The center will schedule patients for ophthalmic care in children Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting on Nov. 9 said Dr. Reiser, who also serves as an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and attending physician at Doheny Eye Institute (see also Blindness).
Additionally, eye surgeons will perform the Trabectome procedure, which is a minimally invasive technique for treating open-angle glaucoma, and will be one of only three centers in the world offering the new Boston Scleral Lens Prosthetic Device, a procedure that can improve vision, reduce painful irritation in dry-eyed patients who are otherwise contact-lens intolerant.
'This new center will give Orange County families and their children access to our state-of-the-art eye care services and procedures in their community,' said Dr. Reiser. 'I am excited to be a part of this wonderful venture which allows The Vision Center and fellow USC ophthalmologists to reach out and help more families in Southern California with the same mission in mind - prevent blindness in children.'
The facility will include eight exam lanes and a state-of-the-art procedure room for noninvasive treatments. Surgeries will be performed in the Pavilion's Orange Coast Center for surgical care, only steps away from the Doheny Eye Center. About Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: Founded in 1901, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is one of only seven children's hospitals in the nation - and the only children's hospital on the West Coast - ranked for two consecutive years in all 10 pediatric specialties in the U.S. News & World Report rankings and named to the magazine's 'Honor Roll' of children's hospitals. The Saban Research Institute at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is among the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States, with 100 investigators at work on 186 laboratory studies, clinical trials and community-based research and health services. The Saban Research Institute is ranked eighth in National Institutes of Health funding among children's hospitals in the United States. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is a premier teaching hospital and has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.
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Keywords: Blindness, ChildrenEs Hospital Los Angeles, Hospital, Pediatrics, Risk and Prevention.
This article was prepared by Clinical Trials Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, Clinical Trials Week via NewsRx.com.
