IN THE NEWS: Dr. Sam Garg, medical director of UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, recently appeared on PBS SoCal to discuss the implantable miniature telescope for patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration. The condition is leading cause of blindness among older Americans and the device restores a portion of vision lost to the disease. [...]
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UCI surgeons implant tiny eye telescope in patients with eye disease
June 25, 2012 – 12:46 pm
Two UC Irvine ophthalmologists are the first in Orange County to implant a miniature telescope in the eyes of patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among older Americans. The device restores a portion of vision lost to the disease. UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is the sole facility in [...]
American Glaucoma Society honors George Baerveldt for innovation
March 5, 2012 – 9:21 am
George Baerveldt has received the American Glaucoma Society’s second annual Innovator Award for extraordinary contributions to his field. A UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology, Baerveldt has gained international recognition for his glaucoma research and surgical innovations. He created the Baerveldt glaucoma implant and currently holds four patents related to this invention. Baerveldt also developed the [...]
UC Irvine physician among honored vision leaders
March 29, 2011 – 2:50 am
IN THE NEWS: Dr. Baruch Kuppermann, professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering and chief of retina service at UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, was recently honored with the Foundation Fighting Blindness Visionary Award for 2011. Read more >>
Steinert named a top opthalmologist
January 28, 2011 – 10:51 am
UC Irvine’s Dr. Roger Steinert has been named one of America’s top ophthalmologists. The Department of Ophthalmology professor and chair is founding director of UCI’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. Read more >>