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Anna Wintour Has an "Oriental" Face, Apparently

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

The man responsible for Vogue editor Anna Wintour’s signature helmet bob is a Malaysian-born Londoner named–wait for it–Charlie Chan . Even though he’s a successful hairstylist, coiffing the likes of Wintour, Iman, and Simon Cowell, his Hardass Asian Mother would like him to get a better gig. From the New Strait Times : “My mother doesn’t like me to work with my hands. Failing to work in ophthalmology, she would rather that I become a politician. She prefers people to work for me,

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California Slashes Health Benefits to Save Money

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments

(Sacramento, California) Effective July 1st, the state-run health care insurance system (Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal) will eliminate adult dental care benefits, podiatry benefits and optometry benefits in an effort to save money. Apparently, health care decision-makers blew right past any thoughts of … Moonbattery found this 4 hours ago on mypetjawa.mu.nu Find more top political news, videos, and blogs on BeltwayBlips: Other

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Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions.

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Interested Participant: California Slashes Health Benefits to Save Money

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

(Sacramento, California) Effective July 1st, the state-run health care insurance system (Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal) will eliminate adult dental care benefits, podiatry benefits and optometry benefits in an effort to save money. The Jawa Report found this 27 hours ago on interested-participant.blogspot.com Find more top political news, videos, and blogs on BeltwayBlips: Other

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No OA impact advantage seen in ophthalmology

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

V.C. Lansingh and M.J. Carter, Does Open Access in Ophthalmology Affect How Articles are Subsequently Cited in Research? Ophthalmology , June 20, 2009. The article doesn’t yet appear at the journal site , so I’ve linked to the abstract in PubMed. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the concept of open access affects how articles are cited in the field of ophthalmology. DESIGN: Type of meta-analysis. PARTICIPANTS: Examination of 480 articles in ophthalmology in the

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Retinopathy of prematurity diagnosis time significantly reduced using telemedicine

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Philadelphia, PA, 29 June 2009 – To be properly diagnosed, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States and worldwide, requires a time intensive process and significant coordination between ophthalmologist and NICU staff. A recent study examining ROP diagnosis speed using indirect ophthalmoscopy versus telemedicine, remote medical consultation, is featured in the July issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology ( http://www.ajo.com ), publi

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Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) Diagnosis Time Significantly Reduced Using Telemedicine

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Traditional bedside ophthalmoscopy diagnosis can require greater time commitments, according to a study in the American Journal of Ophthalmology

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Attack on Businesses of Two Baha’is in Semnan

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

On Sunday, June 28, 2009, Human Rights Activists of Iran and Iran Press News reported in Persian the following which appears below in translation: In the middle of night on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, unknown assailants attacked the shops belonging to two Baha’i residents of Semnan. They used rocks and stones to raid Payam Shahdeman’s shop, where he sells filters, and on the same evening, unknown individuals used fire-making materials in attempting to burn down the optometry shop of Akbar Pu

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Stylish web 2.0 logo for a community site about optometry by Culfin

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Hi, I’m doing a website about optometry and I need a nice and high quality logo for this. I really like the style of the Coquette icons that are used on http://www.dryicons.com very much. I’m looking… (Budget: $30-250, Jobs: Graphic Design, Logo Design) Go to Source Post similar project on sosexpert.com

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Buckingham woman gets prison for swindling ophthalmology practice

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

A Buckingham woman was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison for stealing around $800,000 from an ophthalmology practice while she was business manager for the company with offices in Lansdale and Fort Washington. U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody also ordered Susan Russell, 46, to pay $991,486 worth of restitution. Russell will be on supervised release for three years after she completes 40 months in prison. “Susan Russell devastated the practice financially and per

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