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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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Anschutz exec gives 1.5M to CU eye program
May 22, 2013 byCraig Slater and his wife Colleen have donated $1.5 million to the University of Colorado School of Medicine to create the Slater Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology, to be held by Malik Kahook, MD.Full story -
Aspiring Actress contracts Steven's Johnson Syndrome (SJS)
May 1, 2013 byA New York actress traveled to Colorado where she experienced a rare, but serious reaction to a medication. Darren Gregory, MD successfully treated blisters on her eyes, preventing blindness.Full story -
Vision therapy helping correct poor vision
Apr 30, 2013 byEmily McCourt, MD, assistant professor of pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus, discusses vision therapies for children.Full story -
Sue Anschutz-Rodgers donates 2M for eye-disease chair
Apr 4, 2013 byRancher and philanthropist Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has donated $2 million toward creating an endowed chair in retinal diseases which will be held by Naresh Mandava, MD.Full story