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Highlights today will include Major General George W. Weightman, MD,Commanding General of the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, whowill present "The Importance of Battlefield Eye Care." He will be followed byColonel Thomas P. Ward, MD, (Retired) of Consulting Ophthalmologists, PC, whowill present "Eye Injuries in Modern Warfare." And, Colonel Robert A. Mazzoli,MD, Consultant to the Surgeon General and Chief and Chairman of Ophthalmologyand Director of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive, and Orbital Surgery atMadigan Army Medical Center, will present "Vision Center of Excellence."
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Increased road-side blasts and the use of Improvised Explosive Devices(IED) combined with body armor that saves lives, but cannot completely protectthe head or eyes, has made traumatic brain and eye injuries among the mostcommon problems for soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines serving in Iraq andAfghanistan.
In addition to traumatic brain and eye injuries, the symposium will alsocover laser and refractive surgery, regenerating optic nerves and retinas,reconstructive surgery, eye protection, advanced technology applications, andwound healing.
Schepens Eye Research Institute is an affiliate of Harvard Medical Schooland the largest independent eye research institute in the world.
Portions of this Symposium and research are supported by the U. S. ArmyMedical Research and Materiel Command Cooperative Agreement NumberW81XWH-07-2-0038.Schepens Eye Research Institute Hosts This Three-day Conference, September 16-18
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