http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:38:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Randy Epstein, MD and Parag Majmudar, MD, both Corneal Specialists at Chicago Cornea Consultants, were recently granted approval to treat patients as young as 12 years old. Collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a simple, relatively new treatment that attempts to stop the progression of Keratoconus. The combination of the UV light ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=721 Looking for a neutral website to answer your eye care questions?  Visit the NEW "ASCRS patient education website" at www.EyeSurgeryEducation.org  Educating yourself helps the physicianserve you best, and assists you in making your important decisions on your eye health. http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=701 Parag A. Majmudar, MD has been recognized to join the PS250 community. PS205 is a list of surgeons the publisher and editors of Premier Surgeon have identified as leading innovators in the field of premier IOL (Intraocular Lens) implant surgery. Being amongst this very select group further acknowledges Dr. Majmudar ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=651 CXL (Collagen Cross-Linking) USA invited Randy Epstein, MD and Parag Majmudar, MD to join the “CXL USA Study Group”. Since then, Chicago Cornea Consultants has been one of a select few, and the only practice in the Midwest, to be allowed to perform CXL treatments on an approved study basis. Collagen ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=601 Dr. Parag A. Majmudar, a corneal specialist at Chicago Cornea Consultants lectured at the "Surface Ablation, Femto-Lasers and Cross-Linking Congress, 2010".  This international meeting, held on April 10th in Weston Florida, was attended by the top Ophthalmologists.  Peer discussions at the conference aid to further improve procedure techniques worldwide.  It ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=581 “Dr. Epstein was interviewed on ABC’s local affiliate, WLS-TC Channel 7, which was broadcast on the 5:00 pm news on 5/21/10, regarding Rush’s acquisition of state-of-the art confocal and OCT microscopes, along with a Pentacam corneal imaging system.  These are useful in the diagnosis of difficult corneal infections, such as ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=561 Chicago Cornea Consultants launches a new clinical trial of collagen cross linking (CXL) for keratoconus.   CXL is a relatively non-invasive procedure that is being performed in virtually every country as a standard treatment for keratoconus.  It has been shown to stop the progression of keratoconus.  However, it is not a ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=541 In December 2009, Dr. Majmudar was invited and travelled to Agra, India as one of 5 internationally invited speakers to give several lectures at the Advanced Course in Cataract and Refractive Surgery. http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=531 Slack, Inc. Publishers recently released “Cornea Handbook,” edited by Dr. Majmudar and colleagues. The book will ideally serve as a handy and practical, yet comprehensive reference guide for accessing the fundamentals of corneal conditions, surgeries, and imaging technologies. The book is geared toward ophthalmologists, optometrists, ophthalmology residents and ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=451 Parag A. Majmudar, MD, is a respected Chicagoland Corneal Specialist and LASIK surgeon, senior partner of Chicago Cornea Consultants and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. At the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2009, he participated as Invited Faculty at ... http://www.chicagocornea.com/blog/?p=421