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    Month: January 2014

    The Monster Behind The Door

    Posted on January 31, 2014January 3, 2021 by droberts
  • January 31, 2014

    The Monster Behind The Door

    Fear of the unknown, and of being alone, are the worst of all fears, and, therefore, the biggest challenges in coping with progressive vision loss. Conquering those fears can open doors of opportunities never thought possible. As this month’s International Low Vision Support Group presenter, Dan Roberts, introduces his childhood monster and talks about how […]

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  • Seniors With Wet AMD Now Less Likely to Need Long-Term Care

    Posted on January 29, 2014 by droberts
  • January 29, 2014

    Seniors With Wet AMD Now Less Likely to Need Long-Term Care

    Researchers have looked at a sample population of senior adults newly diagnosed with wet age-related macular degeneration (exudative, or neovascular, AMD) and found that those who received either Lucentis or Avastin injections* were 19% less likely to be admitted to a long-term care facility during the follow-up period. The reason? The introduction of anti-VEGF therapy […]

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  • U-M Kellogg Eye Center performs first two retinal prosthesis implants in U.S. since FDA approval

    Posted on January 29, 2014April 12, 2020 by droberts
  • January 29, 2014

    U-M Kellogg Eye Center performs first two retinal prosthesis implants in U.S. since FDA approval

    Kellogg retina surgeons implant Argus II Retinal Prosthesis, or ‘bionic eye,’ for two patients with end-stage retinitis pigmentosa ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Retina surgeons at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have performed the first – and second – surgeries in the United States to implant an artificial retina, or “bionic eye,” since the U.S. Food and […]

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  • Glaucoma: The "Silent Thief of Sight"

    Posted on January 21, 2014January 10, 2019 by droberts
  • January 21, 2014

    Glaucoma: The "Silent Thief of Sight"

    Courtesy: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NEI/NIH) Glaucoma is sometimes called the “silent thief of sight” because it slowly damages the eyes and can cause irreparable harm before there is any vision loss. But this disease is stealthy in more ways than one. Glaucoma has been known at least since antiquity, and yet, […]

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  • 20 Things Eye Doctors Probably Don’t Tell You (But Would Like You To Know)

    Posted on January 18, 2014January 18, 2020 by droberts
  • January 18, 2014

    20 Things Eye Doctors Probably Don’t Tell You (But Would Like You To Know)

    by Dan Roberts Optometrists and ophthalmologists are human. And like the rest of us humans, they can get tired, impatient, frustrated, despondent, and hurt. Unfortunately, professional decorum requires that they maintain a good front by either bottling up their thoughts or venting them at home–neither of which are necessarily good options. For that reason, I […]

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