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A California Corneal Transplant Tissue Donor Allowed Her to Return to School

I founded and was the Medical Director of a Corneal Transplant Eye Bank in Santa Rosa. The Medical Director of Seva Foundation Chundak Tenzing asked me to help complete the training cycle for this yet-to-be-launched corneal transplant program in Western Nepal. In the two-thirds of the country ...

2024-12-13T15:42:50-08:00

Dr. Barth’s Upside-Down Start to Asia Charity Work

At age 20, I went to India for a Williams College-sponsored semester of Indian Art and Religion. During the five months, I witnessed so much blindness that I redirected my studies to medicine. For 40 years, I have dedicated myself to working in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Having ...

2024-11-19T08:49:27-08:00

Can Ozempic Affect Eye Health? Here’s What Ophthalmologists Want You to Know

Ozempic (semaglutide) has gained widespread attention as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and, more recently, for weight loss. Its popularity has surged due to its effectiveness in helping patients control blood sugar levels and reduce body weight. However, with the increasing use of Ozempic, there has been ...

2024-11-07T12:21:50-08:00

Discover the first and only customizable lens, for cataract surgery — RxSight’s Light Adjustable LensTM

Understanding Cataracts and Traditional TreatmentCataracts, characterized by the clouding of the eye's natural lens, affect millions of people worldwide, causing impaired vision and, in severe cases, blindness. Cataracts occur when proteins in the eye's lens clump together, leading to a loss of transparency and subsequently blurring vision. Traditionally, ...

2024-09-16T16:41:19-07:00