Tag: macular degeneration

Weisser-Pike to Provide Rehabilitation to First IMT Patient in the United States

Written by Amber Carter

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Public Service

The first patient in the United States to receive an implanted miniature telescope (IMT) following cataract surgery will receive rehabilitation from an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the College of Health Professions at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). Low vision rehabilitation and occupational therapist Orli Weisser-Pike, OTD, OTR/L,… Read More

Edward Chaum, MD, PhD, Receives $2.4 Million Grant to Study Macular Degeneration

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Research

Edward Chaum, MD, PhD, Plough Foundation Professor of Retinal Diseases at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Hamilton Eye Institute, has a successful history of collaborating with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to battle diseases of the eye. So when he was approached about working together to apply technology being developed… Read More