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The new location offers a wide range of comprehensive and specialty eye services to patients in Homewood.
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Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. The source of this damage may lie in the belly — mainly a leaky small intestine. A novel treatment can possibly prevent or reverse this damage.
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Maria Grant, M.D., FARVO, professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and her colleagues have published a study that provides hope in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
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Maria Grant, MD, along with her team at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences teamed up with researchers from the University of Florida College of Medicine (Drs. Qiuhong Li, Mohan Raizada, and Bruce Stevens),[…]
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Having type 1 or type 2 diabetes means your body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use it as well as it should. When there isn't enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in[…]
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Vision insurance is beneficial to help your family maintain healthy eyes. Coverage varies depending on the insurance company that you are with, but most insurance plans offer benefits on an annual basis. As the end of the year approaches, it[…]
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Drs. Christine Curcio, Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and Baruch Kuppermann at the 2022 Future Vision AwardsDr. Christine Curcio has been selected as one of four recipients of the Future Vision Foundation’s 2022 Laureate Award. The Future Vision Foundation (FVF) is[…]
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While older adults are at higher risk for eye diseases, getting older does not have to mean losing your vision. UAB Callahan Eye is committed to the personal care and preservation of eye health for our patients as they go[…]
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Being unable to see well in school is not only a scary thought for us and our kids, but it also has serious academic consequences. According to a recent study published by JAMA Ophthalmology entitled, “Effect of a Randomized Interventional[…]
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At their annual Innovation Awards, UAB’s Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated innovators from all corners of campus for their accomplishments, inventions and ingenuity.
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One of the scaries of aging is the change in night vision over time. Most people start noticing changes in night vision around the age of 45. The most common complaints regarding nighttime driving are difficulty with oncoming headlights, judging[…]
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Proper contact lens safety can save you from future vision problems.
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Carol Ballinger, Dylan McDonald and Robert Welch are the second-quarter honorees of the UAB Shared Values in Action Program, which honors those whose work exemplifies and embodies Forging the Future's shared values.
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The Alabama Institute for the Deaf & Blind, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, hosted the 10th anniversary White Cane Day Alabama celebration over the weekend on October 15, 2022, at the Alys Stephens Center. White Cane[…]
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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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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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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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Leo Harris found out firsthand the importance of seeking immediate eye care after a sports-related eye injury.