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Chicago Suntimes: Implant lets blind man see wife for the first time in 5 years
"It was the moment they had been praying for for so long. I was trying not to cry," she recalled. "I was shaking. It was so joyous." |
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Top Ophthalmologist Is New Department Head
From Harvard and Hopkins to Chicago. "Dimitri Azar is the model scientist whose ability to bridge the laboratory and clinic will bring the department of ophthalmology to a new level of excellence,” says Joseph Flaherty, dean. “We are delighted he has joined UIC." |
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CBS News: Lasik Vs. Lasek:
Both Are Safe, Effective: University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Dimitri Azar, M.D., and colleagues compared 122 eyes treated with Lasik to 122 eyes treated with Lasek. "Both procedures seem safe, effective, and predictable," Azar says in a news release. |
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WebMD: LASIK vs. LASEK: Both Safe Effective
"We found that although there were some differences ... that favor the LASEK procedure, the differences were not clinically significant," Azar says. The findings appear in the December issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology." |
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EurekAlert: Study Compares LASIK vs. LASEK:
"A study comparing the safety, effectiveness and reliability of LASIK and LASEK has found no clinically significant differences between the two types of laser eye surgery. |
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Medicine net: Eye-to-Eye Comparison Shows Little Difference in Eye SurgeryTechniques.
"Vision correction surgery patients will get just as good results from LASIK as from LASEK, a new study shows. " |
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EurekAlert: LASIK for Older Adults:
"We are seeing an increasing demand for LASIK surgery for older adults, who present special challenges," said study co-author Dr. Dimitri Azar, Field chair of ophthalmologic research at UIC." |
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101 Pearls in Refractive, Cataract, and Corneal Surgery, Second Edition
"Looking for quick and user-friendly surgical tips for refractive, cataract, and corneal surgery? Pearls include practical tips on:IOL Calculations after LASIK, Treatment of post-LASIK keratectasia.Masking agents for smoother ablation Amniotic membrane transplantation CK, Monovision, and Blended Vision, LASIK flap buttonhole prevention and management, Repairing Descemet’s detachments, Presbyopic IOLs, Capsular Dyes in Cataract Surgery." |
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Alcon Research Institute 2007 Awardees:
Dimitri T. Azar: "Dr. Azar has developed several refractive and surgical techniques and has published extensively on mathematical modeling techniques for refractive and other corneal and anterior segment surgeries." |
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UIC Names New Head of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences:
"Dr. Dimitri Azar, professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and senior scientist at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, has been named professor and head of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago." |
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