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Dr Vishali Gupta, Associate Professor, Advanced Eye Centre PGI received the prestigious Dr C Syamala Bhaskaran Award by the LV Prasad Eye Institute Hyderabad for her contribution to the practice of ophthalmology and research. The award was given in recognition of her significant contribution of her research in the field of intraocular inflammations and infections and other diseases of the retina including diabetic retinopathy and retinal imaging. She has published more than 65 papers on these su

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29 sep : Dr Jagat Ram, Professor of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh was awarded Gold Medal for Outstanding contribution in the field of Pediatric Cataract Surgery at the Annual Meeting of Maharashtra and Bombay Ophthalmological Society held at Mumbai from September 25-27, 2009. The meeting was attended by over 1600 ophthalmologists across the country. Prof Jagat Ram has performed several thousand pediatric cataract surgeries with intraocular lens implantation and managed

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Dr. Zane F. Pollard has a penetrating article up at American Thinker on Obamacare. It’s a must-read, and a must-send to all your friends, Left and Right and in-between. Here’s a key excerpt (but please read the whole thing; there’s much more where that came from): I have taken care of Medicaid patients for 35 years while representing the only pediatric ophthalmology group left in Atlanta, Georgia that accepts Medicaid.

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Did you know that children under the age of 1 year can get FREE vision exams? InfantSEE is managed by the Optometry’s Charity, the American Optometric Association. With this program, AOA optometrists provide vision assessments within the first year of a child’s life. Thanks to Engineer a Debt Free Life for letting me know about this great service! Here is a little more about their personal experience with InfantSEE: We personally took our son to an InfantSee provider for a free InfantSe

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Altacor Beats Biotech Funding DroughtCAMBRIDGE, England, August 13/PRNewswire/ — Ophthalmology development and marketing company Altacor has announced closing of a GBP1m first tranche of Series B funding. The round was led by two new institutional investors, Esperante and the Aspire Fund, whilst existing investors Beringea’s Proven VCT and angel investors also participated.The funds will be used to further the development of Altacor’s pipeline of ocular anti-infective and glaucoma products a

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NOME, Alaska — Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, Army National Guard, Air National Guard and U.S. Public Health Services personnel have deployed to Nome beginning a 20 day initiative to provide medical, dental, optometry, boating safety awareness and other community services to more than eight boroughs throughout Northern Alaska, and to determine operational effectiveness and

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Lies and deceit are what you may call it or at least this is what Darius McCrary, most known for his role on the tv show Family Matters as Eddie Winslow, is saying about former hip hop music video vixen Karrine Steffans aka Superhead after stating that Steffans lied about the two being married because she has NeuroRectoOphthalmology and “drummed up” the lies to help sell books. What is Neuro Recto Ophthalmology? “NeuroRectoOphthalmology is when your brain gets crossed with your eyelids and your

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Recently, I ran into a good online eyeglasses shop. It is www.glasssesshop.com. Before placing an order on the website, you have to know your prescription in order to get suitable eyeglasses for you. There are a lot of online eyeglasses shops do not require your prescription. Do not expect that they will find you the right eyeglasses for you. Unlike those eyeglasses stores, glassesshop.com asks you to provide your prescription. You need to get the right numbers from your optician, and make sure

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If you wear contact lenses or if you are considering wearing them, you MUST listen to this interview with Dr. Valerie Robbins-Acker, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Before evacuating to Atlanta in 2005 from Katrina, Dr. Val lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband, Dr. Mike Acker and their 3 children. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology Pre-Med from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, and her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania Colle

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