September 3, 2019September Is Healthy Aging Month!
September is Healthy Aging Month! Did you know that as you age, you are at higher risk of developing eye diseases and conditions, such as age-related macular …
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August 13, 2019Epiretinal Membranes-Dr. MacCumber
Dr. MacCumber discussed his research on epiretinal membranes at ASRS recently. Read his findings below: Authors: MacCumber, Mathew W.1,2;Parker, Paul R.1; …
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August 13, 2019The Packo Award-Dr. Kirk Packo
The American Society of Retina Specialists presented Kirk H. Packo, MD with its inaugural service award, named in his honor. The Packo Award, which recognizes …
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August 9, 2019Acute Macular Neuroretinitis – August 2019
A 42 year old female presents with one week of blurred vision in the left eye. She states that a week ago she had a “spider bite” and subsequently developed …
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August 1, 2019Annual Ingalls Open Golf Outing
University of Chicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial hosted its annual Ingalls Open Golf Outing this week to raise money for the Ingalls Development Foundation. …
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July 23, 2019Dr. Merrill’s Journal Of VitreoRetinal Diseases Article
Dr. Merrill’s published an article titled “Undiagnosed Ocular Syphilis Treated With Immunosuppressive Therapy” in the June, 2019 Journal of …
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July 16, 2019Welcome Dr. Dajani!
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Omar Dajani (pictured with Dr. Rezaei) to our practice’s fellowship program! He attended the University of Arkansas Medical …
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July 11, 2019Dr. Rezaei At FLORetina
Dr. Rezaei is a co-organizer of the Florence Retina Meeting (FLORetina), one of the largest retina conferences around the world. The meeting takes place every …
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June 20, 2019Dr. Merrill At Oregon Ophthalmic Alumni Association
Members of the AAO Ethics Committee Drs. Pauline Merrill and John Irvine presented “Cultural Competency” and “Disclosing Medical Errors” at the Oregon …
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June 19, 201915th Annual Rush Alumni Day
Lead by Dr. Kirk Packo, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Rush Medical Center, The 15th Annual Rush Alumni Day took place Saturday, June 8th. It was …
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