News
January 2023
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January 09, 2023UC Davis Health leads $2M program to improve eye care for people with diabetes
Ophthalmologist Glenn Yiu received a $2 million grant from the UC Office of the President to lead a remote ophthalmology program with UCLA, UCSD and UCSF to increase eye screenings for underserved people with diabetes.
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December 2022
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December 05, 2022
UC Davis Health opens doors to new state-of-the-art eye care facility in Sacramento
UC Davis Health welcomed the first patients to the new Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute on Monday, Dec. 5.
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November 2022
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November 16, 2022Eye Center first to test microshunt in children with refractory childhood glaucoma
A polymer-based microshunt is safe and effective in pediatric patients with refractory childhood glaucoma, according to a small, single-center case series at the UC Davis Health Eye Center. The children in the study needed trabeculectomy or implantation of a glaucoma drainage device.
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November 10, 2022US ophthalmology residency programs rank last for diversity, according to new study
A diverse physician workforce — one that looks like the patient population — can help improve health equity. But a new study of residency programs in the U.S. found ophthalmology programs rank last in underrepresented minorities compared to other specialties.
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