SMILE Procedure and Arrestin-1 Gene Involvement in RP on July 22-23 Show

Dr. Richard Norden (Norden Laser Eye Associates - Ridgewood, NJ)

Dr. Stephen Daiger (University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston, TX)

Dr. Richard Norden of Norden Laser Eye Associates in Ridgewood, New Jersey discusses the minimally invasive laser vision correction procedure called SMILE.

Then, Dr. Stephen Daiger, a professor in the Human Genetics Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, discusses the gene, arrestin-1, that has been linked to retinitis pigmentosa in many Hispanic families in the Southwest.

7/22/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Memphis Paralympics and L-Dopa To Fight AMD On July 8-9 Show

Dr. Brian McKay (University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson)

Curtis Tillman of the Tennessee Association of Blind Athletes tells us about events such as goalball and beep baseball coming up in the Paralympics in Memphis on July 29.

Then, Dr. Brian McKay of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science explains how l-dopa, a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease, could be vital in the fight against macular degeneration.

7/8/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)