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Specialized in Pediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus |
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FYI... Moved to Vanderbilt This is old news by now, but I have just gotten around to updating this website after moving to the Tennessee Lions Children's Eye Center in the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. Vanderbilt's comprehensive medical services are unmatched in this area, and I am now able to work in partnership with two of America's most outstanding pediatric ophthalmologists, Dr. Sean Donahue and Dr. David Morrison. Additionally, the staff includes three top-notch orthoptists, Ron Biernacki, Neva Palmer-Fukuda, and Joey Martin as well as highly-trained technicians with expertise in visual fields, ultrasound, photography, and other ophthalmic procedural support services. As a team, we are working to provide patients with the very best care possible. During the coming weeks, I plan to update the site to provide current information about our pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus services at Vanderbilt. Blinking: a Benign "Tic" - or Something More? Pediatric ophthalmologists evaluate a fair number of children with a history of spontaneously appearing, excessive eyelid blinking. We sometimes find a treatable, underlying problem; but in many cases, there are no eye abnormalities to causally explain the blinking. (Click to continue article and explore reference links) Can Some Visual System Tumors Spontaneously Regress? Few words in medicine are more frightening than "tumor." Fortunately, tumors affect the eye or visual system relatively rarely; but the threat of losing vision — or even life — can overwhelm affected individuals and their families. (Click to continue article and explore reference links) Amblyopia Therapy – How Old is Too Old? Traditional ophthalmic teaching has suggested an upper age limit for treating amblyopia, usually in the range of 6 to 7 years, but older children can respond favorably as recently verified in a series of patients reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology by Dr. Helen A. Mintz-Hittner and Kristina M. Fernandez ("Successful Amblyopia Therapy Initiated After Age 7 Years," Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:1535-1541). (Click to continue article and explore reference links) Timing of Surgery for Infantile Esotropia – Is Earlier Better? One theory contends that if children’s eyes can be successfully aligned at a very early "critical" age, they will have a better chance for development of brain centers which control binocular visual function, including the appreciation of "depth perception," which is usually reduced in these cases. (Click to continue article and explore reference links) |
Welcome to my Web Site!
Here you can view information about my practice, its location, my background, and even take virtual tours of the office or surgery. Links are provided to other sites which provide excellent information about childhood visual problems as well as support groups for parents and resources for students doing reports about the visual system. I will review pertinent topics on this page and add new material and links periodically, so come back often to see what's new! Note: Photos best viewed with 24-bit color (or higher) |
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Vanderbilt Eye Institute / Tennessee Lions Children's Eye Center 1211 21st Ave. S., 104 Medical Arts Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37212 Voice: (615) 936-1034 Fax: (615) 936-2118 |
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