UI Health Care News by Specialty: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

• UI Contributes to Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Blinding Eye Disease (May 5, 2008)
• Role Identified for Glaucoma Gene and Related Signaling Pathway (February 25, 2008)
• Prevent Blindness America Honors Derrek Lee for Project 3000 Efforts (January 14, 2008)
• Spencer Puffett (January 7, 2008)
• UI's Stone Re-appointed as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (November 12, 2007)
• UI Signs Third $1.5 Million Alcon Contract for Study of Blinding Eye Diseases (October 22, 2007)
• UI Experts Recommend Back-to-school Vision Evaluations (September 24, 2007)
• Project 3000-Hope Through Genetic Research (September 17, 2007)
• Gift Endows UI Ophthalmology Professorship; James Folk Appointed (July 23, 2007)
• Gifts Endow UI Ophthalmology Position; Carter Named to Chair (May 28, 2007)
• UI Researchers Begin Project 3000: A Recipe for Hope Through Genetic Research (March 5, 2007)
• Autism Researchers Report Key Genetic Finding (February 26, 2007)
• Laser Treatment Is Ineffective for Early, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (November 6, 2006)
• UI Teams Up With Cubs' Star, Celtics' Owner to Fight Eye Disease (October 9, 2006)
• $14.6 Million NIH Grant to UI Will Build on Macular Degeneration Findings (August 14, 2006)
• Kernels Honor UI Patient (July 17, 2006)
• UI Doctors Provide Latest Information on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (June 19, 2006)
• Iowa Lions Donor Memorial and Healing Garden Celebration (April 24, 2006)
• $13.7 Million in Gifts Support UI Center for Macular Degeneration (March 27, 2006)
• Gifts Totaling $6.2 Million to Create Major Genetic Testing Lab at UI (February 13, 2006)
• Carter is New Head of UI Ophthalmology And Visual Sciences (January 16, 2006)
• Coming to Your Senses Screens Infants and Young Children for Vision Problems (December 26, 2005)
• Common Skin Bacteria Cause Blepharitis (December 19, 2005)
• November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month (November 14, 2005)
• UI Research Aims to Prevent Blindness in People with Diabetes (October 17, 2005)
• An Alabama Girl Finds the Expert Eye Care She Needed in Iowa (June 6, 2005)
• More Than 40,000 People a Year Suffer Eye Injuries While Participating in Sports (May 23, 2005)
• Study Adds Information Linking Gene to Blinding Disease, Kidney Disease (May 16, 2005)
• The Eyes Have It (May 9, 2005)

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