Stem Cell Research & Vision
Last summer, stem cell experts injected the eyeball of two, blind patients at UCLA with embryonic stem cells to see what might happen. The results were published in the latest issue of Lancet. The...
View ArticleBlepharoplasty
Blepharoplasty is eyelid surgery that improves the appearance of the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both. It is often done for cosmetic purposes, but can also be medically necessary if the sagging...
View ArticleA somber goodbye to one of Shepherd’s finest
Today is the last day of Jill Halvorson’s tenure as Clinical Supervisor with Shepherd Eye Center. Jill was hired about 10 years ago when she replied to an ad in the Las Vegas Review Journal from...
View ArticleDr. Adam Rovit Presents to CCSD Nurses
3/29/2012 Dr. Adam Rovit of Shepherd Eye Center addressed the Clark County School District nurses today in an effort to raise awareness on dyslexia, learning disabilities and vision problems in...
View ArticleShepherd in the community!
Last Saturday our staff participated in Las Vegas’s Relay For Life organized by the American Cancer Society. Shepherd Eye Center’s clinical supervisor, Beth along with technician Missy and windows...
View ArticleEye Doctors Influence Patient Lifestyle Choices
People’s respective lifestyle choices are entirely their own. Whether to eat junk food, to smoke, or to consume alcohol etc. It may not occur to us what the impact of our lifestyle choices will have...
View ArticleNews and Whereabouts
Two weeks ago, Shepherd Eye Center’s Glaucoma Specialist Dr. Dan Eisenberg was featured on Las Vegas’s local FOX network discussing how to protect your eyes during the historic solar eclipse. This...
View ArticleShepherd Eye Center Blood Drive June 15
Shepherd Eye Center is hosting a blood drive at its Pecos-Mcleod location this Friday, June 15th. The public is invited to donate and receive two vouchers for a 51′s baseball game. You must be at...
View ArticleElephant gets contact lens
Shepherd Eye Center just loved this news story and wanted to share it with you! Last December, an Asian elephant named Win Thida at the Artis Royal Zoo in Amsterdam showed signs of a red, weeping eye....
View ArticleIt’s Allergy Season!
Tis the season…allergy season! Eye allergies affect one in five Americans. Seasonal allergies happen during certain times of the year when usually spring and fall, when exposure to pollen from...
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