Cat's Eye Implants May Help Humans See- June 30, 2007 In "Star Trek: The Next Generation," Geordi La Forge is a blind character who can see through the assistance of special implants. While the Star Trek character "lives" in the 24th century, people existing in the 21st century may not have to wait that long for this illuminating technology. Kristina Narfstrom, a University of Missouri, Columbia, veterinary ophthalmologist, has been working with a microchip implant to help blind animals "see." She indicates that the preliminary results are...http://gcoa.blogspot.com/2007/06/cats-eye-implants-may-help-humans-see.html Myth Of The Month- June 27, 2007 No matter how many times Mom warned you about this, it's simply not true, says Marguerite McDonald, M.D., a clinical professor of ophthalmology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center. "Reading in poor lighting will not physically change the eye in any way," she says. "The reason for this misconception is that bright light actually enhances your ability to read because it constricts the pupil, making it easier to focus and see clearly." Younger women may read in dim light for hours on end...http://gcoa.blogspot.com/2007/06/myth-of-month.html West Virginia University remembers founder of Eye Institute- June 21, 2007 By Eric BowenJun. 19--Ophthalmologist Robert Trotter had a promising career in ophthalmic research at Harvard. But when he found out in the early 1960s that WVU was building a new medical school without an ophthalmology department, he decided to make it his work to ensure the school would include a department for eye specialists.Trotter uprooted his family and moved back to Morgantown. For two years, he worked part-time in his brother's eye practice while he filed for grants and lobbied for...http://gcoa.blogspot.com/2007/06/west-virginia-university-remembers.html |