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Optos Announces Full Release of P200MA Device  -  25 Mar 2008
WebWire (press release),Dr. D’Amico and his colleagues at Weill Cornell Eye Associates, a practice group of the Weill Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology, at the New

Seeing may be believing -- but is it the same as looking?  -  25 Mar 2008
EurekAlert (press release),The Association encourages and assists research, training, publication and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology.

Employee benefits firm deal with Turkish hospitals  -  25 Mar 2008
Hospital Healthcare Europe,The Acibadem Health Group includes six hospitals and seven medical centres, and also operates an ophthalmology centre and an outpatient clinic.

Study: Voriconazole eye drop formulation may be effective for ...  -  25 Mar 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...refractory fungal keratitis, according to a prospective study by researchers in Australia, published in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology .

Director of Nursing - DON  -  25 Mar 2008
ADVANCE,A brand new Ophthalmology Surgery Center located in the heart of San Francisco is looking for a Director of Surgical Services to run a very fast paced 3

Mythbusted -- People Who Wear Glasses Aren't Geeks  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)The research has been published in the March issue of the international eye journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

Targeted Genetics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.comIn May 2007, the University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorefield's Eye Hospital initiated a Phase I/II clinical trial to test the use

Know your candidates  -  25 Mar 2008
Texas A&M The Battalion,Rather than politics, he said he tentatively wishes to pursue a field within medicine similar to that of his father's, ophthalmology. With ophthalmology

More money needed for hospitals, says Essa  -  25 Mar 2008
Stayner Sun,...taking a regional approach, which will force patients to travel a bit for more-specialized care, such as hip and knee surgeries and ophthalmology care.

PDT combined with juxtascleral triamcinolone may reduce re ...  -  25 Mar 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...rates between the groups at 1 year, according to the study, published in the March issue of Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology .

Hiemstra Appoints Daniel C. Rosenman as Vice President of Research ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...gynecology, orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, and ophthalmology, in both large companies and early-stage ventures.

New treatment for heart failure approved by Health Canada  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),...trials across the country seeking new treatments for cardiovascular disease, oncology, diabetes, cancer, ophthalmology and organ transplantation.

Schuster named one of top five in field  -  Mar 23, 2008
El Paso Times,..."I opted for ophthalmology as a specialty because it allows me to diagnose a patient's problem by looking at the eye," he said. Schuster is certified by the

Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry  -  Mar 23, 2008
Hindu,Corresponding Author: K. Krishna Sharma, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Phone: 573-882-8478,

Wash U ophthalmology prof, neurologist spend $770K in Richmond Heights  -  Mar 18, 2008
Blockshopper,Bassnett is an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and cell biology and ahysiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in

ASCRS meeting seeks to address future needs of ophthalmology  -  Mar 19, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),The meeting will feature specific content targeting young MDs, as well as a symposium highlighting an integrated MD/OD approach to eye care.

Phakic IOL shows good safety, efficacy profile in multicenter study  -  Mar 24, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...according to the results of a US Food and Drug Administration clinical trial of the lens published in the March issue of Ophthalmology .

Third Cuban Ophthalmology Center in Guatemala  -  Mar 16, 2008
Prensa Latina,Guatemala, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The third ophthalmology center equipped by Cuba in Guatemala will be soon opened in the western department of San Marcos,

Growth Foreseen for Ophthalmology Sector  -  Mar 14, 2008
Genetic Engineering News (press release),R&D in the opthalmology field is conducted largely out of the big pharma realm. In fact, the most significant characteristic of the ophthalmic drug scene is

Glen Cove Hospital opens $13-million critical care unit  -  Mar 18, 2008
Newsday,New chair at North Shore Dr. Ira Udell is the new ophthalmology chairman at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and Long Island Jewish Medical

Medical students meet their matches; 11 percent will stay in ...  -  Mar 22, 2008
Toledo Blade,By JULIE M. McKINNON Theresa Frey didn't necessarily want to leave her hometown for pediatrics training, but there was no ophthalmology residency program in

What is Ophthalmology?  -  Mar 3, 2008
Best Syndication,Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the eyes, brain, and areas surrounding each

U of A uses new technologies to improve ophthalmology training  -  Mar 3, 2008
The Gateway Online,Faculty of Medicine ophthalmology residents now have the ability to hone their surgical skills and practice cataract surgery, the most common type of eye

The New Governor Also Serves as an Inspiration for the Blind  -  Mar 17, 2008
New York Times,According to Dr. Assumpta A. Madu, an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, people are considered legally blind if

In "Abel Santamaría" surgical hospital of Pinar del Río, Cuba ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Cuba Headlines,Over 6 000 patients have been operated for different eye conditions like cataracts and pterygium, at the Ophthalmology Center of Abel Santamaría surgical

Take a look at eyesight savers  -  Mar 21, 2008
Kansas City Star,In one new study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, a team at Harvard Medical School found that women who consumed higher levels of lutein and

Mozambique’s President Highlights Cuban Ophthalmology Progress  -  Mar 4, 2008
Cuba News,Havana, March 4 (acn) Mozambican President Armando Emilio Guebuza expressed his admiration for the development of the medical eye-care sector in Cuba,

