Publications
UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology news releases
November 2006
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NATIONWIDE STUDY ON EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS AND FISH OIL ON AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
November 20, 2006 — The UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science is participating in a nationwide study to see if a modified combination of vitamins, minerals and fish oil can further slow the progression of vision loss from age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in the United States for people over age 60.
PROTON-BEAM TREATMENT FOR OCULAR MELANOMA NOW OFFERED AT UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER
November 3, 2006 — Surgical removal of the eye, or enucleation, has long been the standard treatment for ocular melanoma, a rare cancer that occurs in about six out of every one million people each year.
October 2006
STUDY OF WHY WOODPECKERS DON'T GET HEADACHES LEADS TO IG NOBEL PRIZE FOR UC DAVIS OPHTHALMOLOGIST
October 5, 2006 — When your daily routine involves slamming your head against a tree, you might expect to get an occasional headache. Such is the fate of woodpeckers as they search for worms, grubs and insects.
October 2005
October 18, 2005 — Over the next week, UC Davis ophthalmologist William Lloyd will dissect and examine the eyes of two North Chilean mummies for evidence of various diseases and medical conditions.
September 2005
September 7, 2005 — The UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has received a grant of $110,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness to support research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding eye diseases.
June 2004
June 14, 2004 — UC Davis ophthalmologists and other researchers around the country have found that pressure-lowering eye drops can delay or possibly prevent the onset of glaucoma in almost 50 percent of African-Americans who are at higher risk for developing the disease.
ARTIFICIAL CORNEA AND LENS GIVE BLIND MAN GIFT OF SIGHT
June 14, 2004 — A man who has been waiting 38 years for medical science to advance enough to reverse blindness caused by severe chemical burns got his lifelong wish nearly three weeks ago when eye surgeons at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center implanted an artificial cornea and lens in his right eye.
SIGHT RESTORED IN CARMICHAEL MAN AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF BLINDNESS
June 5, 2004 — UC Davis ophthalmologists discuss their successful use of a synthetic cornea to restore sight for a Carmichael man.
May 2004
COLOR-BLIND MALES, EVEN THOSE WHO ARE MILDLY COLOR BLIND, SOUGHT FOR VISION STUDY
May 19, 2004 — Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology are seeking color-blind males, even those who are mildly color blind, for a study on color vision.
February 2004
February 25, 2004 — Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Ophthalmology are seeking color-blind males for a study on color vision.