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Mahnaz Shahidi

February 19, 2013

Mahnaz Shahidi: Inventor of the Year

Are you at risk for stroke? A device developed by Mahnaz Shahidi can see it in your eyes.

close-up of the iris of an eye

February 19, 2013

First in Chicago to offer new eye treatment

A new procedure can replace surgery for a common eye disease that robs vision.

David Pepperber

November 16, 2012

Photo-switch for nerve cells in eye and brain

UIC research could be a first step to overcoming degenerative eye diseases or to quieting epileptic seizures.

November 13, 2012

Glaucoma Specialist Named Head of Ophthalmology at UIC

Dr. Rohit Varma, a leading eye specialist and epidemiologist at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, has been named head of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, pending approval by the UI Board of Trustees.

July 10, 2012

UI Health Offers Newest Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery

A new laser system for cataract surgery, with accuracy to a few hundred-thousandths of an inch, allows eye surgeons to optimize and customize the incision and ensure the best possible outcome.

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