Keep fish fresh longer: Set it on ice in fridge  -  Mar 21, 2008
Providence Journal,Before testing their vision, researchers, led by Cynthia Owsley, an ophthalmology professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, scored 150 nursing

Laser 2000 introduces Mapping Unit with integrated Ink-Jet ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Verivox (Pressemitteilung),Für den Inhalt der folgenden Meldung ist nicht die Verivox GmbH sondern der Autor Laser 2000 GmbH verantwortlich. (pressebox) Wessling, 27.02.2008 - Laser

FDA-backed task force scrutinizing data on quality of life after LASIK  -  Mar 19, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),By Matt Hasson Leaders in ophthalmology have responded swiftly to a syndicated news report that presented suicide as a potential complication of LASIK

OXiGENE Reports Positive Primate Ocular Tolerance and Penetration ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Based on these results, OXiGENE plans to file an IND for the ZYBRESTAT topical ophthalmology program by mid-year 2008. The Company anticipates that data

Horton Wins 2008 Bressler Prize in Vision Science  -  Mar 20, 2008
UCSF Today,Jonathan C. Horton, MD, PhD, professor in the departments of ophthalmology, neurology and physiology at UCSF, has won the 2008 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in

New clinical leads appointed for NHS IT programme  -  Mar 18, 2008
OnMedica,The new leads practice across a variety of medical fields including ophthalmology, pathology, diabetes, mental health, public health and medication

Implantable Collamer Lens or ICL Eye Procedure Now Offered by ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
PR Web (press release),Associates In Ophthalmology (AIO), a group of Pittsburgh eye doctors and Pittsburgh LASIK eye surgeons, is very proud to announce that a new refractive

Fred Hollows appeal focuses on blindness in Pacific  -  Mar 9, 2008
ABC Online,..."Ophthalmology training has been not very active in the region, there's not much opportunities for training until now we have set up the institute,

Business briefcase  -  Mar 20, 2008
Green Bay Press Gazette,The award recognizes Dr. Duffy's contributions to the Academy's scientific and educational programs and to the field of ophthalmology.

Study Alerts Eye Doctors of Racial Differences in Treating Vision ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,The pressure, called idiopathic intracranial hypertension, was identified as causing the disorder, says Beau Bruce, MD, a neuro-ophthalmology fellow at the

Optopol acquires medi.com  -  Mar 21, 2008
Polish Market,Optopol, the listed manufacturer of ophthalmology diagnostics equipment, agreed to pay PLN 6.6m (€1.9m) for a 70% stake in medi.com, a Wroclaw-based

Maliksi inaugurates infra projects in Cavite  -  Mar 24, 2008
ABS CBN News,LTO licensing, bloodletting activity, medical mission with free dental and ophthalmology services and various livelihood skills training.

Eye Center Opens in Richmond  -  Mar 19, 2008
UK News,To make an appointment at the Richmond office, call 859-624-3937 (EYES). For appointments at UK Ophthalmology in Lexington, call 859-323-5867.

Indutrade AB: Indutrade Acquires Med-Tech Company  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),EssMed markets ophthalmology products and services. The company is a market leader in sales of equipment to private and public sector ophthalmology

Epiretinal membranes may result from anomalous PVD during ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),...coherence tomography at baseline, according to the study, published in the March issue of Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology .

Increased mortality linked with timolol-treated OAG among black ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),498 participants who had ocular hypertension at baseline, ( P = .06), according to the study, published in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology .

One- and two-site phacotrabeculectomy show similar efficacy at 3 years  -  Mar 20, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),They published their results in the March issue of Ophthalmology . The study included 90 eyes of 76 patients with both cataract and glaucoma.

Phaco pioneer finds success in the private sector  -  Mar 6, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),After completing his residency at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and beginning his work in ophthalmology, he opted to go abroad.

Persistent Blurred Vision After Blepharoplasty and Ptosis Repair  -  Mar 17, 2008
Archives of Facial Plastic SurgeryRecent ophthalmology literature has demonstrated alternations of corneal curvature after procedures that reposition the upper eyelid using corneal

Seguimiento de medios: prensa, radio, televisión, internet y ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
acceso.com (Comunicados de prensa),London is also strong in ophthalmology and is carrying out significant research into blindness. Francesca Cordiero, Ph.D., from the UCL Institute of

Bahrain 'role model' for eye surgery  -  Mar 2, 2008
Gulf Daily News,Dr Al Yousef, along with hospital Ophthalmology Department chairwoman and consultant ophthalmologist Dr Noora Al Kobaisi among others, are in Riyadh,

Ophthalmologist spends $1.4M in Town and Country  -  Mar 17, 2008
Blockshopper,Dr. Malhotra is an ophthalmologist and a co-owner at Ophthalmology Associates in Des Peres. He joined the clinic in 2000 and specializes in refractive

CIGNA International Expands Network Through Direct Settlement ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
WELT ONLINE,The group also operates an ophthalmology center and an outpatient clinic. All of Acibadem’s medical centers and hospitals have received accreditation from

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