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Released: 29-Apr-2010 10:30 AM EDT
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Sees Rise in Children with Pseudotumor Cerebri; Opens Clinic
Nationwide Children's Hospital

While most headaches in children can be treated with over-the-counter pain medications or lifestyle changes, it is important to pay attention to their symptoms in case they herald something more serious.

Released: 26-Feb-2010 8:00 AM EST
New Building at University of Michigan Health System Expands Eye Care, Unites Diabetes Researchers
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

On March 1, the first eye patients will enter a new $132 million facility that increases the University of Michigan Health System's capacity to provide advanced eye care for an aging population and unites diabetes researchers as they search for a cure for diabetes. The eight-story Brehm Tower at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center Complex makes a striking addition to the skyline. Because of the size of the expansion and to get new research projects up and running, Kellogg expects to add about 100 jobs over the next five to seven years.

22-Feb-2010 3:15 PM EST
Cornea Transplant Surgery Shows Short- and Long-Term Promise
Case Western Reserve University

One year post-surgery, patients who underwent Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) experienced greater cell loss overall compared to those who underwent penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), according to a new analysis of data collected from the Cornea Donor Study (CDS) Investigator Group’s 2008 SMAS.

Released: 26-Jan-2010 4:00 PM EST
Beyond Sunglasses and Baseball Caps: Study Shows UV-Blocking Contact Lenses Can Protect Eyes from Sun Damage
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

A new study reported in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science found that UV-blocking contact lenses can reduce or eliminate the effects of the sun’s harmful UV radiation.

Released: 21-Oct-2009 2:15 PM EDT
Can We “Learn to See?" Study Shows Perception of Invisible Stimuli Improves with Training
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s Journal of Vision reveals that our brains can be trained to consciously see stimuli that would normally be invisible.

   


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