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Eye on Ocular Health

Eye on Ocular Health features expert commentary on the management and prevention of debilitating eye problems, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, ocular traumas, and chronic dry eye. This series features commentary from renowned ophthalmologists discussing the most successful diagnostic and treatment options emerging in practice.

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Cleaner Air, Clearer Vision: Uncovering Air...

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2025/10/14

Emerging evidence reveals that air pollution may be an overlooked contributor to worsening uncorrected visual acuity in children. In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley explores a large machine learning–based study examining nearly 30,000 East Asian students that revealed lower levels of PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide are independently linked to better vision—especially in younger children with mild to moderate myopia.

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A Vision for Change: Exploring Biosimilars in Retinal...

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2023/10/31

Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA Guest: Arghavan Almony, MD The production of biosimilar therapies is setting the stage for a shift in how we approach treating patients with wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, and other retinal diseases, but many questions remain regarding how their efficacy and safety compare to the reference products and how we can best talk to our patients about these treatment options. To help shed light on these and other FAQs,

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The Latest on Ocular Gene Therapy

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2011/11/26

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Jean Bennett, MD, PhD Host Dr. Lee Freedman and Dr. Jean Bennett, the FM Kirby Professor of Epistemology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, explore how the study of molecular genetics of inherited retinal degenerations can help develop treatments for congenital eye disorders, as well as adult-onset diseases and possibly disorders that affect the body outside the eye.

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Genetic Risk Factors of Age-Related Macular...

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/11/17

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Albert O. Edwards, MD, PhD Geneticists think of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as a complex trait in which multiple environmental and epidemiological risks combine to cause the disease. Dr. Albert O. Edwards is a consultant and an opthalmologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, discusses with host Dr. Levitt the genetic approach for identifying biological pathways involved in the disease, and explains how to interpret the genetic studies. Dr

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Accrediting & Certifying Medical Specialists

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/07/14

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Paul Tornambe, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Paul Tornambe to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Tornambe is in private practice in the San Diego/La Jolla area, and has written over a dozen peer reviewed papers on vitreo retinal disease. He lectures worldwide and is a Journal Referee for the AJO, Archives of Ophthalmology, Retina, British Journal of Ophthalmology, and the German Journal of Ophthalmology. He is a past president of the American Society of Retina

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Wet Macular Degeneration

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/05/28

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: David Williams, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. David F. Williams to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Williams is a Vitreoretinal Specialist practicing in Minneapolis. He is currently Vice President as well as Program Chairman of the ASRS--American Society of Retina Specialists. Dr. Williams will discuss Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration, also known as Neovascular AMD or Exudative AMD. He will highlight the symptoms and how to make a definitive diagnosis as

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The Effects of the Healthcare Finance Game

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/03/24

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Michael Newton, MD Dr. Roy Levit is joined by Dr. Michael Newton, Medical Ethicist and an Ophthalmologist specializing in corneal disease and transplantation. He has a Masters Degree in Bioethics, Science and Society from CUNY in New York City. Dr. Newton is the author of the book, "Without Your Consent, The Hijacking of American Health Care". They will discuss how the outside influences on healthcare has led to a loss of trust between doctor and

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Doctors:Unwilling Pawns in Healthcare Finance Game

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/03/24

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Michael Newton, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Michael Newton, Medical Ethicist and an Ophthalmologist specializing in corneal disease and transplantation. They will dicuss Dr. Newton's book, "Without Your Consent, The Hijacking of American Health Care". They will cover all of the outside influences from managed care to hospitals to government that are influencing the way MD's practice medicine today.

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Questions Docs Have But Are Afraid to Ask

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/03/13

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Jerald Bovino, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Jerald Bovino to the Revealing Retina. Dr. Bovino is a retired retinal surgeon who is well published in the area of physician retirement. Physician retirement issues will be explored and advice given. Some examples in the retinal field will be cited.

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Cataract Correction

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/02/06

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Until recently, many patients undergoing cataract surgery have subsequently needed bifocals or reading glasses to address hyperopia. The latest advances are changing patients’ post-operative outlook. Dr. Michael Gordon, founder of the Gordon Binder Vision Institute in San Diego, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss developments in this common area of concern in ophthalmology.

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Conductive Keratoplasty and Other Techniques For...

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/02/06

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD For many of us, one of the first signs of aging is presbyopia. In fact, the word comes from the Greek presbys which means old person. Other than growing longer arms or keeping a pair of reading glasses in every room, are there other treatments available? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes refractive surgeon Dr. Michael Gordon to discuss conductive keratoplasty (CK).

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Laser Vision Correction

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/02/06

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Gordon, MD Myopia, or near-sightedness, affects approximately 25% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 54. Though glasses are the common quick fix to myopia, laser eye surgery has become more commonly used to correct vision problems since being introduced in the early 1990's. Though over 18 million LASIK procedures have been performed worldwide, some controversy still remains regarding the maximum possible correction and efficacy using

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Flashes and Floaters

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2008/01/25

Guest: Nicholas Zakov, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Nicholas Zakov to the Revealing Retina. Dr. Zakov is a partner in Retina Associates of Cleveland, the largest Vitreoretinal group in Ohio and a clinical professor of Ophthalmology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland. They will be discussing the warning signs of flashes and floaters as well as common vs. uncommon causes and several treatments.

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"My Maggie:" The Experience of Usher Syndrome

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/12/24

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers,

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"My Maggie:" a Husband's Account of Usher Syndrome

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/12/24

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Richard King In his book “My Maggie,” Chicago sports anchor Rich King writes a powerful, complex, and memorable love story about his childhood sweetheart and wife of 32 years. Diagnosed with hearing loss at the age of four, Maggie wore cumbersome hearing aids and felt the humiliation of being "different." Slowly, an insidious disease later diagnosed as Usher Syndrome robbed her of vision. But she soldiered on, having fought three different cancers,

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The Excimer Laser and the History of Lasik

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/12/12

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Mani Bhaumik, PhD The excimer laser was the key component to the invention of lasik surgery, responsible to returning nearly perfect vision to millions of people. How was the excimer laser developed and how did it turn into a miracle capable of correcting vision? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with the co-inventor of the excimer laser, Dr. Mani Bhaumik.

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Macular Degeneration Treatments

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/11/30

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Julia Haller, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Julia Haller to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Haller is President of the American Society of Retina Specialists and Chairman, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. Tune in to hear everything new in the treatment of macular degeneration.

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Keeping an Eye on Macular Degeneration

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/11/30

Host: Roy Levit, MD Guest: Julia Haller, MD Dr. Roy Levit welcomes Dr. Julia Haller to The Revealing Retina. Dr. Haller is President of the American Society of Retina Specialists and Chairman, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia. They will discuss the different types of macular degeneration, the demographics involved and who should be treating it.

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Diabetic Retinopathy II

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/10/05

Guest: Suber Huang, MD Tune in to hear Dr. Roy Levit, host and president of the American Retina Fundation, as he welcomes Dr. Suber Huang, Director of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Medical Director and Treasurer for University Ophthalmologists, Inc. Dr. Huang will discuss the intricacies of Diabetic Retinopathy.

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Diabetic Retinopathy I

Eye on Ocular Health ·

2007/10/05

Guest: Suber Huang, MD Tune in to hear the first in a monthly series entitled, "The Revealing Retina". Dr. Roy Levit, host and president of the American Retina Fundation, welcomes Dr. Suber Huang, Director of Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery at University Hospitals of Cleveland, and Medical Director and Treasurer for University Ophthalmologists, Inc. to discuss Diabetic Retinopathy, it's cause and effects. Listeners will gain information on how to understand and identify visual

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