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Fuchs’ Friends UK
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Fuchs'
Dystrophy support group for
residents of the UK, a sister
group
of Fuchs' Friends. Members of the group find a wealth of helpful information, much of it specific to treatment in the UK. Highly recommended.
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The Price Vision Group Indianapolis, IN
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Dr. Francis Price, Jr. pioneered a
cornea transplant technique that
improves upon the DLEK operation
of Dr Mark A. Terry (below),
called Descemet’s Stripping
with Endothelial Keratoplasty
(DSEK).
Dr. Francis Price, Jr. and
Marianne Price, Ph.D. were
featured speakers at the 2006
Corneal Dystrophy Symposium, a
Fuchs’ Dystrophy Patients’
instructional meeting that we
sponsor in alliance with The
Corneal Dystrophy Foundation
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The Endothelial Keratoplasty website Portland, OR
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Dr.
Mark A. Terry is the original
founder of the Deep Laqminar
Endothelial Keratoplasty Corneal
Transplant (DLEK) operation which
replaces a damaged single cell
thickness corneal endothelial
layer with that from a donor eye.
Dr.
Terry is scheduled to be a
featured speaker at the 2007
Corneal Dystrophy Symposium, a
Fuchs’ Dystrophy Patients’
instructional meeting that we
sponsor in alliance with The
Corneal Dystrophy Foundation
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Gorovoy Eye Fort Meyers, FL
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Dr. Mark Gorovoy is the innovator
of the Decemet’s Stripping with
Automated Endothelial
Keratoplasty (DSAEK) which
simplifies the DSEK proceedure
pioneered by Dr. Francis Price,
Jr. (above).
Dr. Gorovoy was a featured speaker
at the 2006 Corneal Dystrophy
Symposium, a Fuchs’ Dystrophy
Patients’ instructional meeting
that we sponsor in alliance with
The Corneal Dystrophy Foundation
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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miama, FL
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Teaching Hospital in Southern
Florida with several locations
and larg Corneal Staff
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Piedmont Better Vision Atlanta, GA
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Dr. Alan M. Kosarwsky and Dr. W.
Barry Lee were featured speakers
at the 2005 Corneal Dystrophy
Symposium, a Fuchs’ Dystrophy
Patients’ instructional meeting
that we sponsor in alliance with
The Corneal Dystrophy Foundation
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The Internet Low Vision Society An excellent gateway to all kinds of information useful to anyone with sight problems.
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National Institute of Health and National Eye Institute.
Fact Sheet about Corneal and
corneal disease. Describes
the cornea with illustration,
discusses its function, and
reviews a number of corneal
problems. Click on
Fuchs. One of the most
understandable descriptions you
will find. And the print is large
enough for easy reading.
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Eye Care Archive
Q&A on Fuchs'. Brief but good.
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Medical College of Wisconsin.
Description of corneal
dystrophies, and includes a
straightforward approach to
Fuchs'.
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The Cornea Research Foundation of America
which also operates The Cornea Transplant Database .
Also the site includes a brief easy-to-read description of Fuchs'.
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Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) Informative site about eye bank locations worldwide, the history of the EBAA, and much more.
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St Luke's Laser Institute description of Fuchs'.
Visit this for their illustrations of eye anatomy.
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University of Washington, Dept. of Ophthalmology
Information about corneal
transplants,
including the possibility of rejection.
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