December 20, 2019
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for December 20, 2019
CNN, Kristen Dahlgren’s reporting on cancer symptoms may have saved her life by Lisa Respers France — Cancer was the last thing on NBC correspondent Kristen Dahlgren’s mind…She recently returned to Rochester, Minnesota, to reunite with Dr. Deborah Rhodes who she interviewed in 2016 at the Mayo Clinic for her original story. “‘If this story […]
Tags: A.L.S., AI, alzheimer's disease, Asian glow, Bionano Saphyr, Boys & Girls Club, Breast Cancer, cardiac rehab, Caring Canines, Christmas, Christmas Tree, comeback player
November 13, 2009
Laser Ablation Not Harmful to Corneal Endothelium
Laser surgery to correct refractive errors had no long-term detrimental effects on the corneal endothelium, a small study found. The findings suggest that eye banks and surgeons can consider donor corneas that have had keratorefractive procedures for use in posterior lamellar keratoplasty, according to Sanjay V. Patel, MD, and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: Endothelium, LASIK
November 11, 2009
Laser Eye Surgery Safe Long-Term: Study
Laser eye surgery doesn’t appear to have long-term effects on the cells that line the inside of the cornea, a new study has found… The study findings are published in the November issue of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology. “Our results support the findings of numerous short-term studies that found no significant endothelial […]
Tags: Laser Eye Surgery, LASIK