Sentences with phrase «by an ophthalmologist at»

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A team led by pediatric ophthalmologist Robert Koenekoop at McGill University gave the medication to 14 patients with Leber congenital amaurosis, an inherited disease that causes retinal degeneration leading to blindness.

«To most people, especially ophthalmologists, common sense would suggest that there is little harm in simply measuring the vision at a distance during a patient's routine visit to their primary care physician,» Sommer, who wrote an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine, said by email.

But if the immune system is indeed attacking the corneal protein identified by the Cantor group, the discovery could «in principle allow us to disrupt or arrest this component» of the attack, says M. Reza Dana, an ophthalmologist and ocular immunologist at Harvard Medical School, perhaps by inactivating the specific set of immune cells responsible for it.

While traditionally contacts were thought to be safer than a surgical procedure, an analysis by ophthalmologists from the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center indicates otherwise.

David C. Neely, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology, and colleagues conducted a study that included 644 people 60 years or older with normal macular health per medical record based on their most recent dilated comprehensive eye examination by a primary eye care ophthalmologist or optometrist.

Although the hospital has an active community clinic providing primary care for pets in and around Stillwater, most of the animals seen at the hospital are there to be examined by a veterinary specialist such as a cardiologist, ophthalmologist, radiologist or oncologist.

Horses that have not had ocular SCC and are at least 13 years old will need to be examined by a boarded veterinary ophthalmologist to confirm that they do not have ocular SCC.

Eye was non-visual at presentation as seen by a boarded ophthalmologist, referred for eye enucleation.

While early stages of PRA may be more difficult to diagnose, most dogs with PRA that are presented for vision loss already have advanced disease and the diagnosis can be made easily at an exam by an experienced veterinary ophthalmologist using indirect ophthalmoscopy.

ERG - Electroretinography; a test done by an ophthalmologist to assess the functioning of the retina, the light sensing and vision producing layer of cells at the back of the eye.

Our ophthalmologists see equine patients at large animal facilities by special arrangement.

This can be accomplished at a «clearing eye clinic» sponsored by breed clubs or at the Veterinary Ophthalmologist's office.

Statistical analysis of data collected by Tony Reed, an Ophthalmologist working at the Animal Health Trust, has shed new light on the condition in the Flat - Coated Retriever and this study has demonstrated for the first time that:

Annual examination by a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist is recommended for the lifetime of any dog that has been bred, because hereditary eye problems can develop at varying ages.

You may not notice any signs even if your dog has this defect, which is why it is important to get your puppy's eyes checked by a veterinarian and a certified veterinary ophthalmologist at about eight weeks old.

It is customary for members of the Italian Greyhound Club of America and the American Whippet Club to have their animals examined by a boarded ophthalmologist periodically, either at a private clinic or at a CERF eye clinic which is usually held during a dog show.

A screening eye examination can only be done by a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist, and may be done at an early age.

the cataracts are visible at birth to a veterinary ophthalmologist using a slit lamp, and may become «mature» - solid, full blown - by one to three years of age.

Dr. Roberts has been involved exclusively in veterinary ophthalmology since 1981 and was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1984, after finishing a residency at Colorado State University.

A collaborative research effort by a team of investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Chris Dixon and the OptiGen Research Program, has led to the discovery of a novel mutation in the CNGA3 gene that causes Day Blindness in the Labrador Retriever (1).

The Ophthalmology service at CUVS is led by a board - certified veterinary ophthalmologist, giving you and your pet access to exceptional expertise, care, and state - of - the - art instrumentation.

However, a recent study of GRPU in three Midwestern states revealed a prevalence of 5.5 % in all Golden Retrievers examined by a veterinary ophthalmologist; indeed, in dogs examined that were at least 8 years of age, the prevalence was 9.9 %.2 In other words, nearly 10 % of all Goldens at least 8 years of age were found to be affected with GRPU.

Groundbreaking GRPU research at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine is performed by Dr. Wendy Townsend, who is a veterinary ophthalmologist.