UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
February 6, 2019
Digitally Assisted System Improves Retina Surgery
The Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at UAMS is now using the Ngenuity 3D Visualization System for surgeries on the eye’s retina as part of its ongoing effort to harness the latest technology in the name of improving patient care. Designed for digitally assisted vitreoretinal surgery, the system makes performing these surgeries easier for…
January 22, 2019
UAMS Volunteers Provide Free Eye Exams, Glasses to Local Students
The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Pediatric Vision Outreach at UAMS was a day providing vision care to commemorate a visionary. Nine organizations, four UAMS departments, and two local schools united to provide the opportunity for free eye exams and glasses to students in Little Rock and the surrounding areas.
January 2, 2019
Cornea Transplant Saves Vision of NICU Doctor
For Whit Hall, M.D., a constant blurring of his vision made work more difficult. The nature of the work, however, required keen vision. Hall is a neonatologist in the UAMS Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “Many of our babies are very small,” said Hall. “In order to help the babies breathe, for example, we have to…
June 25, 2018
UAMS Eye Patient: To See Again is Phenomenal
June 25, 2018 | Each visit to UAMS to see cornea surgeon David Warner, M.D., is a joyous occasion for Cindy Jones. That’s because with each visit in the year-long recovery after her cornea transplant, her vision improves. “Each time it was better and better,” said Jones. Jones, 44, has had a lifetime of vision…
June 4, 2018
Katie Brown, O.D., Chosen Young Optometrist of the Year
June 4, 2018 | Katie Brown, O.D., an optometric physician at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, is the Arkansas Optometric Association’s 2018 Young Optometrist of the Year award recipient.
March 8, 2018
UAMS Jones Eye Institute Opens Walker Eye Surgical Simulation & Education Center
March 8, 2018 | A portion of the ninth floor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute has been transformed into an instructive, collaborative center where ophthalmology residents and UAMS students can learn surgical techniques and procedures outside the confines of an operating room, thanks to a…
March 5, 2018
UAMS Med Student Starts Lifetime Goal with Nonprofit
March 5, 2018 | There is a bulletin board in John Musser’s apartment with a big number on it: 50,000. That’s the number of eyes the first-year UAMS medical student would like to save in his lifetime. “That’s my dream,” said Musser. “I just want to help anyone who wouldn’t have an opportunity otherwise.” Musser…
February 15, 2018
Vietnam Vet, Now Ophthalmologist, Recounts Years as POW
Feb. 15, 2018 | F. Harold Kushner was four months into his deployment as an Army flight surgeon in the Vietnam War when a driving rainstorm caused the helicopter he and three other soldiers occupied to crash into the side of a mountain in the middle of enemy territory. The pilot was killed on impact….
January 25, 2018
Little Rock Woman Wins Battle to Keep Her Vision
Jan. 25, 2018 | Maintaining her vision while three rival eye conditions attempt to steal it away is a battle, but it’s one Pamela Morehart is able to win thanks to the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. “We have a blessing in the Jones Eye Institute at UAMS,” said Morehart. First, there’s the…
November 8, 2017
UAMS-Sponsored Senior Expo Attracts More Than 1,000
Nov. 8, 2017 | For the fourth consecutive year at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, more than 1,000 seniors and baby boomers made the Senior Expo boom again. Sponsored by UAMS and presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the event pulled visitors from throughout central Arkansas and beyond. More than 200 seniors received…
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