, MD, professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, says sets the stage for further advancement in the field and shows promise that patients may one day regain vision after an eye transplant.
UCHealth
April 16, 2024
According to Naresh Mandava, MD, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the West Nile virus is a neurotrophic virus which means it primarily affects the nervous system. For patients like Sonny Hutchison with immunosuppressed systems, it can lead to temporary or — in rare instances — permanent vision problems.
Denver 7
April 05, 2024
Department of Ophthalmology resident Dallin Milner, MD, explains the perils of looking directly at the sun during a partial solar eclipse and how doing so can cause permanent eye damage.
Pueblo Chieftan
March 31, 2024
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center specialists Niranjan Manoharan, MD, and Marc Mathias, MD, offer tips for safely viewing the eclipse and explain how retina tissue can be damaged — and will not regenerate, leading to permanent vision loss — if a person looks directly at the sun for too long.
Optometry Advisor
March 28, 2024
Optometrist Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, assistant professor of ophthalmology, writes that dry eye in glaucoma has created a conundrum for clinicians who attempt to manage their patients’ intraocular pressure (IOP) while simultaneously limiting ocular surface disease.
Kara Mason
