Category Archives: Ophthalmology

Life isn’t a blur anymore after cornea transplant surgery

December 15th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Maxine Kaehler is enjoying life’s little details again after sight-saving cornea transplant surgery. Continue reading →

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Rare Arthritis No Match for Woman Determined to Save Her Eyesight

August 23rd, 2012 - 4:52 pm

(written by Raquel Rivas – Mayo Clinic in Florida) When most of us think about eye problems, we think about a trip to the eye doctor for a new eyeglass prescription. But for Sandy Blue, a rare eye condition posed … Continue reading →

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Teamwork makes the routine extraordinary

August 10th, 2012 - 6:00 am

There was no doubting the value of the team approach on the early morning of Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. In what was otherwise a fairly routine procedure — cataract removal … Continue reading →

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Mackenzie’s vision: Coordinated care, rapid treatment restore child’s eyesight

November 8th, 2011 - 10:22 am

When Mackenzie Chicos, an active 8-year-old from Owatonna, Minn., woke up for school one morning seeing spots in her left eye, her family didn’t suspect that anything could be seriously wrong. It was — and her vision was at risk. … Continue reading →

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A new way to treat glaucoma

August 6th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Doctors at Mayo Clinic in Florida and Minnesota are using a new technique to stabilize glaucoma and preserve vision. Glaucoma is an eye disease that slowly damages the vision. A leading cause of blindness, it occurs when the eye’s natural … Continue reading →

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