Rahul S. Tonk, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, discusses the options available in 2024 when it comes to vision correction surgery, and how LASIK technology is now highly customized for each individual patient. Alex Olesen says LASIK opened his eyes to a new way of life.

Guillermo Amescua, M.D., an ophthalmologist and corneal specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, explains what a corneal infection is and how contact lens use can be to blame. His team developed a treatment using Photodynamic Therapy to kill the infection and help patients recover. Mike Krumholz is one of those patients.

Natalie Townsend, OD, an optometrist and Director of Bascom Palmer's Rapid Virtual Eye Care Clinic, explains how the virtual platform works to quickly diagnose and treat patients from the comfort of their home, and in some cases, save their vision. Tony Etzel is one of those patients.

Dr. Ellen Koo is an ophthalmologist and LASIK specialist at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Palm Beach Gardens. For more information about LASIK surgery, click here or visit the UHealth blog.

To find out more about pediatric glaucoma, click here or visit the UHealth news blog. That’s where Dr. Alana Grajewski, an expert in pediatric glaucoma, told them this was very different from the disease adults get. And it is one where the price is high if it doesn’t happen at an appropriate time,” Dr. Grajewski says. So, the small white bulb at the end is what touches your eye and collects your eye pressure. “I am able to see Rianna’s pressure at times of the day that I otherwise never would,” says Dr. Grajewski.

Dr. Ranya Habash is an ophthalmologist and medical director for technology innovation at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the nations number one eye hospital. For more information on telemedicine at Bascom Palmer, call 305-243-2020 or visit the UHealth health news blog. This is super advanced, creative telemedicine, says Dr. Ranya Habash, ophthalmologist and medical director for technology innovation at Bascom Palmer. Everyone was looking to Bascom Palmer to see what we would do, says Dr. Habash. Im really proud of Bascom Palmer for that.FOCUSING ON YOUFocusing on You: Innovations in Modern Medicine is a series of healthcare-related stories airing regularly on WPLG Local 10.

Dr. Ranya Habash is Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF EYE CAREBascom Palmer Eye Institute, ranked the #1 eye hospital in the country for the past 17 years, is forging a new frontier in patient care that uses artificial intelligence to tackle some of the most pressing problems in ophthalmology. You can just imagine what a rich set of data we have, says Dr. Habash. When her ophthalmologist suggested she see a specialist, she turned to Dr. Habash and her team at Bascom Palmer. We are using machine learning to train a machine to recognize glaucoma just like a glaucoma expert would, says Dr. Habash.

Dr. Sonia Yoo is a laser vision surgeon at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. For more information on laser vision correction surgery or to make an appointment, call 305-243-2020. Dr. Sonia Yoo, a laser vision surgeon at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, walked Claudia through the differences between LASIK, PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy), and SMILE (SMall Incision Lenticule Extraction). Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is consistently ranked the best eye hospital in the nation. Through clinical research, physicians scientists at Bascom Palmer helped pioneer the technology that made laser vision correction possible.

Dr. Ranya Habash is Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. You can just imagine what a rich set of data we have, says Dr. Habash. When her ophthalmologist suggested she see a specialist, she turned to Dr. Habash and her team at Bascom Palmer. We are using machine learning to train a machine to recognize glaucoma just like a glaucoma expert would, says Dr. Habash. The goal is to give patients a personalized risk score in real time, says Dr. Habash.

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, ranked the #1 eye hospital in the country for the past 17 years, is forging a new frontier in patient care that uses artificial intelligence to tackle some of the most...