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Medical Student Research Day celebrates the research accomplishments of medical students and provides them with the opportunity to present their projects to fellow students and faculty.
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Chris Girkin, M.D., MSPH, FACSOn August 31, 2022, Chris Girkin, MD, MSPH, FACS, served on a panel hosted by Advancing Sight Network to close out National Minority Donor Awareness Month. The goal of this annual observance is to increase organ[…]
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The UAB projects will investigate was to improve and increase the use of artificial intelligence in biomedical research.
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Owsley and McGwin will lead three data collection sites in the collection of data to inform machine learning approaches to provide critical insights into the endemic condition Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., MSPHCynthia Owsley, Ph.D., MSPH, director of the Clinical Research Unit in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Nathan E. Miles Endowed Chair of Ophthalmology, has been selected as a member[…]
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The Tuscaloosa clinic is UAB Callahan Eye’s 18th clinic location in Alabama.
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An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, resulting in an increase of pressure in a small area and causing the vessel to balloon.
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The UAB Ophthalmology Residency Program is excited to welcome 5 Fellow and 10 new residents – five PY2 residents and five first-year residents, who are the first-ever class in the department’s new integrated program.
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Leo Harris found out firsthand the importance of seeking immediate eye care after a sports-related eye injury.
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Thousands of people, many of them children, suffer eye injuries from fireworks each year in the United States. UAB ophthalmologists at the only eye emergency room in Alabama provide safety tips.
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A study claims vision screening in older drivers does not identify those who are likely to have collisions in the future.
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In honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, UAB experts provide six ways to improve mental health.
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Matthew Leong will graduate in the spring undergraduate commencement ceremony April 30 in Bartow Arena.
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This award recognizes an individual who has made substantial contributions to the understanding and/or treatment of age-related macular degeneration.
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The UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation offers a weekend getaway for children with low vision and their families annually—an event that is fastened together by handfuls of volunteers and donations. During National Volunteer Week, Dawn DeCarlo O.D., Ph.D., professor[…]
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UAB Callahan Eye is excited to welcome Dr. Eric Sputh, MD, Dr. Michelle Langkawel, OD, Dr. Rob Tauscher, MD, Dr. Blythe Monheit, MD, and Dr. Danielle Isen, MD to its clinical faculty.
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Congratulations to Dawn DeCarlo, OD, PhD, director of the UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation and professor in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, for being named the recipient of the Sight Savers America (SSA) 2022 Hall W.[…]
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We would like to welcome Bertram Young, who has been named our new Director of Development. Bertram comes to UAB from the Boys & Girls Club of Central Alabama with more than 10 years’ experience in fundraising, public relations, and marketing.[…]
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The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences recently held its annual Symposium, and this year, we were pleased to welcome featured speakers Sophie J. Bakri, MD, from the Mayo Clinic, Geoffrey Tabin, MD, from Stanford Byers Eye Institute, and Mark[…]
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In 2021, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences welcomed five new providers – Elise Agostinelli, OD; Sarah Berry, OD; Jeff Chaiprakob, MD; John Morgan, MD; and Jeffrey Tapley, MD.
