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DMEK at Moorfields, London, UK

February 9, 2018

Ann is married and is a member of the Fuch’s Friends-UK online support group which is an autonomous part of the world-wide Fuchs Friends online support groups . She was born and lives in the Great Britain seaside Town of Bournemouth. ...

Selecting a corneal surgeon within England’s National Health System

November 29, 2017

When I was diagnosed with Fuchs Dystrophy I was given an appointment at my local NHS hospital in Portsmouth which was the Queen Alexandra Hospital.I had a consultation with the corneal consultant Mr. Rakesh Jayaswal who confirmed ...

Chicago Local Corneal Dystrophy Group Hears Post- Surgical Care Optometrist

May 17, 2017

Recently Dr. Charles Faron, D.O, spoke to the Chicago Area Local Group. He treats post-surgical patients at Chicago Cornea Consultants offices and at Rush Medical Center. Since most of the group are Fuchs’ patients, he chiefly ...

Engineered Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 and Trefoil Theraputics

January 6, 2017

Interesting development in the search for a non-surgical treatment for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy: January 3, 2017: San Diego, California. Trefoil Therapeutics, a privately funded company focused on improving human health and ...

Robotic Surgery

August 3, 2016

Imagine the future of eye surgery: You’ve determined that it’s finally time to consider eye surgery. You’ve carefully researched your surgeon and the surgical technique you wish to undergo, using a consumer-friendly, third-party data ...

New Cards for Medicare Recipients Will Omit Social Security Numbers

July 11, 2016

New Cards for Medicare Recipients Will Omit Social Security Numbers. This has just come to my attention and those in the US who are on Medicare need to know about it. The key information in the article is:"Medicare officials have ...

CALIFORNIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ HELP IS HERE!

June 29, 2016

THE HOSPITAL AND FAMILY CAREGIVER LAW IS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.Over 4.4 million California residents are caring for an older parent or loved one, helping them to live independently at home. These family caregivers have a huge ...

Bob's Memories

Bob Bellizzi and Dorothy Acton were Godsends when I was diagnosed with Fuchs in the early 2000s and a full corneal transplant was the standard of care.
What a difference Bob made! He was a force of nature, and it is because of him and his legacy, the CDF, that we have so many more options and outstanding surgeons. We have come from being told that we will go blind if we have Fuchs’ Dystrophy to DSEKs, DMEKs and DSOs. I worked a couple of conferences with Bob and had many conversations with him when I was facilitating the NoVa/DC/Maryland Local Group. I would like to say to Monica and the family on behalf of all of us, that Bob will be truly missed, and his legacy and leadership will live on. Well done, Bob!

Left DSEK, 8-2005, Dr. Price Right DMEK/Triple, 7-2014, Dr. Jun