: a branch of medical science dealing with the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye
Updated on: 28 Feb 2018
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Lionel Freedman Rubin, 84, a former professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine who was a pioneer in the field of veterinary ophthalmology, died Sunday, Feb. 11, at Lankenau Medical Center after a brief illness.
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Kirk Packo, the chairman of ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, has dealt with other types of parasites getting into patients' eyes — primarily the rat lungworm.
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The bride’s father is an ophthalmologist in private practice in Hackensack, N.J., and an associate clinical professor of ophthalmology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, part of the Mount Sinai Health System in Manhattan.
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The company also develop treatments for inflammatory diseases and ophthalmology alongside cancer drugs.
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Anesthesiology, radiology, ophthalmology and pulmonary medicine rounded out the list.
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The treatment is not permanent, according to William Hauswirth, an ophthalmology professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine who worked on developing it.
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Medica spokesman Greg Bury said Monday that the company is closing in on a contract to cover ophthalmology services.
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Outpatient services for pediatric specialties that include cardiology, endocrinology, allergy/immunology, neurology, pulmonology, sports medicine, orthopedics, urology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology will be on the second floor.
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First Known Use of ophthalmology
circa 1842
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