06/13/13 Novel research on toxic effects of Mitomycin C presented at world-class ophthalmic symposium At the April 2013 meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Asadolah Movahedan, MD, and his collaborators were recognized for their novel research into the adverse effects of a topical agent widely used in ophthalmic procedures. [...]
6/3/2013 IEEI retina specialist Dr. William Mieler elected to lead vision research organization At the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in May, William Mieler, MD was named president-elect and will serve the 2014-2015 term. ARVO is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world. Dr. [...]
05/10/13 Stephen J. Ryan, MD, President of the Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles and an internationally recognized expert in the field of retinal diseases and ocular trauma, died April 29, 2013 at his home in Pasadena, Calif., after battling an aggressive form of cancer. “We have lost a giant in our field,” stated [...]
05/10/13 Results of the Age-Related Eye Disease 2 (AREDS2) clinical trial were presented by the National Eye Institute at the Association for Vision Research in Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting on May 5 in Seattle. Lawrence Ulanski, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary and Study Site Principal Investigator, stated, [...]
The Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) awarded Marilyn T. Miller, MD, MS, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Jose Rizal International Medal at the 2013 Annual Meeting. The medal recognizes outstanding service from individuals outside the Asia-Pacific region whose contributions to ophthalmology in the region have been outstanding. [...]
04/17/13 Beatrice Yue, PhD, receives funding to further her study of optineurin The biophysical characteristics of optineurin, a gene linked to normal-tension glaucoma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is the focus of a recently funded project directed by Beatrice Yue, PhD. Dr. Yue, director of the Ocular Cell Biology Laboratory, Illinois Eye and Ear [...]
04/11/13 Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, chair of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, UIC Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, has been invited to serve on the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities of the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Varma also serves as Associate Dean for Strategic [...]
04/11/13 Thasarat S. Vajaranant, MD, receives AGS award for research of women’s eye health Thasarat S. Vajaranant, MD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and director of the Glaucoma Service at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, was awarded a $40,000 unrestricted grant from the American Glaucoma Society (AGS) to support clinical research of women's eye [...]
03/11/13 William Mieler, MD, has been awarded the prestigious J. Donald Gass Medal by the Macula Society for outstanding contributions in the study of macular diseases. “I want to sincerely thank the Macula Society for the honor of naming me the recipient of the Gass Medal,” Dr. Mieler stated. “It is truly a remarkable [...]
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 [...]
