Date:2/26/2010

eye. U-M offers such advanced clinical options as "bladeless" laser surgery first developed at U-M and cutting edge metabolic imaging of the retina for early detection of disease.

Among recent Kellogg research efforts is a study to understand how photoreceptors - light-sensing cells essential for vision - can be preserved or even replaced to restore vision.

The eye center is also developing a major research and treatment program for Graves' eye disease and other autoimmune conditions, and plans to begin testing several promising therapies for these diseases.

On April 23, UMHS will formally dedicate the building with a "Dedicated to Discovery" ceremony featuring tours of the building, musical celebrations, conferences for ophthalmologists and diabetes researchers, and a dedication event with remarks by Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health, and Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Eye Institute.

The advanced eye clinics will have much more space in the new building at a time when it is v
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