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Message from the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Our
Department’s home is the newly expanded UCHealth Eye Center on the
Anschutz Medical Campus. This state-of-the-art facility is one of the
largest eye centers in the country and serves not only patients in the
Rocky Mountain region but also patients all over the world.
The
technological innovations conceived and developed by Departmental
faculty have changed the practice of eye care throughout the world. Read more ...
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UCHealth Eye Center debuts laser cataract surgery
Dec 13, 2011 byIt’s the first new technique for removing cataracts in roughly three decades. Physicians at the UCHealth Eye Center became the first in the metro area to start using it.Full story -
Young, unsupervised children most at risk for dog bites
Nov 9, 2010 byA study shows that unsupervised children are most at risk for bites, that the culprits are usually family pets and if they bite once, they will bite again with the second attack often more devastating than the first.Full story -
New eye cancer treatment prevents blindness
Aug 27, 2010 byIn his quest to save eyesight in patients with ocular cancer, Scott Oliver, MD, discovered that silicone oil could block radiation from striking critical structures while allowing it to hit the tumor.Full story -
Treatments offer hope for patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Mar 1, 2010 byDarren Gregory, MD, sees success using amniotic membrane to treat ocular problems in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.Full story
