Category Archives: Ophthalmology

Mayo Clinic Lauded as One of Nation’s Best Hospitals in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

July 17th, 2012 - 10:39 am

Mayo Clinic ranked near the top of the 23rd U.S. News & World Report annual America’s Best Hospital list, earning the No. 3 overall spot on its “Best Hospitals” list. Mayo Clinic in Rochester also was rated best in the … Continue reading →

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New Treatment for Dry Eye Symptoms

May 30th, 2012 - 12:11 pm

Blinking should be painless, but for many dry eye sufferers, it hurts and affects everyday activities like driving, using the computer and watching TV. People with chronic dry eye may have an inadequate protective layer of oils in their tears which … Continue reading →

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Nanoparticles Help Mayo Clinic Researcher Deliver Steroids to Retina

December 7th, 2011 - 8:55 am

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Hitching a ride into the retina on nanoparticles called dendrimers offers a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, a Mayo Clinic researcher … Continue reading →

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Mayo Researcher Recognized for Changing Practice of Medicine

October 24th, 2011 - 10:57 am

Orlando, FL —This morning Dr. Jonathan Homes of Mayo Clinic is one of a handful of researchers here selected to speak in the Editor’s Choice presentations, representing a subset of papers published in the last year that have  “challenged or … Continue reading →

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Live From Orlando – Mayo Radio and Ophthalmology

October 22nd, 2011 - 12:48 pm

Mayo Clinic’s first live broadcast from a national medical conference is now history. Medical Edge Radio — hosted by Dr. Tom Shives and Tracy McCray — debuted from the Mayo booth on the exhibit floor here at the Orlando Convention … Continue reading →

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Risk of Lens Dislocation after Cataract Surgery

August 11th, 2011 - 3:35 pm

Journalists: For links to web-video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. It wasn’t that long ago that patients who underwent surgery to remove cataracts were left with partial vision or very thick eyeglasses. Then, about a generation … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Named to U.S. News Best Hospitals List for 22nd Year

July 19th, 2011 - 6:03 pm

U.S. News & World Report has named Mayo to its annual list of “Best Hospitals” for the 22nd year. Hospitals included in the Honor Roll, such as Mayo, are part of a small group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Ophthalmology

May 25th, 2011 - 4:59 pm

Sophie J. Bakri, M.D. Keith H. Baratz, M.D. Michael P. Fautsch, Ph.D. Sanjay V. Patel, M.D. Jose S. Pulido, M.D. Arthur J. Sit, M.D. Sophie J. Bakri, M.D., is an ophthalmologist and has interests in vitreoretinal diseases and surgery. Member, … Continue reading →

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Macular Degeneration Drugs – Study Findings

May 2nd, 2011 - 11:45 am

Mayo Clinic’s ophthalmology department was one of the major participating centers in the recently announced federal study on macular degeneration treatments. Avastin and Lucentis, both made by Genentech were tested and found to be equally effective in halting eye damage … Continue reading →

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Treatment options should be carefully considered for blocked carotid arteries

June 10th, 2009 - 7:43 am

Treatment options for patients diagnosed with partially blocked carotid arteries but without symptoms such as a mini-stroke, or transient blindness in one eye (amaurosis fugax), should be carefully considered and recommendation made on an individualized basis, according to a review … Continue reading →

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