February 24, 2012
Nearly 650 ophthalmologists from around the world attended, including 300 Bascom Palmer alumni. With 180 distinguished presenters, topics discussed ranged from research breakthroughs in cataract surgery and gene therapy, to targeted goals of new clinical trials regarding the treatment of glaucoma and optic nerve diseases.
February 14, 2012
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the nation’s No. 1 ranked eye hospital and part of UHealth–University of Miami Health System, began its golden anniversary year by hosting a global scientific meeting February 2-4.
February 03, 2012
Just in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Chairman Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D., has announced plans to significantly expand clinical care and research at all four of its facilities across South Florida.
February 02, 2012
Celebrating a half century of ophthalmic breakthroughs, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is looking to the future and building on research advances its founders could not have imagined.
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the nation’s #1 ranked eye hospital and part of UHealth – the University of Miami Health System, begins its golden anniversary year by hosting a global scientific meeting in Miami that begins tomorrow. With more than 600 prominent ophthalmologists attending, the Feb. 2-4 meeting will share new research projects in such areas as macular degeneration, glaucoma, gene therapy, and cellular regeneration using stem cells.
