Displaying items by tag: department of ophthalmology and visual sciences
A modifier gene is one that changes the observable characteristics, called the phenotype, or molecular expression of other genes.
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The pediatric aphakia clinic at UAB is the only one of its kind in the state of Alabama.
Michelle Wooten, Ph.D., assistant professor of astronomy in the Department of Physics, and eye specialists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham share some useful facts and tips to enjoy the upcoming eclipses.
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UAB expert discusses summer eye hazards and how to mitigate the risk of kids’ being injured.
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Learn how to prevent and treat some common types of outdoor injuries.
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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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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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Proper contact lens safety can save you from future vision problems.
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.
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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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Luxturna uses a non-disease-causing virus to deliver a normal copy of the RPE65 gene to retinal cells, enabling them to make proteins capable of improving and preserving visual function.
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