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Christine Curcio, Ph.D., says research findings are important in suggesting that treatments already investigated for cancer might be beneficial for AMD.
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The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is proud to announce that it received official notification and final funding approval for a four-year integrated residency program. This change will add an integrated internship year to the current three-year ophthalmology training[…]
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The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences hosted its first-ever virtual Symposium in June. Eighty attendees joined us for virtual presentations by our residents and featured speakers – Sonal Tuli, M.D., M.Ed., Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology[…]
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UAB’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and UAB Callahan Eye Hospital & Clinics are pleased to welcome four new providers – Elise Agostinelli, OD, Jeff Chaiprakob, MD, John Morgan, MD, and Jeffrey Tapley, MD.
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The UA System Board of Trustees awarded the rank of Professor Emeritus to Craig Beard, Etty “Tika” Benveniste, Louis Dell’Italia, Robert F. Pass, John Hablitz and Clark Douglas Witherspoon and the rank of Endowed Professor to Jeff Holmes during its[…]
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The location offers adult and pediatric optometry and ophthalmology services, and delivers the same vision care that Callahan Eye Hospital has provided on the UAB campus for the past 50 years.
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Seven individuals and two registered student organizations were named Mental Health Champions by Student Counseling Services for their efforts during this past year.
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MoneyGeek.com recently published an article featuring expert advice from Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., Nathan E. Miles Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology and Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Did you know that you can have cataracts as young as 40 years of age but not actually experience vision problems until much later?
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Free vision screening and eye testing are now being offered as part of a new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to patients at some Cahaba Medical Care primary care[…]
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Patients of Cahaba Medical Care Federally Qualified Health Clinics, in the towns of Marion, Centreville and Maplesville, Alabama, can receive vision screening and testing for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases.
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Christine A. Curcio, Ph.D., professor in Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been awarded the senior faculty 2021 Dean’s Excellence Award for Research.
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Eighteen outstanding faculty members have been named winners of the 2021 Dean’s Excellence Awards in the areas of teaching, research, service, mentorship, and diversity.
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This is the first study on older drivers — most of whom had vision impairment — that ties actual at-fault crashes and near-crashes, identified through in-vehicle sensors and confirmed by video, to the visual characteristics of drivers.
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Ten graduate faculty were honored with the UAB Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award for exceptional work with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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Congratulations to Shervonne Poleon, who has been named the recipient of the 2021 Prevent Blindness Rising Visionary Award.
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Christine A. Curcio, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the UAB School of Medicine, has been named to the Top 100 Women in Ophthalmology Power List 2021.
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This year, the university recognizes 50 years of service by Jeanne Hutchison, Ph.D., and Ferdinand Urthaler, M.D., and 45 years of service by Robert Kim M.D., and Joseph Lovetto. In addition, 294 employees with 20 or more years and 904[…]
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The residents of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were recently named the recipient of the 2020 Commitment to Advocacy Award given by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
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This year, the new President’s Award for Excellence in Shared Values honors Blazers who demonstrated one or more of UAB’s shared values in the course of their work during the extraordinary times presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
