02/28/13 When Cecilia Apiedu got the call from her ophthalmologist at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary offering her the chance to be the first patient in Chicago to try a new treatment for an eye condition that was threatening her vision, she "was dancing up and down." "I realized I was [...]
The National Eye Institute has recently released a compendium of the “Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities in Vision Research.” The report reviews highlights of recent progress in vision research and identifies directions for future research in six major areas: Retinal Diseases; Corneal Diseases; Lens and Cataract; Glaucoma and Optic Neuropathies; Strabismus, Amblyopia, and Visual Processing; [...]
02/13/13 An interview with Jennifer Lim, MD, Director of the Retina Service, can be heard on the Mayo Clinic’s radio program Medical Edge. Dr. Lim and colleague Sophie Bakri, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, discuss age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, including new treatments. A podcast of the interview, first broadcast on February [...]
02/11/13 Xiaoyi “Raymond” Gao, PhD joins the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. His research interests include Vision Disorders, Human Genetics, Statistical Genomics, and Bioinformatics. “Dr. Gao’s recruitment adds strength in interdisciplinary research in genetics, bioinformatics and statistics to vision science at UIC,” [...]
