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Leslie Merryman

Seeds of Hope: UF Health now using precision radiation procedure for eye cancer

For patients with eye cancer, University of Florida Health ophthalmology specialist Gibran S. Khurshid, M.D., is sowing seeds of hope. In Khurshid’s case, those seeds are tiny particles of radioactive iodine. Attached to a gold implant about the size of a contact lens, the “seeds” deliver tightly focused radiation…

February is AMD Macular Degeneration Low vision Awareness Month!

February is national age related macular degeneration (AMD) and low vision awareness month. AMD is the leading cause of low vision and blindness in Americans age 60 years and older and affects 1.6 million Americans.  As the Baby Boomer generation ages, the rates of AMD are expected to reach “…

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month!

Each January, the National Eye Institute (NEI) sponsors National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States. Many people don’t know that glaucoma has no symptoms in its early stages. The only way to find out if you have glaucoma is to get a comprehensive dilated eye…

October is Eye Injury Prevention Month!

More than one million people per year are affected by an eye injury and 90% of these injuries could have been prevented had the individuals been wearing protective eye wear.  During this month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Eye Doctors around the country encourage everyone to protect their eyes from accidental injury. Some…

Guest Lecturer – Lisa Scott, Ph.D.

Please join us for “Infant Visual Attention and Perceptual Learning: Insights from Measures of Brain and Behavior.”  On Tuesday January 28th, from 12:00 – 1:00pm in R5-265, Academic Research Building with Guest Speaker Lisa Scott, PhD., Professor of Psychology.

Guest Lecturer

Kari Basso, Ph.D. Director & Scientist Mass Spectrometry Research & Education Center “Quantitative Lipidomics & Proteomics – A Systems Biology Approach to Understanding the Tear film” Wednesday, December 11, 2019 12:00 – 1:00 pm LG-101A, McKnight Brain Institute  …

Bioengineering and Machine Learning in the Eye!

The annual Center for Vision Research symposium begins TODAY at NOON in the McKnight Brain Institute auditorium (LG-101A). This conference will focus on the use of artificial intelligence in image and data analysis and on the use of implantable devices for therapy and monitoring. Sub sandwiches and drinks will be…