UAMS Performs First Heart-Stopping Surgery to Repair Aneurysm
Ashley Bell’s heart stopped beating while she was on the operating table. But that was exactly what her doctors intended.
Patient Stories
UAMS Helps Clear College Student’s Head
To say that Nicholas Hardin’s problems were all in his head is true, albeit slightly misleading. It wasn’t psychology that was regularly giving the 19-year-old college sophomore debilitating headaches. But, not knowing what it was, he was at a loss for a time and helpless to stop them. “If I was unfortunate enough to get…
The Drive to Maintain Independence
For senior citizens, seeing clearly is critical in maintaining independence. With a need to be able to read labels and signs, perform tasks to maintain a household and see clearly to drive, eye care services are extremely important to active retirees like James W. (“Jim”) Bell. Since Jim had watched his father go blind and subsequently suffer deep…
Cycling to Benefit the UAMS Jones Eye Institute
Living in the Natural State offers an abundance of beautiful scenery for an avid runner and cyclist like Emil Mackey. Since he is grateful to the doctors at the UAMS Jones Eye Institute for restoring the quality of his vision, Emil chaired the second annual Cycle for Sight endurance ride to help raise awareness and funding for…
Pilot Could Not Have Asked for More
Mac Faulkner, Patient At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. All the awards and accolades can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. Mac Faulkner recommends the Retina Services at UAMS: “After bumping into the kitchen door jamb one day, I noticed I…
Restoring Sight Through Discoveries and Innovative Treatment
At UAMS, we offer our patients the best care through our state-of-the-art equipment and technology and doctors who are committed to providing personalized medical treatment. Before successful treatment at UAMS, Ann Kincl was misdiagnosed by three eye doctors. Her eyelid gland malfunction caused great discomfort and pain, and she was constantly blinking. While she was…
Astigmatism Doesn’t Prevent LASIK Surgery
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. Our patients say it best, and their stories are really the story of UAMS. All the formal awards and accolades just can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. Dana Carthron recommends LASIK surgery at UAMS: “I…
Painless Procedure Treats Glaucoma
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. Our patients say it best, and their stories are really the story of UAMS. All the formal awards and accolades just can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. Reza Arab used UAMS services at the…
LASIK Surgery Improves Eyesight and Golf Game
At UAMS our goal is to provide the best care for every patient every day. Our patients say it best, and their stories are really the story of UAMS. All the formal awards and accolades just can’t tell the UAMS story better than the words of our patients. David Cruseturner recommends LASIK surgery at UAMS:…
Half-Century Breast Cancer Survivor Shares Perspective
In 1961, when most of the country was focused on the first American helicopters landing in Vietnam, 27-year-old Joyce Faulkner was already engaged in a different type of battle: the battle against breast cancer. Fast forward 50 years, and the now 77-year-old Faulkner not only won her battle but serves as inspiration for other women who…