In the Media Tag: Hamilton Eye Institute


Mid-Southerners are getting their lives back in focus thanks to annual Cataract-A-Thon

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Physicians at the Hamilton Eye Institute were out Saturday using their talents to give a major give to people in need. 16 people received free cataract surgeries to help get their lives back in focus. The Fourth Annual Cataract-A-Thon has helped more than 100 people since it began in 2017.”It’s incredible, so many of these… Read More


Live at 9: Cataract-a-thon to provide free surgeries to participants

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Doctors Brian Fowler and Salar Rafieetary talk about the Cataract-a-thon, an event that will provide free surgeries to participates thanks to the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute.


Live at 9: Zoom fatigue and how it impacts your eyes

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Many of us are using Zoom, Skype and Facetime to communicate during the pandemic, but all that screen-time could have a major impact on your eyes. Dr. Shiva Bohn with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Hamilton Eye Institute talks about that on Live at 9.


Hamilton Eye Institute receives $300,000 RPB Challenge Grant

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The Hamilton Eye Institute (HEI) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded an RPB Challenge Grant by Research to Prevent Blindness to continue vision research initiatives conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology at UTHSC. The $300,00 grant will be distributed over four years.


The Hamilton Eye Institute Welcomes Claire L. Kiernan, MD

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The Hamilton Eye Institute at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, improving vision and empowering lives, is pleased to welcome Claire L. Kiernan, MD as a staff member. Dr. Kiernan joins the practice following her Glaucoma fellowship at Tufts Medical Center where she practiced with the New England Eye Center, Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston… Read More


Eye can’t believe it: Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center to provide free cataract surgery worth $150k — 5 notes

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Memphis-based Tennessee Health Science Center’s Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center will host the second-annual Ivan Marais Cataract-A-Thon June 15 and 16.


Hamilton Eye Institute Director Earns Top Award

The Daily News

Dr. James Fleming, director of the Hamilton Eye Institute at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received the 2017 Outstanding Physician Award from the Tennessee Medical Association. Fleming is also the Philip M. Lewis Professor of Ophthalmology and former chair of the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine at UTHSC.


New York company acquires diabetic eye tech firm with Memphis roots

The Commercial Appeal

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center professor and physician in Memphis, Dr. Edward Chaum, and investment by Memphis-based MB Venture Partners LLC, helped found Hubble Telemedical in December 2011.