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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . August is widely recognized as National Eye Exam Month, a time to spread awareness about the importance of ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece is part of a series dedicated to the eye and improvements in restoring vision. In 1999, I defined ...

For many patients across New Hampshire’s Seacoast region, Dr. Amy Catalano Boyer is the optometrist they remember from years ...

A 90-year-old white woman with a medical history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and hypertension ...