Patient Care Talented Students Raise Funds to Help City Pupils Who Need Eyeglasses By Leslie White Feb. 12, 2016 UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute received a $20,000 donation to support its program to provide free vision care for needy schoolchildren. Kids Reaching Hearts Through Performing Arts, an ...
Patient Care Young Artists Host Gala to Support Programs for Children with Vision Loss By Leslie White Sep. 25, 2015 A group of young performing artists is holding a gala Oct. 10 to support UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute’s programs to help children with vision loss in Rochester and across the world.
Research Flaum Eye Institute Scientist Gets Funding to Study Vision Loss in Batten Disease By Leslie White Jul. 2, 2015 University of Rochester Medical Center scientist Ruchira Singh, Ph.D., received a grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to investigate how neurodegenerative diseases, such as juvenile Batten ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Experts Discuss Sjogren’s Syndrome Therapies June 11 By Leslie White Jun. 3, 2015 UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute experts will discuss therapies for dry eye at the Sjogren’s Disease Support Group meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Pittsford Public Library.
Patient Care Flaum Eye Institute Opens Strong Vision Optical Shop at College Town By Leslie White Apr. 22, 2015 UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute is opening a comprehensive optical shop at College Town, providing eye exams, prescription eyewear, contact lenses and sunglasses. The Strong Vision shop will open ...
Patient Care Strong West Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates First Year of Services By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 1, 2014 A new Ambulatory Surgical Center, to be located in space that formerly housed Lakeside’s birthing center, is expected to open later this month. It will include 15 beds, three operating rooms and two ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Experts will Discuss Therapies for Dry Eye May 21 By Leslie White May. 12, 2014 UR Medicine dry eye experts will discuss therapies for dry eye at the Sjogren’s Disease Support Group meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Pittsford Public Library.
Patient Care Flaum Eye Institute Leads Region in New Laser Technique for Cataract Surgery By Leslie White Apr. 2, 2014 UR Medicine has introduced new laser technology to offer customized cataract surgery with greater precision than the traditional manual technique, restoring vision for people like amateur ...
Research Corneal Surgeon Commits More Than $4M to University of Rochester in Memory of Late Wife By Leslie White Dec. 5, 2013 Longtime Flaum Eye Institute ophthalmologist James Aquavella, M.D., recently committed more than $4 million to the University of Rochester in memory of his late wife, Kay, who was a nurse, educator, ...
Patient Care URMC Ophthalmologists Introduce FDA’s Tiniest Medical Device to Region By Leslie White Sep. 12, 2013 Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute are using the tiniest device ever approved by the Food & Drug Administration to help prevent the blinding effects of ...
