Ophthalmology Spotlight: Dr. Robert Hyde & Inherited Retinal Disease

The Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary has a new service specifically designed for evaluation and consultation of patients with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). These include diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt disease, and cone-rod dystrophy, among others. Dr. Robert Hyde, MD, PhD, UIC’s newest retina specialist and clinician-scientist, is the director for this service. Inherited [...]

By |2022-06-03T13:10:03-05:00June 3rd, 2022|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Ophthalmology News|Comments Off on Ophthalmology Spotlight: Dr. Robert Hyde & Inherited Retinal Disease

2019 Alumni Resident Day

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences held its annual Alumni Resident Day on Friday June 21. This year, presentations were held in the College of Medicine Student Learning Center, followed by an evening reception at the Chicago Club to honor our graduating residents. UIC was proud to host many distinguished speakers during the [...]

By |2019-12-17T12:18:01-06:00December 17th, 2019|Ophthalmology News|Comments Off on 2019 Alumni Resident Day

Provost Kaufman appoints Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA Dean of the College of Medicine

December 16, 2011 Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA begins his appointment as Dean of the College of Medicine today, December 16, 2011. Dr. Azar, a renowned clinician-scientist and ophthalmologist, served as Interim Dean since May 1 of this year, and as Head of the Department of Ophthalmology since 2006. The UIC News Bureau issued the [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:43:06-05:00June 23rd, 2017|Ophthalmology News Archive 2011|Comments Off on Provost Kaufman appoints Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA Dean of the College of Medicine

Clinical trial tests cord tissue to treat macular degeneration

UIC News Release Clinical trial tests cord tissue to treat macular degeneration Sharon Parmet July 20, 2016 UIC is part of a national phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of using cells derived from umbilical cord tissue to treat age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of vision [...]

By |2018-03-21T16:32:14-05:00June 8th, 2017|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Clinical trial tests cord tissue to treat macular degeneration

Dimitri Azar gives 2016 Castroviejo Lecture at AAO

Dimitri Azar, MD, MBA, gives the 2016 Castroviejo Lecture at the AAO meeting At the 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting on Sunday, October 16, the Cornea Society co-sponsored a symposium focusing on "Case-Based Cornea Conundrums."  University of Illinois College of Medicine executive dean, Dimitri Azar, the recipient of the Cornea [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:42:04-05:00December 12th, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Dimitri Azar gives 2016 Castroviejo Lecture at AAO

New Ophthalmic Clinical Trials Center

New Ophthalmic Clinical Trials & Translational Center Provides Dedicated Support Services We are very pleased to announce the recent opening of our new Ophthalmic Clinical Trials and Translational Center (OCTTC).  The OCTTC offers a new model for dedicated clinical trial support services which provides personalized clinical trial patient care, cutting-edge equipment and ophthalmic [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:42:05-05:00December 8th, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on New Ophthalmic Clinical Trials Center

Fellowship Match 2016

Congratulations to our third-year ophthalmology residents on their very successful fellowship match results! Mohsin Ali, MD Retina Duke Eye Center     Mark Dikopf, MD Glaucoma Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary     Susie Chen Drake, MD Cornea University of Wisconsin     Siya Huo, MD Medical Retina UCLA     Kai Kang, MD [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:42:06-05:00December 7th, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Fellowship Match 2016

Man Receives Argus II Retinal Implant at UIC

Argus II Patient "Sees" Results Man receives vision-restoring retinal implant at UIC Sharon Parmet November 17, 2016 UIC News Center (Watch the Video Here) “He’s been following me his whole life,” said Jimmy Selby with amazement  as he watched his brother Robert walk along a hallway at the University of Illinois at Chicago [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:42:07-05:00November 17th, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Man Receives Argus II Retinal Implant at UIC

Cless Ophthalmic Surgical Training and Simulation Center

Cless Family Ophthalmic Surgical Training and Simulation Center Grand Opening Sharper view of eye surgery Sharon Parmet November 8, 2016 UIC News Center Imagine needing to perform a surgery looking through the tunnel of a microscope. You need to manipulate your surgical tools within the space of a pea or less, and there’s [...]

By |2018-03-16T12:42:05-05:00November 8th, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Cless Ophthalmic Surgical Training and Simulation Center

Dr. Charles Yu receives grant to develop artificial cornea

UIC researcher gets grant to develop artificial cornea Cornea specialist, Dr. Charles Yu, receives funding to take the artificial cornea to the next level Eversight, a global non-profit network of eye banks, awarded a $15,000 Eye and Vision Research Grant on July 1 to the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary’s Dr. Charles [...]

By |2018-03-21T16:55:33-05:00August 1st, 2016|Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences|Comments Off on Dr. Charles Yu receives grant to develop artificial cornea
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