Cataracts

Eye-opening service project at Hammond Middle benefits Ethiopia

2012-12-03 13:59:00

Students at Hammond Middle School put away their textbooks on Friday, Nov. 30, and left the classroom for a different kind of education. To raise money and awareness for a program one of their teachers is participating in, the entire student...

Diabetes leading to blindness in many people

2012-11-28 11:24:00

Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults 20 to 74 years old. Dr. Michael Grodin, co-director of retinal services and director of clinical research at Katzen Eye Group, discusses eye problems and the link to diabetes. Why is...

Senior briefs

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Support groups The Department of Aging and Disabilities has updated a booklet on community support groups. The booklet focuses on groups for caregivers, Alzheimer's disease, bereavement for adults and children, diabetes, brain injury, cancer, stroke,...

$2 million prize announced for cure for blindness by 2020

2012-10-19 18:27:24

Singer Art Garfunkel, a real estate magnate and an investor are putting $2 million in gold bullion on the line to inspire researchers to cure blindness by 2020, establishing through Johns Hopkins Medicine one of the world's largest prizes for a scientific...

Dr. Christina R. Prescott seeing patients at Wilmer in Bel Air

2012-08-27 11:25:08

Christina R. Prescott, M.D., Ph.D. and an assistant professor of ophthalmology is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center). Prescott specializes in medical and surgical management of serious corneal...

Dr. Kraig Scot Bower joins Wilmer Eye in Bel Air

2012-08-27 11:35:00

Kraig Scot Bower, M.D., F.A.C.S, the director of refractive surgery at The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is seeing patients at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Bel Air (formerly Parris-Castoro Eye Care Center). Bower is...

Both eye and vision care should be insured

2012-02-21 08:15:00

Marylanders are extremely fortunate to have some of the nation's finest health care resources readily available within our borders. As Vincent DeMarco points out in his recent commentary ("Health exchanges benefit Md. families," Feb. 16), we also lead the...

Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com. April 29, 2013 Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...

How to determine what medical screening is necessary

2013-04-08 10:46:00

There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...

EYE ON PETS: Traveling ophthalmologist treats Chattanooga area animals

2013-04-22 02:04:02

Harvey was within days of losing an eye before a surgical graft helped restore his vision and save the eye. The fact that the patient had white, brown and black fur made no difference. When veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Louis J. Laratta looked in...

It's not too late for a healthy view of eye care

2013-04-11 14:36:00

I never fared terribly well with eyeglasses. I was amazed at how crisp the world looked when I first got them in the third grade. But all that clarity kind of gave me a headache and made me a little dizzy. Just days after I got the oversize smoky purple...

Peninsula residents receive gift of sight

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Dozens of Peninsula residents receive the gift of improved sight each year thanks to a network of health professionals and volunteers who work behind the scenes. "Individuals who can't see can't fill out a job application or a rental form. Eyewear is...

Dr. Jose de la Cruz checks Merle Gordon's eyes during a follow-up visit after she had laser surgery to treat her cataracts at the Millennium Eye Center, a satellite clinic of University of Illinois.

2012-07-30 16:01:15

Group. She writes here about her profession. What does your job entail?: Examining patients, diagnosing and treating eye conditions, routine eye examinations for glasses & contact lenses, managing patients pre & post-operatively for a variety of surgical treatments (e.g.

2012-06-07 09:47:00

Back in May, two little kitties were brought to our shelter. They are nice boys, but they have some health issues. Julius (A164971) has cataracts in both eyes, but he seems to get around just fine, even with his compromised eye sight.

2011-11-07 05:10:17