Research Retraining the Brain to See After Stroke By Susanne Pallo Apr. 12, 2017 A new study out today in Neurology, provides the first evidence that rigorous visual training restores rudimentary sight in patients who went partially blind after suffering a stroke. Patients who ...
Research Flaum Eye Institute Joins International Microsoft Intelligence Network for Eyecare By URMC Communications Feb. 13, 2017 URMC’s Flaum Eye Institute is one of five institutions partnering with Microsoft in a new international network aimed at improving eye care worldwide using artificial intelligence.
Research A Closer Look at the Eye: Researchers Develop New Retinal Imaging Technique By Susanne Pallo Jan. 2, 2017 URMC researchers have developed a new imaging technique that allowed the first glimpse of individual cells in the retina, a layer of tissue at the back of the eye. The new technique could allow ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Welcomes Visionary Eye Associates By Leslie White Nov. 2, 2016 UR Medicine has acquired Visionary Eye Associates to join Flaum Eye Institute, a national leader in vision care and research.
Patient Care Play it Safe: Avoiding Common Eye Injuries By Lori Barrette Aug. 23, 2016 Child’s play can be great fun, except when it results in an unexpected visit to the pediatrician or eye doctor. UR Medicine pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Benjamin Hammond, of the Flaum Eye Institute, ...
Research URMC Refractive Surgeon Selected for International Award By URMC Communications Jul. 15, 2016 URMC's director of the Refractive Surgery Center in the Flaum Eye Institute, Scott MacRae, M.D., will be presented with the Jose I. Barraquer Award at the annual meeting of the American Academy of ...
People ABVI Honors Flaum Eye Institute Leader for Dedication to Community By Leslie White Mar. 28, 2016 UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Director Steven Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., will be honored by the Association for Blind and Visually Impaired during its 2016 Visionary Gala: Sea Great Things Saturday, ...
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 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 ...
Patient Care Teen Shifts from Learning Braille to Driving a Car By Leslie White Aug. 26, 2013 Dan Krenzer began learning Braille in third grade because eye disease degraded his vision. Legally blind, he could only see shapes and colors.