Myopia and Efficacy of Low Dose Atropine Eye Drops and Glaucoma and Importance Of Follow-up Appointments

Dr. Lori Ann Kehler (Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Nashville, TN)

Dr. Jullia Rosdahl (Duke Eye Center - Durham, NC)

Dr. Lori Ann Kehler, associate professor of ophthalmology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, discusses myopia, treatments for myopia, and a study showing the efficacy of low-dose atropine eye drops in treating myopia.

Dr. Jullia Rosdahl, glaucoma specialist and associate professor of ophthalmology at Duke Eye Center in Durham, North Carolina, explains the different forms of glaucoma, a study showing the frequency of missed follow-up appointments, and the importance of keeping follow-up appointments.

8/20/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Study Showing Eye Drops Better Than Injections For Retinal Vein Occlusion In Mice And Study Linking Dementia With Different Types Of Vision Impairment

Dr. Carol Troy (Columbia University - New York, NY)

Dr. Joshua Ehrlich (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI)

Dr. Carol Troy, Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology and Neurology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Disease) at Columbia University, discusses how experimental eye drops in mice have been more effective in treating retinal vein occlusion than using eye injections.

Dr. Joshua Ehrlich, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, goes over a study showing a link between dementia and different types of vision impairment.

8/13/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Two Diabetes-Associated Changes With The Cornea and the Significance of the Gene WNT5A

Dr. Alexander Ljubimov (Cedars-Sinai - Los Angeles, CA)

Dr. Alexander Ljubimov, director of the Eye Program at the Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute in Los Angeles discusses two diabetes-associated changes with the cornea and the significance of the gene, WNT5A.

8/3/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)