News and Announcements
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After attack, UCHealth Eye Center team saves an eye
Nov 20, 2018, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayA multi-specialty team saves a teacher's vision.Full story -
Saving Tabythia’s Eyesight
Nov 8, 2018, 12:00 AM by Office of AdvancementDrs. Davidson, Oliver and Kahook save Tabythia's vision.Full story -
Letting light back in after accident blinded hunter
Jul 26, 2018, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodaySeveral complex surgeries and low vision rehabilitation help father of two regain vision after shotgun pellet injuries.Full story -
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center part of longstanding partnership
Jul 26, 2018, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz TodayLeadership commitment names UCHealth Eye Center program at Anschutz Medical Campus.Full story -
New World Medical Congratulates its 2018 Humanitarian Project Award and Fellowship Award Winners
Mar 12, 2018, 12:00 AM by CistonCUSOM Ophthalmic Global Outreach Program receives medical mission travel support to provide glaucoma training in the Dominican Republic.Full story -
Veteran gives veteran his sight back
Nov 6, 2017, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz TodayVietnam veteran, J.D. Hill, was losing sight in his left eye. His Army doctors in Colorado Springs were stumped and sent him to Prem Subramanian, MD, PhD, a fellow veteran, who saved Hill’s sight.Full story -
A vision for helping those with sight problems
Aug 30, 2017, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz TodayValeria Canto-Soler, PhD, joins Ophthalmology and Gates Center for Regenerative Medicineas the Doni Solich Family Endowed Chair in Ocular Stem Cell Research to develop cell-based treatments.Full story -
Chicken pox, shingles, varicella, zoster: patients benefit from scientific research
Jul 12, 2017, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayMaria Nagel, MD, is one of the top clinical reserachers of the varicella-zoster virus that causes chicken pox, shingles and other diseases.Full story -
Eye experts warn of long-term dangers from staring at solar eclipse
Aug 15, 2017, 12:00 AM by Fox 31Even brief periods of looking at the sun can cause retinal burns.Full story -
Growing number of devices set to transform glaucoma treatment
Jul 15, 2017, 12:00 AM by Ophthalmology TimesNew devices to treat Glaucoma with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) are in the making.Full story -
Retired eye docs recognized by CU
Jun 28, 2017, 12:00 AM by Journal Advocate SterlingDrs. Elliff and Buchanan honored with Distinguished Achievement Award for a combined 50 years of providing care in northeastern Colorado, where access to health care has been limited.Full story -
Eye specialist Ocugen looks east for second-round fundraising
Jun 15, 2017, 12:00 AM by Fierce BiotechNew treatments for sight-threatening diseases, invented by Ocugen co-founder Uday Kompella, are closer to clinical trials.Full story -
Online eye exam can issue prescriptions – but does it work?
Dec 29, 2016, 12:00 AM by Fox 31Richard Davidson, MD discusses the limits of currently-available online eye exams.Full story -
Lights go on for another 'bionic eye' patient
Oct 1, 2016, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayRaymond Graber, 88, got his first glimpse of the outside world in more than half a century, thanks to surgery and a still-emerging technology.Full story -
High school girls explore health care careers
Jul 11, 2016, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz Today50 high school girls from around Aurora and Denver participate in “Exploring Careers in Health Care” program.Full story -
Dr. Seibold advocates on behalf of patients, HB16-1095
Feb 1, 2016, 12:00 AM by CSEPSDr. Leonard Seibold, MD, addresses the Colorado House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee to support HB16-1095. The "early eye drop refill" bill was signed into law in March 2016.Full story -
Dr. Enzenauer retires after 40-year military career
Jan 1, 2016, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayRobert Enzenauer, MD, is chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and plans to stay put. But Enzenauer is retiring as a brigadier general, bringing to an end a 40-year military career.Full story -
Colorado's first bionic eye implant
Dec 1, 2015, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayOnly two centers in the Western United States have implanted the device, which uses a small camera and microchip to stimulate the patient’s optic nerve.Full story -
Eye center display offers a look at ophthalmology’s past
Sep 1, 2015, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayTwo CU inventors recently had their work recognized by The Ophthalmologist, landing the #7 and #1 spots.Full story -
UCHealth Eye Center announces grand opening
Sep 1, 2015, 12:00 AM by UCHealth TodayAfter an extensive expansion and remodeling project, the UCHealth Eye Center has reopened and is now one of the largest eye centers in the nation.Full story