Monthly Archives: January 2020

A surgeon at the UPMC Eye Center has implanted the first patient in the United States with a wireless retinal device to restore partial sight to those with advanced age-related macular degeneration. The Prima system (Pixium Vision), implanted as part of a clinical trial, is designed to restore sight in patients who are blind from advanced AMD. A… Read More »

GUEST EDITORIAL Year : 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 285-287 Maintaining quality in community eye care – The Aravind model P NamperumalsamyChairman-Emeritus, Aravind Eye Care System; Director-Research, Aravind Eye Hospital, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai – 625 020, India Based on the recent rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey (2015–2019),[1] the prevalence of blindness (PVA <3/60)… Read More »