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  2. Year: 2017
  3. Month: April

Month: April 2017

Discovering How the Retina Ages With Dr. Akihiro Ikeda, DVM, PhD

Posted on April 29, 2017

Why do age-related diseases occur when people age? This sounds like a simple question – when else should they occur? But it is a key question which applies to retinal diseases including age-related macular degeneration …

Posted in Research-2017

Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel Gives 5th Annual McPherson Endowed Lecture

Posted on April 28, 2017

Approximately 150 people heard Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel deliver the 5th Annual McPherson Endowed Lecture on Thursday, April 27th.

Posted in Research-2017

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