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Monday, June 16, 2003 at 9:25 AM ET | Written by: L. E. Leguire Ph.D., MBA | Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation What is myopia? Myopia is often called “nearsightedness.” People with myopia can see close objects clearly while objects farther away appear blurred. All

Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 6:25 AM ET | Written by: L. E. Leguire Ph.D., MBA | Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation On October 21, 2002 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers about the dangers of decorative contact lenses used without a

A major breakthrough has been accomplished in the use of genes to restore sight in a dog model of a retinal degeneration, called Leber’s Congenital Amourosis (LCA). In LCA, an infant is born blind due to a retinal degeneration that affects both day and night vision. Infants with

October, 2001 at 6:25 AM ET | Archives of Ophthalmology In a major study of over 3,000 patients with age-related macular degeneration, the “Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group”, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that large doses of

Monday, March 1, 2001 at 8:06 AM ET | Written by: L. E. Leguire Ph.D., MBA | Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation You know what really makes me made? Well, first I have to digress and tell you what I do for a living. I’m a special kind of doctor who works at Columbus Children’s

1925, at the International Convention of LIONS clubs in Port Clinton Ohio, Helen Keller challenged us to become the Knights for Sight – to fight for those who were blind or visually impaired. LIONS members throughout the World took-up her challenge and forged ahead; pursuing