UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
November 6, 2017
Glaucoma Specialist Christopher Lee, M.D., Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
Nov. 6, 2017 | Christopher Lee, M.D., has joined the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He will also serve as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology. Lee specializes in glaucoma. Lee comes to UAMS from the University of Texas Southwestern…
September 25, 2017
UAMS, Blue Cross Join to Fight Eye Disease using Telemedicine
Sept. 25, 2017 | Vision loss and blindness from diabetic retinopathy can occur gradually with no warning symptoms when high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels in the retina. That’s why Ryan Jones makes sure she undergoes a yearly eye exam. But it’s not always easy for Jones, who lives in southeast Arkansas,…
April 11, 2017
Cataract Surgery Brings Color Back for Little Rock Artist
April 11, 2017 | There are many things graphic artist and retired art teacher Jodi Shull loves about art, but she loves the vibrant colors most. “I love being able to manipulate them in many ways,” she said. Shull, 65, has made art a lifetime passion and career. She previously owned a studio in downtown…
September 27, 2016
Joseph Chacko, M.D., Invested in Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology
Sept. 27 2016 | Joseph G. Chacko, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and neurology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, was invested Sept. 26 in the Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology. Chacko has been the director of neuro-ophthalmology at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute since 2005. An…
March 10, 2016
Cornea Donation Saves Rogers Man’s Vision
March 10, 2016 | Organ donation is an incredibly personal and tremendously impactful act of kindness, but Jim Harris already knows that on a profound level. “Without the generosity of a donor, I would have lost sight in my eye,” said the 53-year-old Rogers resident. “I am grateful my donor was thoughtful enough to make…
February 2, 2016
Cornea Specialist Tayyeba Ali, M.D., Joins UAMS
Feb. 2, 2016 | Cornea and uveitis specialist Tayyeba K. Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and sees patients at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. Ali is also an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine. She comes to UAMS from the…
Eye Inflammation Specialist Ahmed A. Sallam, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
Feb. 2, 2016 | Ahmed A. Sallam, M.D., Ph.D., a physician with specialty training in uveitis, a form of eye inflammation that can lead to permanent vision loss, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients in at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. Sallam also is an assistant professor…
November 24, 2015
Corneal Transplant Lets Hensley Woman Read Again
Nov. 24, 2015 | Jamie Whitaker, of Hensley, knew her eyesight was diminishing. As someone who loved to read, Whitaker could tell she was having more difficulty making out the words. It reached the point where she had trouble reading road signs and distinguishing whether an oncoming vehicle was a truck or car. Still, she…
Previous page