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Restoring Vision: A Look Into UW Medicine Eye Institute

When Anne Beidler began to notice changes in her vision, she feared the worst: she'd watched her mother lose her sight from macular degeneration. But physicians at the UW Medicine Eye Institute were able to treat Anne by injecting a new drug into her eye that began to improve her vision within hours. With 22 ophthalmologists on staff, the institute is known for multidisciplinary collaborative care of both common and complex eye conditions. Watch as a diabetic patient undergoes cataract surgery, and a woman has micrographic surgery to remove cancerous tissue from her eyelid. The institute is leading research efforts to improve treatment for eye diseases and also training the next generation of ophthalmologists at the University of Washington's School of Medicine.

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Inside Access Preview: Macular Degeneration

Inside Access Preview: Cataract Surgery

Inside Access Preview: Eyelid Reconstruction

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Subject(s):

Health and Medicine

Speaker(s):

Russell Van Gelder, MD, PhD, chair, Department of Ophthalmology, UW Medicine Eye Institute

G. Atma Vemulakonda, MD, vitreoretinal surgeon, UW Medicine Eye Institute

Thellea Leveque, MD, MPH, comprehensive ophthalmologist, UW Medicine Eye Institute

Robert Tower, MD, Ophthalmic Facial Plastic Surgery, UW Medicine Eye Institute

Related Link(s):

UW Medicine Eye Institute Web site

Production Date:

06/05/2009

Runtime:

00:26:30

Rating:

TV-PG: Surgical Footage

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(Pacific Time)