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Flaum Eye Institute
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Official account for the Flaum Eye Institute. World leading vision research, education, and compassionate care.

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute.aspx
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Our next service chief we'd like you to meet is Dr. Karen Allison, who leads our glaucoma service. Dr. Allison has decades of experience from minimally invasive glaucoma procedures, to complex surgeries. She is passionate about having patient-centered vision care in Rochester.
Headshot of Dr. Karen Allison. Woman with light brown skin, dark brown hair, wearing dark grey suit coat.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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NEW research from Alex Levin: Noonan syndrome, often caused by pathogenic variants in the PTPN11 gene, may be associated with anomalous large optic nerve cups that may be mistaken for glaucoma. doi.org/10.4103/ojo.... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The Flaum Eye Institute is one of 11 finalists for the ARVO Scientific Image Contest! Our Derek Power & Jesse Schallek are finalists with this fantastic microglia in the retina. Click on the blue vote now button at the link below on your mobile device👇.

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Microglia in the retina. Black background with green, red, and yellow squiggly lines all over.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Next up for our service chief introductions is Dr. Raja Narayanan. Dr. Narayanan is our retina chief and joined Flaum earlier this year. He has more than 20 years of experience in both clinical and surgical retina care, including pioneering advanced surgical techniques.
Headshot of Dr. Raja Narayanan, man smiling at camera with glasses and silver hair, wearing a white doctors coat.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Diabetes can affect more than just your blood sugar. It can also damage blood vessels in your eyes, which can cause diabetic retinopathy and other diseases. Blood sugar control and an annual eye exam are the best prevention methods.
Older male, white hair and glasses testing his blood sugar level by pricking his middle finger on his left hand. Image courtesy of NEI Images Library.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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#FluorescenceFriday
@arvoinfo.bsky.social scientific image contest
(voting link below)

👇👁️👇: microglia imaged in the retina, color-coded for depth
ARVO Image Contest
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November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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This weekend the Toast to Your Health wine auction returns. The auction helps support causes in the local community. Last year's event helped raise over two million dollars that is being used to help our outreach programs and our never-ending mission to help find cures for rare diseases.
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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We'd like you to meet Dr. Alex Levin, our chief of pediatrics. He provides care to children with complex eye diseases like ocular genetic disorders and other rare diseases. Dr. Levin takes pride in delivering compassionate and cutting-edge care for kids and their families.
Headshot of Dr. Alex Levin, wearing a dark suit coast and blue UR Medicine branded tie.
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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NEW from Alex Levin: This study of children under 8 years old found COVID-19 did not cause retinal bleeding within 28 days after infection. Retinal hemorrhage appears to be very unlikely secondary to COVID-19.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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This is the way...
Happy Halloween from @cvsuor.bsky.social

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October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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NEW from Alex Levin: The study showed 2 siblings with Cousin syndrome who have the new finding of a congenital cranial dysinnervation disorder (CCDD) presenting with eyes in the turned out sand down fixed position with ptosis (droopy eyelids).
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #URochesterResearch
Ophthalmic manifestations of Cousin syndrome
We describe the ophthalmic features in 2 siblings with genetically confirmed Cousin syndrome. Each sibling had a very large–angle exotropia with minim…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Our MobilEyes team is finishing up their community events for the season soon. This Saturday they will be at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Rochester for a vision screening event. We are so thankful for all the great work they do in the community.
Members of the Flaum MobilEyes team posing for a photo in front of the Flaum vision van on a sunny day.
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Renuka Manjula & Susana Marcos, @marcoslabur.bsky.social both delivered talks today on Adaptive Optics Visual Simulators @optica.org #FrontiersinOptics #FIO2025, in 2 sessions at the same time! Hope you could catch one of those! @urengineering.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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At Flaum, we provide eye care ranging from the routine, to specialized treatments for rare diseases. We'd like to share the amazing people who lead each of our teams.

First up is the leader of our optometry team Dr. Brooke Donaher.

Thank you for your amazing work and dedication!
Headshot of Doctor Brooke Donaher. White female with brown hair, medium length, smiling.
October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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@marcoslabur.bsky.social pitched @cvsuor.bsky.social #CVSRetreat2025 Sabya Goswami (AO MCLs);Tianlun Zou (LCA);Renuka Manjula (binocular simulator);Aldo Tecse (OCE);Rushnan Islam (LIRIC);Sabina Poudel (atRA in Myopia) 👏🏼 #Optics @uofrbme.bsky.social @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Last weekend, Flaum alumni, faculty, and residents gathered in Orlando for the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology conference. The meeting brings together the best and brightest in the field of Ophthalmology.
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Looking for stylish glasses?

Look no further than the Flaum Eye Institute optical shops. We have a variety of stylish brands, colors, and everything you might need! Stop by one of our locations to see for yourself!

#opticalglasses #glasses #glassesframes #optometry #rochesterny
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Please join us in welcoming 3 new faculty members to CVS: Benjamin Chin from RIT, Alex Kotelsky from Bausch + Lomb, and Raja Narayanan from @flaumeye.bsky.social
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October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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OUT NOW from CVS faculty Sara Patterson, David DiLoreto, & Juliette McGregor: Inner Limiting Membrane Peel Extends In Vivo Calcium Imaging of Retinal Ganglion Cell Activity Beyond the Fovea in Non-Human Primate in IOVS.
doi.org/10.1167/iovs... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social
Inner Limiting Membrane Peel Extends In Vivo Calcium Imaging of Retinal Ganglion Cell Activity Beyond the Fovea in Non-Human Primate | IOVS | ARVO Journals
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October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Shoutout to all our faculty and alumni who attended and presented at the annual @aao_ophth meeting. Flaum was well represented, as we work to advance the field of ophthalmology and continually improve patient care.
#Ophthalmology
Three Flaum faculty and or alumni posing for a group selfie, two women one man, at night on the back patio of a restaurant.
October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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"From the lab to the clinical application:route to bring biomedical sciences to patients" a well-done interview by
@PUCP to Fabrice Manns #BascomPalmer, Kiril Larin #UHouston & myself
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@cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social in Lima👉 puntoedu.pucp.edu.pe/investigacio...
October 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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NEW editorial from Steven Feldon in Ophthalmology: A Call to Action and Roadmap for Improving Emergency Treatment of Ophthalmic Trauma in the United States.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We are so proud when members of our Flaum team go above and beyond for others.

Last month, while on the way to work, Brooke Coburn noticed an accident between two dump trucks. In her first year as a volunteer firefighter Brooke immediately sprang into action.
October 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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‼️ Today is the deadline to register for the CVS Retreat. See the agenda with links to register on our website: www.cvs.rochester.edu/events/cvs_r... @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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#FluorescenceFriday
Watch to the end! Immune cells in the retina remain flat until damage is detected. Cells change their shape and dive deep in response to damage (pink cell)
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elifesciences.org/articles/98662
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM