Moran TV News Stories
- April, 2011
Julia Kleinschmidt Discusses Vision Loss - February 23, 2010
Dr. Tabin discusses "Night for Sight" benefit to be held at Snowbird - July 6, 2010
Contact Lenses Made Popular by Lady Gaga Can Be Dangerous - June 18, 2010
Common Eye Disease that Affects Overweight Women is Often Overlooked - December 7, 2009
Signs of Vision Problems discussed by Dr. Schubach - November 29, 2009
Dr. Geoffrey Tabin Continues Quest to Eliminate Unnecessary Blindness
Dr. Geoffery Tabin was placed on the cover of National Geographic's Adventure magazine for the month of November for his missions to cure unneccessary blindness around the world. Tabin, with the work of other doctors and the Himalayan Cataract Project, has developed cheap and efficient surgeries for restoring sight in third world countries. According to Dr. Tabin, over 90 percent of the blindness around the world in preventable or treatable. - October 5, 2009
Moran Eye Center Doctor Meets the President, KUTV 2News and ABC 4
Moran Eye Center's Dr. Alan Crandall was invited to the White House as part of the President's strategy to get input from physicians to help shape health care reform. The President invited doctors from every state to provide input. Moran Optometrist Dr. Schubach discusses the need to check not only sight but vision which includes the eye's depth perception, ability to focus, tracking and eye's ability to work together. Symptoms that there may be vision problems include head tilt, headaches, can't see board at school and wandering eyes among others. - September 11, 2009
Vision Loss and Eye Care with Aging
Dr. Julia Kleinschmit discusses the importance of catching on to vision loss early on. At the Moran Eye Center, people can attend an Orientation to Vision Loss which can help inform patients how to prevent further vision loss and gives them resources and services to improve eye sight. - August 25, 2009
Checking Your Child's Vision, KSL Studio 5
Poor vision can lead to poor school performance. Dr. Robert Hoffman, a pediatric ophthalmologist at the Moran Eye Center, discusses the process of following a child's visual development from birth to early school age. - June 12, 2009
Wearing Sunglasses is Important for UV Protection
One of the most common places to get cancer is the eyelid, according to Dr. Bradley Katz. He stresses the importance of wearing UV protection sunglasses to protect eyes and eyelids. Unusual moles are one potential sign of cancer.
- April 6, 2009
Importance of Eye Care Screenings and Eye Health
Optometrist Dr. Gibbons stresses the need for eye exams. Children should be seen between 6 and 12 months old and before they start school. Adults need to get eye checks as well due to age related diseases that affect sight such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
- March 17, 2009
Dangers of Eyeball Tattoos
Moran doctors warn about the dangers of eyeball tattoos. People internationally are having the whites of the eyeball injected with dye or having decorative ornaments implanted. Dr. Moshirfar and Dr. Patel warn that vision loss or deformity can happen as a result and eyeball tattooing and hope to ban the practice across the U.S.
- December 3, 2008
Nation's top Pediatric Organization Recommends
Every Infant and Child be Given a Red Reflex Eye Exam
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants and children get more frequent red reflex eye exams to catch eye diseases at an early stage. Diseases such as retinoblastoma and cataracts in infants can be handled and treated if caught early on. - April 29, 2008
Screening Vital for Successful LASIK, KSL 5
The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing complaints from people who have complications from LASIK eye surgery. Moran Eye Center's Dr. Majid Moshirfar, director of the center's cornea and refractive surgery program, says the problem is less with the safety of the procedure, and more how it is marketed and a possible lack of thorough patient screening. - April 1, 2008
Eye Donor Pool Increasing
A study revealed that corneal eye transplants can now be used from older patients. The age range was previously 12 to 65, and new research shows that eye's can be useful at age 75 or even older. The higher the cell count, the better the tissue, which has nothing to do with age. - March 16, 2008
Macular Degeneration
Moran Eye Center researchers found a protein, Robo4, when used in mice may help reverse and prevent macular degeneration. The study was published in on the Nature of Medical Journal's website. - March 17, 2008
Macular Degeneration: Part 2
Researchers successfully activated the protein Robo4, which prevented and reversed age related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Human trials are expected within the next five years. - February 27, 2008
Computers Can Have Negative Effects on Vision, KSL 5
Doctors have found that staring at a computer all day can result in a host of negative vision symptoms called computer vision syndrome, a relatively new medical-defined ailment. Moran Eye Center neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Kathleen Digre, discusses symptoms of and remedies for the syndrome. - January 7, 2008
Moran Doctor Combines Love of Climbing
with Eye Health, Fresh Look on Life, KUTV 2News
At one point, Dr. Geoffrey Tabin dropped out of medical school to pursue his love of mountaineering, becoming the fourth person to summit the highest peaks on all seven continents. Now, Dr. Tabin combines that love of climbing with medicine, bringing sight to thousands of people who live in high-altitude villages, where blindness has previously been accepted as a way of life. - November 22, 2007
Kyla's Gift, KSL 5
When a 4-year-old girl was killed in an accident, her parents decided to donate her corneas. As a result, two men were able to receive sight saving cornea transplants at the Moran Eye Center. - October 10, 2007
Novelty Contact Lenses Lead to Infection, KSL 5
Novelty contact lenses are especially popular around Halloween. But Dr. Majid Moshirfar warns patients to be wary. The lenses, which are illegal in this country but can still be found online or in stories under different names, can lead to eye infections. - September 7, 2007
Lost Boys Clinic
John Dau is a remarkable man and one of 27,000 Lost Boys, survivors of the tragic and bloody Sudan Civil war who lost their families. In an effort give back to those that still struggle in his homeland, he has built a medical clinic in Sudan to help transform life for people of Sudan and establish peace. Dr. Crandall and Dr. Tabin are performing cataract surgeries to restore sight for thousands in Sudan and training other doctors to perform the procedure. - September 7, 2007
Lions Club Foundation Fundraiser
The Utah Lions Club and Harmon's promote their annual fundraising breakfast, which supports the Utah Lion's Eye Bank and Moran Eye Center. - May 10, 2007
Jazz's Fisher Brings Attention to Rare Eye Cancer, KSL 5, Fox 13, ABC 4,
Derek Fisher missed a recent Jazz playoff game because he was seeking treatment for his 10-month old daughter who was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer. Moran Eye Center doctors discuss the potentially life-threatening disease called retinoblastoma. - May 3, 2007
Moran Doctor Performs State's First-Ever Laser Cornea Transplant, KSL 5
For the first time in Utah, a man underwent a cornea transplant using a revolutionary new laser technique. Dr. Majid Moshirfar explains how the laser surgery uses fewer sutures and cuts recovery time in half. - April 6, 2007
Advances in Eye Care, "Good Things Utah," ABC 4
Dr. Majid Moshirfar discusses vision correction options, including Lasik, personalized treatments, implantable contact lenses and more. - March 9, 2007
Sjogren's Disease, "Healthy Living," KUTV 2News
Dr. Majid Moshirfar talks about Sjogren's disease, an autoimmunue disease where white blood cells attack moisture-producing glands. - February 20, 2007
Idaho man donates eye for research
A 52-year-old man from Idaho with a rare cancer donated his eye for blindness research. Researchers at the Moran Eye Center will be able to use the eye for up to six or seven years to search for cures to Macular Degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. for people older than 65. - August 3, 2006
Moran Opens New Facility, Fox 13, ABC 4
The John A. Moran Eye Center celebrates the grand opening of its new facility, one of the most significant eye treatment and research centers in the world. The new building increases surgical space 40 percent and more than triples previous lab space. - March 16, 2006
Boy Loses Sight After Paintball Accident, ABC 4
A Herriman boy lost sight in one eye after an accident with a paintball gun.
Julia Kleinschmidt, Ph.D., L.C.S.W discuses vision loss with Mary Dickson on KUED. Dr. Kleinschmidt works with patients, patients' families, and community resources to provide appropriate and effective support for those confronting the reality of vision loss. Services offered through the Patient Support Program include: individual counseling with patients and their families, the Orientation to Vision Loss program, support groups and peer counseling.
Dr. Geoffrey Tabin discusses an upcoming benefit event to be held at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. The event was meant to raise awareness about world blindness and inform the public about the international work being done at the Moran Eye Center and the Himalayan Cataract Project. Event will feature speaker Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind man to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.
Contact lenses made popular by pop icon Lady Gaga are dangerous to your vision, according to Dr. Morshirfar. These lenses create a wide-eyed looked similar to Japenese cartoon characters. The problem with the lenses is the size; they extend well beyond the cornea, virtually suffocating the eye. Although the lenses are illegal in the U.S., the craze is becoming more and more popular around the world and online.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is an eye disorder that is often overlooked and effects mainly overweight women due to increased spinal pressure. Dr. Digre describes common symptoms including chronic headaches, patches in vision, double vision and dim outs. Losing weight can help reduce the strain on the spine, reducing the effects of the disorder and helping to restore vision.
Moran Optometrist Dr. Schubach discusses the need to check not only sight but vision which includes the eye's depth perception, ability to focus, tracking and eye's ability to work together. Symptoms that there may be vision problems include head tilt, headaches, can't see board at school and wandering eyes among others.