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4 hrs ago | RedOrbit

Astronaut Vision Changes Offer Opportunity For...

Astronauts on the International Space Station are not allowing vision issues to keep them from completing their important tasks on the orbiting laboratory.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Science / Technology, Space, NASA

6 hrs ago | Vision Monday

Technician

Negotiable Looking for a friendly, energetic and self-motivated individual who can fill a role at a position combining technician duties along with a "utility player" role at an upscale, full-service ophthalmology/optical practice in Irvine, California.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Irvine, CA

10 hrs ago | Vision Monday

Ophthalmic Technician

Excellent compensation, based on experience Wolfe Eye Clinic was founded in 1919 and is a progressive Iowa based multi bus-specialty ophthalmology group with eight main office locations, several Wolfe Family Vision Center optometric locations, along with several outreach clinic and surgical sites.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Guelph Mercury

This Old Thing: Doctor's eye magnet was used to remove shrapnel

Q. Captain Lou Lager was a medical doctor during the Second World War . After the Germans were defeated, he entered Holland with the Canadians, in a jeep with a Red Cross on the side.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Lebanon, PA

WSTC-AM Norwalk

Ophthalmologist evaluates marijuana needs

In a meeting room at a Spenard hotel this weekend, Alaskans seeking a medical marijuana card can line up to see a Los Angeles ophthalmologist in town to evaluate their medical need for pot -- at $225 a "patient." "The Healing Center Medical Clinic" will be Friday through Sunday at the Millennium Hotel, the second such session this year.

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Related Topix: Marijuana, Medication, Alaska, Medicine, Spenard, AK, Health, Chiropractic

590ktie.com

Ophthalmologist evaluates marijuana...

For a fee, an ophthalmologist from Los Angeles will evaluate the medical needs that Alaskans have for marijuana.The Anchorage Daily News says the idea is the brainchild of Montana-based entrepreneur Michael Smith.The evaluations will be held this weekend at a cost of $225 each in a meeting room in the Spenard neighborhood of Anchorage.The ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Marijuana, Medication, Spenard, AK

Beckers ASC Review

Department of Health Approves D.C.'s Outpatient Surgery Center at Hadley

The Department of Health has approved the Outpatient Surgery Center at Hadley for Specialty Hospital of Washington , according to a Digital Journal report .

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Related Topix: Endocrinology, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Nursing

AmericanBankingNews.com

Dr. Ella Faktorovich is an Exclusive Member of the Haute Living Haute MD Network

Dr. Ella Faktorovich, leading ophthalmologist in San Francisco, is an exclusive member of the elite Haute Living Haute MD Network.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, Health, Corrective Eye Surgery

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Vision Monday

American Academy of Ophthalmology Launches Spanish Eye Health Website OjosSanos

The American Academy of Ophthalmology announced that it has launched OjosSanos , a Spanish-language version of its EyeSmart website, in order to empower Latinos with trusted and accurate eye health information on the web.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Review of Ophthalmology

Cost Considerations: Part of the Equation

But if there was any question that the era is over when physicians' and patients' lone focus in choosing treatment was what's the best option for the patient, with little attention to the costs involved, that question is settled.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Oncology, Cataract, Health, Pain, Inflammation, Food and Drug Administration

Freshnews

In 2020, Regeneron/Bayer Healthcare's Eylea Will Earn Decision...

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, based on clinical data and the opinions of interviewed thought leaders, Regeneron/Bayer HealthCare's Eylea will earn Decision Resources' proprietary clinical gold standard status for the treatment of diabetic macular ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine

Pipestone Flyer

$10,000 Donation in Sight

An oversized cheque was presented to representatives of the Wetaskiwin Hospital and Health Foundation during a photo op just outside the operating room in the Wetaskiwin Hospital on February 1st .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Canada,

Review of Ophthalmology

Cross-Linking: Asking The Tough Questions

While many American surgeons remain frustrated at the lack of Food and Drug Administration approval of collagen cross-linking - in which riboflavin is applied to the de-epithelialized cornea followed by exposure to UV light, resulting in a measureable stiffening of corneal tissue - the procedure continues to be refined and tested around the world.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Greece, World News

Review of Ophthalmology

Challenges Create Cost Increases for Eye Banks

Eye banks are facing external financial and regulatory challenges, as well as issues with surgeon participation and tissue preferences, contributing to rising fee costs.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, Medicare, Health

Review of Ophthalmology

VKC and the Allergy Rogues Gallery

Ophthalmology textbooks will tell you that there are five or six types of ocular allergies: seasonal; perennial; atopic; vernal; and drug- or contact lens-induced. Perhaps at one time, these different conditions were all a single diagnosis in the same way that all cancers were once considered the same disease.

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Related Topix: Conjunctivitis, Health

Wed Feb 08, 2012

MyOptumHealth

More Success With Gene Therapy for Blindness

As a child, Tami Morehouse had vision problems. She struggled to read the blackboard at school, and homework took hours.

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Related Topix: Kids, Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Review of Ophthalmology

Ophthalmic Technician - Baltimore, MD

TBD Primary Responsibilities: Performs various pre/post op exams. Prepare patients for treatment and assists ophthalmologist in surgery with microkeratome and/or laser operation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Corrective Eye Surgery

U.S. Department of Defense

Exercise Delivers Eye Care, Medical Capability in Africa

A small-scale medical exercise under way in Tanzania is having a big impact on the local population and building strong bridges between the U.S. and Tanzanian militaries.

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Related Topix: Medicine, US Military, US Army, World News, Tanzania

Tue Feb 07, 2012

EurekAlert!

Dr. Reza Dana awarded 2012 Chancellor's Award in Neurosciences and Ophthalmology

Mass. Eye and Ear Cornea Service and Refractive Surgery Service Director Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., is the recipient of the 2012 Chancellor's Award in Neurosciences and Ophthalmology from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine at New Orleans.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Louisiana State University, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Post-gazette.com

Guerrilla Eye Service clinic founder honored

The UPMC ophthalmologist saw two people at the clinic who had once been his own private patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, South Side (Pittsburgh, PA), McKeesport, PA

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