Protect Your Eyes: The Ordinary Can Cause Extraordinary Injury

In recognition of July's designation as Eye Injury Prevention Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology & the Eye M.D. Association reminds Americans to protect their eyes from extraordinary damage from the most ordinary of activities.

Chemotherapy Drug Plus Laser Heat Effective in Managing Retinal Tumors in Children

Chemothermotherapy (CTT), the combined use of an injected chemotherapy drug and laser heat delivered through the pupil, is effective in treating small-to-medium-sized retinoblastoma tumors in children, thereby avoiding use of external beam radiation and its frequent adverse health effects in most cases.

LASIK for Farsightedness Effective in Correcting

The use of LASIK for correction of farsightedness also is effective in correcting cross-eyes in some patients. However, accurately predicting which patients will most likely benefit from the procedure remains highly problematic.

Academy's Jensen Urges House Subcommittee to Appropriate More for Eye Research

At a recent funding hearing, Dr. Jensen called for a FY2003 budget of $692 million, an 18.7 percent increase from last fiscal year. This amount stands in stark contrast to President Bush's proposed NEI budget of $620 million.

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