Ophthalmology

Flash photos typically produce a red reflection in people’s eyes, but sometimes that reflection can appear white or gray, which is known as leukocoria.

On this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, Laura Periman, MD, and Dagny Zhu, MD, are live from Women in Ophthalmology discussing the meeting, their takeaways, empowering women and the practice of gratitude.

On this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, is live from Women in Ophthalmology discussing the sexual harassment study, surveys and results with Michelle “Mimi” Cabrera, MD, and Grace Sun, MD.

On this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, is live from the Women in Ophthalmology meeting with Pratap Challa, MD, Fasika Woreta, MD, Jennifer Lindsey, MD, and Annie Wishna, MD, discussing residency programs.

I. Howard Fine, MD , an internationally recognized leader in ophthalmology and past president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, died on Aug. 29, according to a Facebook post from his practice.

Stefano Gandolfi, MD, a glaucoma specialist and Healio | OSN Europe Edition Board Member, died on Sept. 2 at the age of 64 years.

Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, newly elected president of the European Society of Retina Specialists and highly esteemed member of the global retina community, died unexpectedly on April 20.

Optometrists are often first to diagnose a patient with keratoconus and hold a great responsibility for referring patients for corneal cross-linking in a timely manner.

H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., MD, a former executive vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, died on Jan. 27. He was 84 years old.

There are no current therapies to improve vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration, but research on the safety of a stem cell patch has indicated positive results in patients suffering from vision loss, according to researchers.