Flaum Eye Institute News
Flaum Eye Institute Director Takes Helm of National Ophthalmology Group »
April 01, 2013
Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named president of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. The organization is dedicated to advancing the education, research and clinical care provided by academic medical center’s ophthalmologists. He will serve a one-year term.
Flaum Eye Institute Glaucoma Expert to Discuss Vision Health March 21 »
March 13, 2013
Regina Smolyak, M.D., an ophthalmologist at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will discuss vision care, common eye diseases and tips for protecting your eyes as you age at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Ave.
Geneva Ophthalmologist Joins University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute »
March 07, 2013
Geneva ophthalmologist Harold Ross, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute, expanding the specialty medical and surgical care available to Finger Lakes region residents. Additional pediatric ophthalmology and glaucoma care are among the services that will be provided.
Patent Issued for Technology that Improves Eyesight Dramatically »
September 27, 2012
A U.S. patent has been issued to the University of Rochester for technology that has boosted the eyesight of tens of thousands of people around the world to unprecedented levels and reduced the need for patients to undergo repeat surgeries.
Flaum Eye Institute Surgeon Saves 5-year-old German Boy’s Vision »
May 07, 2012
A German boy who was considered blind and untreatable when he was born is today enrolled in kindergarten and enjoys playing video games, thanks to sight-saving surgery by a University of Rochester Medical Center cornea surgeon.
Adeline P. Lutz, Philanthropic Piano Teacher, Dies »
August 03, 2011
Adeline P. Lutz, a Greece piano teacher who donated her life’s savings to the University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at the age of 83.
UR Technology to Enhance Eyesight Approved by FDA »
March 16, 2011
A technology created by University of Rochester physicians and scientists that has helped boost the eyesight of patients to unprecedented levels is now more widely available, thanks to approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Former Ophthalmology Chief, Caring Physician, Dies »
May 03, 2010Albert C. Snell Jr., M.D., a former head of the Division of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, died April 20 at the age of 97.
New Graves’ Disease Support Group Debuts with Free Talk on May 11 »
April 23, 2010Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute and a specialist in orbital disease and neuro-ophthalmology, will discuss “What does Graves’ disease have to do with thyroid eye disease?”
Eye Institute Renamed to Honor Longtime Supporters »
November 10, 2009
Rochester businessman and philanthropist David M. Flaum and his family have been champions of the University of Rochester Eye Institute for years. In recognition of their ongoing leadership, advocacy and support, University President Joel Seligman today announced that the center will be renamed the David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute.
