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( Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology ) Bird observatories all over the world may benefit from a newly designed high-resolution imaging system used to study the retinal structure of live birds of prey. In a recently published Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science article, researchers reveal unprecedented 3-D information about the retina of four species of raptors — two …

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Salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. Diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids may slow the progression of early age-related macular degeneration to advanced disease, according to a report in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

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Veterinary Ophthalmology Services Business Needed Robust Capabilities for Cash Management and Consolidating Financials Across Individual Practices

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EXETER, England, July 17 (UPI) — British researchers suggest golfers may improve putting accuracy by learning use a technique they call the Quiet Eye. England - Health - Ophthalmology - Medicine - Medical Specialties

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As cover material this week, we visit a topic that has simmered within our pages for the past few years. That topic is animal research, primarily as conducted at the UW Primate Research Center. It is approached this time through a profile of Dr. Paul L. Kaufman, an ophthalmology professor who utilizes monkeys in his research at the primate center.

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Biliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a group of Australian clinicians report a child who was born blind as a result of Vitamin A deficiency caused by his mother …

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Russell W. Read, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of ophthalmology and pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected to chair the committee that oversees the American Academy of Ophthalmologys (AAO) Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC) on Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis.

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( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Biliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a group of Australian clinicians report a child who was born blind as a result of vitamin A …

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University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked as the No. 1 hospital in the country for ophthalmology in U.S. News & World Reports’ 21st annual list of the country’s best hospitals.

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Qingxian Lu, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has received the $60,000 William and Mary Greve Special Scholar Award from the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) organization. The funds will go toward Lu’s research in retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic disorders that can lead to night blindness, loss of …

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