Ophthalmology

Peter Miller was a high-powered businessman who owned several electronic security firms when he was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration in 1999. Like so many people who lose their central vision, Miller couldn't imagine life without the...

Like it or not, plastic surgery is here to stay. Sure, some people will tout the virtues of self-acceptance and aging gracefully and lament that the rise of cosmetic procedures (including fillers, Botox and the like) signifies the swift decline of...

We rarely stop to think about it, but reading is an amazing accomplishment. It turns markings on a page or a screen into coherent thoughts. It's a complicated process: The eyes see a procession of letters, and the brain turns them into words. The...

Dr. Ross Joseph Brechner, a mathematician turned ophthalmologist who abandoned private practice for a second career in public health, died Aug. 4 of heart disease at his Catonsville home. He was 71. "Ross was a fine ophthalmologist who changed careers...

Dr. Candice Giordano, has joined Seidenberg Protzko Eye Associates. She will see patients of all ages in the Havre de Grace and Bel Air offices. She will also perform cataract surgery at the Mid-Atlantic Surgery Pavilion in Aberdeen. Giordano is a...

An upcoming clinical trial could help show if a test kit for a common eye ailment will save consumers money and reduce faulty diagnoses, health experts say. Conjunctivitis, better known as pinkeye and most prevalent in children, causes inflammation of...

Bob Allen Motor Mall recognized as No. 1 volume RAM dealer  Bob Allen Motor Mall in Danville recently was recognized by Chrysler Motors as the number one volume RAM dealer in the Great Lakes Business Center. The Great Lakes Business Center consists...

For Halloween revelers, turning their eyes from blue to otherworldly with over-the-counter, decorative contact lenses may enhance holiday fun, but health experts warn these devices can lead to serious vision-threatening problems. According to the Food...

Harpers Ferry Family Medicine HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Two new physicians have joined Harpers Ferry Family Medicine at 171 Taylor St. and the medical staff at WVUH-East's Jefferson Memorial Hospital.   Drs. Aaron McLaughlin and David Roelkey are...

Dr. Arthur K. Rivard has been an eye doctor in Danville for more than 20 years and is not shy when lending his view point on a just who should engage in eye surgery and who shouldn't. "For the record, ophthalmologists such as myself are eye doctors that...