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From Patient to Colleague: New Faculty Member Praises UK Ophthalmologist for Exceptional Care
When Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, was 16 years old, she suffered a near-fatal car accident, which left her with significant injuries that included fractures around her eye socket. Dr. Rhodus had already struggled...
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Posted - Jan 31Read More
College of Medicine Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts with Prestigious Award
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest...
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Posted - Oct 18Read More
Ophthalmology Faculty Member Working to Help Haiti after Earthquake
Three weeks following a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the country is still suffering from the harsh effects. Many homes and buildings are severely damaged or have collapsed into rubble. Access to health...
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Posted - Sep 7Read More
For A Veteran Telemedicine Doctor, Pandemic Confirms Need to Improve Systems of Care
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 20, 2020) – By the time the pandemic forced many patients and providers into telemedicine, ophthalmologist Dr. Ana Bastos de Carvalho had been using it for years. As co-founder of the...
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Posted - Aug 20Read More
UK Ophthalmologist Writes Article Highlighting Limited and Inconsistent Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Scientific Literature
Dr. Daniel Moore, from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, recently conducted a study looking at the frequency and use of racial and ethnic data in...
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Posted - Jun 25Read More
UK's Peter Blackburn Recognized as Ophthalmologist of the Year
Dr. Peter Blackburn, associate professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, has been presented with the Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons’ (KAEPS)...
Tags - Ophthalmology, Faculty
Posted - Jun 19Read More
New Grant Provides Retinopathy Screenings for Diabetics
Diabetes is a complex condition that requires patients to check in with providers across a number of specialties. Multiple appointments with practitioners can mean endless rounds of scheduling, traveling and...
Tags - Ophthalmology, Research
Posted - Oct 24Read More
New Genetic Ophthalmologist Specializes in Inherited Eye Diseases
Ophthalmic genetics, the branch of medicine concerned with inherited eye diseases, is a relatively new subspecialty with less than 100 practitioners worldwide. In July 2017, the team at UK Advanced Eye Care...
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Posted - Sep 13Read More
UK Global Ophthalmology Hosts Inaugural Outreach Clinic
On May 5, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in partnership with the Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) and the Huffman &...
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Posted - Jun 1Read More
UK Global Ophthalmology Program to Host Award-Winning Film
The University of Kentucky Global Ophthalmology (UK GO) program, a new program with a mission to prevent avoidable blindness by fighting eye disease across the Commonwealth and beyond, has partnered with the...
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Posted - Dec 13Read More
UK HealthCare's New Advanced Eye Care Clinic Enhances Patient Care, Education and Research
In the continuous pursuit of providing unsurpassed excellence in health care to the people of Kentucky and beyond, the UK HealthCare Advanced Eye Care Clinic opened its’ doors to the future of eye care at UK...
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Posted - Mar 23Read More
Shriners and Patients Celebrate Topping Out of New Facility at UK
Shriners Hospitals for Children and UK Healthcare celebrated an important milestone in the construction of the $47 million Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center (SHCMC) on Tuesday — the “topping out”...
Tags - Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Clinical, Shriner's Hospital
Posted - Dec 3Read More
Fukuda Receives Prestigious Awards Given to Outstanding Japanese Researchers
Dr. Shinichi Fukuda, postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has received two prestigious awards to...
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Posted - Oct 15Read More
Markey Hosting Gala to Support Expressions of Courage Exhibit
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center will host a special gala on Saturday, Feb. 7, to support its second annual Expressions of Courage exhibit this summer. Markey's Expressions of Courage exhibit is...
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Posted - Jan 21Read More
HIV/AIDS Drugs Could Be Repurposed to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A landmark study published today in the journal Science by an international group of scientists, led by the laboratory of Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology...
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Posted - Nov 20Read More
UK Study Published in PNAS Reveals Mechanisms of Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
University of Kentucky researchers led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, professor and vice-chair in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Kentucky, have made revealing discoveries...
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Posted - Nov 4Read More
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