Lanning B. Kline, MD, Presents
Outstanding Lecture as Twelfth Williford
Distinguished Visiting Professor
September 24, 2009 -- Today,
the Hamilton Eye Institute welcomed our twelfth
William N. Williford, MD, Distinguished Visiting
Professor, Lanning B. Kline, MD, Professor
and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the
University of Alabama School of Medicine.
The event began with a warm welcome
by Dr. Barrett G. Haik, director of the
Hamilton Eye Institute. Next, Dr. Peter A.
Netland extolled the major accomplishments of
both Dr. Kline's and Dr. Williford's esteemed careers in ophthalmic medicine
and then welcomed Dr. Kline to the stage. In Dr. Kline's
excellent lecture, "Practice Pearls in
Ophthalmology," he discussed the top ten things
physicians should know in the diagnosis and
treatment of neuro-ophthalmologic conditions.
Following Dr. Kline's lecture, Dr.
William N. Williford and Mrs. Gloria
Williford presented him with a commemorative
plaque. This custom-designed award, etched with a
beautiful artistic rendering of the Hamilton Eye
Institute, is the first of its kind. We were
delighted to give it to Dr. Kline in appreciation
for his outstanding service as the twelfth Williford
Distinguished Visiting Professor. [Learn
more about Drs. Williford and Kline]
Major Brazilian Network News Program
Interviews UT Hamilton Eye Institute Physicians
September 11, 2009 -- Today, a reporter from the
Fantastico news program (Brazil’s equivalent to
60 Minutes) spoke with Drs. Barrett G. Haik and James C. Fleming
about a young man with haemolacria (bloody tears) who recently gained international media attention. The Hamilton Eye
Institute welcomed the film crew from Globo TV, Brazil’s largest television network and the fourth largest commercial network in the world. The
Fantastico news program has about 40 million viewers in Brazil alone. Globo also has an international satellite channel broadcasting the show to 48 countries worldwide.
[view
the video on globo.com]
UT Hamilton Eye
Institute Director Dr. Barrett G. Haik Discusses
Bloody Tears Case on CNN
A teen who cries unexplained tears
of blood has recently captured media attention. On Thursday, September 3, the teen, his
mother, and UT Hamilton Eye Institute Director Barrett
G. Haik, MD, FACS appeared on CNN to discuss this rare
condition called haemolacria.
[view
the video on CNN.com]
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Upcoming Events:
December 5, 2009
Thirteenth Annual Clinical Update for
the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist
Hamilton Eye Institute Freeman Auditorium, 3rd
Floor 930 Madison Avenue Memphis, Tennessee
[view program]
February
19-21, 2010
Basic and Clinical Science Review Course
Hamilton Eye Institute Freeman Auditorium, 3rd Floor 930 Madison
Avenue Memphis, Tennessee
[view program]
Department of Ophthalmology, UT College
of Medicine
