Ophthalmology News

Imagine a BB gun pellet striking your child's eye with enough force to knock him to the ground.

The human eyes are among the smallest organs in the entire body but at the same time big indicators of what ails it.

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of moderate and severe vision loss in working-age Americans.

Ophthalmologists provide total eye care, including surgeries. By making a measured, educated choice, you will know you are getting the best care, and this knowledge will help you feel more relaxed and confident about any treatments you undergo.

Even though programs have been put in place to reduce the risk of errors in the operating room, many mistakes still occur.

Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that it will retract an Oct.

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice Also Included In: Medical Students / Training ; Public Health Article Date: 16 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST Doctors must not only face the fading image of primary care providers, but also physician shortage issues.

AMA Optics announces a new Glare Tester for identification of those suffering from disabling environmental glare.

For an ocular surgeon, performing a flawless surgery is always the top priority.

A coalition of medical specialties today congratulated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its careful and reasoned implementation of up-to-date practice expense rates into its physician payments.

Determining what triggers the death of retinal cells, called photoreceptors, could hold the key to stopping blinding disorders caused by a wide range of eye diseases, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the November journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

STRAIT EXPANSION: Because of the demand for high-end medical services in China, Universal Vision will begin creating a pool of specialists before expanding By Jason Tan STAFF REPORTER Friday, Nov 13, 2009, Page 11 Universal Vision Biotechnology Co , Taiwan s first biotech firm to list its shares on the GRETAI Securities Market, yesterday signed a ...

The retina is a thin layer of nerve cells lining the inside back wall of the eye.

Two types of laser surgery -- photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis -- are often used to correct refractive errors such as nearsightedness, according to background information in the article.

The Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation will present the 22nd "Commitment to a Cure" Awards Gala on Saturday, November 14th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.

Brianna Adams, 8, peers into a plastic case containing a tick that was removed from her left eye Tuesday at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

RECOGNITION: Dr. M. Alaa El-Danasoury, second left, receives the 2009 Kritzinger Memorial Award at a ceremony in San Francisco.

If you have diabetes, a dilated eye exam should be at the top of your yearly health care to-do list.

Cataract surgery might not speed up age-related macular degeneration as previously thought, a new study suggests.

Analysis of Ophthalmology Workforce and Delivery of Emergency Department Eye Care in Florida Matthew T. Witmer, MD ; Curtis E. Margo, MD, MPH Arch Ophthalmol.