PubMed ID: 34038305 Author(s): Feng Y, Weinlander E, Shah M. Targeted Lens Pitting to Treat Negative Dysphotopsia. J Refract Surg. 2021 Mar;37(3):212-214. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20210115-02. Epub 2021 Mar 18. PMID 34038305 Journal: Journal Of Refractive Surgery …
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Dr. Catherine Macaraig Delivers Annual De Venecia Lecture
Catherine Macaraig, MD (Fellowship 1994), assistant professor and pediatric ophthalmologist and adult strabismus specialist from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Philippines, delivered the Guillermo and Marta de Venecia Lecture, entitled “Challenges in the …
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 127 open-angle glaucoma loci with consistent effect across ancestries.
PubMed ID: 33627673 Author(s): Gharahkhani P, Jorgenson E, Hysi P, Khawaja AP, Pendergrass S, Han X, Ong JS, Hewitt AW, Segrè AV, Rouhana JM, Hamel AR, Igo RP Jr, Choquet H, Qassim A, Josyula NS, …
David Gamm, MD, PhD, Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of David Gamm, MD, PhD, professor, Retina Research Foundation Emmett A. Humble Distinguished Director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute, and Sandra …
DOVS Researchers Develop New Therapies for Retinal Disorders
Using a nucleic acid-based therapy to target genetic mutations, eye researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Iowa will develop and test a new therapy for restoring vision in children and adults with …
Funds Distribution Committee Approves Four New Projects
The Funds Distribution Committee (FDC) has announced that four new projects have been granted funding. These include: Melanie Schmitt, MD: $1,498 to publish “Impact of Amblyopia,” an abstract Donna Neumann, PhD, and Colleen McDowell, PhD: $18,450 …
Lighthouse Guild Offers Tele-health Support Groups
Lighthouse Guild, a major provider of mental health and healthcare service to people with low vision and blindness, now offers tele-health support groups. During the first week of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it became clear …
AEVR Announces Virtual World Glaucoma Week Congressional Briefing
The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research’s (AEVR) new Research Saving Sight, Restoring Vision Initiative announced a World Glaucoma Week 2021 Congressional Briefing entitled Glaucoma: Clinical Practice and Research to Optimize Patient Outcomes to be …
Association of Macular Thickness With Age and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (CAREDS2), An Ancillary Study of the Women’s Health Initiative.
PubMed ID: 34003924 Author(s): Etheridge T, Liu Z, Nalbandyan M, Cleland S, Blodi BA, Mares JA, Bailey S, Wallace R, Gehrs K, Tinker LF, Gangnon R, Domalpally A; CAREDS2 Research Study Group. Association of macular …