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Esen Akpek, M.D., the Bendann Family Professor of Ophthalmology and chief of the Ocular Surface Disease Clinic at Wilmer Eye Institute, is a world-renowned expert in the evaluation and treatment of dry eye disease.

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Common Cause, Uncommon Mission

The Wilmer Eye Institute provides untold opportunities for those with shared and overlapping interests to pool their talents, ideas and ideals to advance science and patient care. Following are the stories of two extraordinary clinician-scientists ...

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Unlocking the Promise of Nanomaterials

It used to be that if you received a diagnosis of glaucoma, chances were good that you would eventually lose vision to some degree. That began to change with the development of drugs that lower intraocular pressure, elevated levels of which can drive glaucoma.

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10 on TED

The management of thyroid eye disease (TED) requires a multi-disciplinary approach. Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine experts Andrew Carey and Edward Kuwera answer 10 questions about TED, including what patients can expect ...

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Game-Changer: How a Simple Quest Led to a Discovery That Promises to Change Lives

Laura Ensign set out to develop a formula to improve the absorption of eye drops, but when she and her team began looking at data on their new formula, they made a stunning discovery.

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Home Monitoring of Eye Pressure Comes of Age

A home-based test may ease the burden for the estimated 3 million people in the U.S. with glaucoma, who require regular monitoring of eye pressure.

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Implant Offers an Alternative to Eye Drops for Glaucoma Patients

More than half of glaucoma patients don’t adhere to their prescribed treatment plans due to factors that include difficulty in applying eye drops and forgetfulness. A new implant is poised to change that.

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New Center Focuses on Genetic Eye Diseases

The Wilmer Genetic Eye Disease Center (GEDi) at Johns Hopkins Medicine offers coordination of care, dedicated genetic counseling and access to all sub-specialties of ophthalmology to patients with genetic eye diseases.

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Study Highlights the Need for Workplace Eye Safety Awareness

Open globe injuries occur when the outer membranes of the eye are breached due to trauma. Who is at risk, and what measures can be taken to prevent these often devastating injuries?