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The UT Hamilton Eye Institute (UTHEI) is the department of ophthalmology of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. It serves several key purposes, including clinical care, education, research, and international outreach.

10/08/2025

A recent systematic review analyzing data from over 4.7 million individuals found that older adults with cataracts had a slightly increased risk of fractures compared to those without cataracts. The evidence suggests a possible association, though not all studies showed consistent results.

Interestingly, individuals who had undergone cataract surgery (pseudophakia) had a 27% lower risk of fractures compared to those with cataracts. However, this finding is based on low- to moderate-certainty evidence, and further studies are needed.

One estimate from the review suggests that for every 8 cataract surgeries, 1 fracture could potentially be prevented—though this is an approximation and should be interpreted cautiously.

Cataract surgery may do more than improve vision—it might also support mobility and fall prevention, especially in older adults.

Things you can do:
✔️ Schedule a routine comprehensive eye exam
✔️ Be aware of symptoms like blurry vision, glare, or difficulty seeing at night
✔️ Talk to your eye doctor about treatment options if indicated

Reference: Gallo Afflitto G, Aiello F, Surico PL, Malek DA, Mori T, Swaminathan SS, Maurino V, Nucci C. Cataract and Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. Ophthalmology. 2025 Feb 18:S0161-6420(25)00130-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2025.02.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39978438.

10/03/2025

Glaucoma True or False? Test your eye-Q! Glaucoma only affects older adults. ❌ False - While glaucoma is more common in older adults, it can occur at any age, including in infants and young children. You can always feel it when your eye pressure is too high. ❌ False - Most types of glaucoma, like open-angle glaucoma, develop silently without pain or noticeable symptoms. This is why glaucoma is called the thief of sight. (Note: angle-closure glaucoma can cause eye pain, blurry vision, redness, and nausea.) Glaucoma causes permanent vision loss. ✅ True - Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, and any vision loss that occurs is permanent. However, early detection and treatment can slow or prevent further damage. If I see fine, I don’t need an eye exam. ❌ False - Glaucoma typically affects peripheral vision first, so you may not notice it until the disease is advanced. Regular eye exams are essential!

09/30/2025

The cornea functions to protect the eye, maintain its shape, and focus incoming light. Unlike most organs, the cornea doesn’t receive nutrients from blood — instead, it absorbs them directly from tears and aqueous humor. This keeps it crystal clear, supports rapid healing, and even makes corneal transplants more successful because it lacks blood-borne immune cells that can trigger rejection.

An incredible design for such a small part of the body!

07/16/2025

False!

Many people think glaucoma is only a problem for seniors, but it can affect people of all ages, including infants. While the risk increases with age, certain factors like family history, diabetes, and being African American or Hispanic can increase the chances of developing glaucoma earlier in life.

Since vision loss from glaucoma is irreversible, early detection through routine eye exams is crucial—even for younger adults!

07/11/2025

False!

Many people believe too much screen time can cause permanent eye damage, but this isn’t entirely true. While prolonged screen use can lead to digital eye strain, dryness, and temporary blurred vision, there’s no evidence it causes lasting harm. The discomfort is due to reduced blinking and eye fatigue, not permanent damage.

Taking breaks, blinking more, and following the 20-20-20 rule can help reduce strain.

07/08/2025

Yes and no!

While newborns are capable of seeing colors, their brains have not developed the ability to perceive them, so their vision is largely monochromatic in the first few weeks of life.

As the relationship between their brains and eyes develop, the first primary color that babies can see is red! By 5 months of age, color vision is believed to be adequately developed.https://www.healthline.com/health/baby/when-can-babies-see-color -and-white

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day!

06/11/2025

The 8th annual Ivan Marais Cataract-a-thon is this Saturday!

Last year, this event provided cataract surgery to 24 patients free of cost. This resident-led event has been providing cataract surgery to the Memphis community since 2017 and has since provided 150 surgeries! We are so excited to continue to serve our community through this incredible event!

06/09/2025

Hamilton Eye Institute is excited to announce this years George K Kambara Distinguished Visiting Professor is Dr. Sonal Tuli, MD, MEd, MBA! We look forward to having her visit this week for our annual resident's research day!

05/22/2025

Join us in congratulating Dr. Joseph Fong on being awarded Memphis Business Journal's 40 under 40 awardee!

05/19/2025

The Hamilton Eye crew had a great time at ARVO this year! We had amazing representation this year, highlighting our dedication to research!

Congratulations to Anthony Cruz, MS3, on being named a top-five finalist in ARVO’s Members-in-Training Outstanding Poster Competition for his presentation, “IV-255, a BRG1 Bromodomain Inhibitor, Impairs Stem-Like Properties in Uveal Melanoma Cells”

Sue Choi presented her research revealing that TNFRSF14 is up-regulated in primary and metastatic uveal melanoma, positioning it as a potential biomarker of tumor severity and progression.

Minjae James Kim presented his research title "Characterizing the Interaction between N-glycans and Galectin-3 through Computational Modeling and Surface Plasmon Resonance Assay"

Dr. Bahar Meshkat presented "The BXD38 mouse: a spontaneous polygenic model of atrophic age-related macular degeneration"

Dr. TJ Hollingsworth presented "Heterozygous mice from crossing C57B/6J mice with the BXD32 homozygous, polygenic model of inherited retinal dystrophy exhibit early cone photoreceptor deficits without affected rods"

Drs. Linda Cernichiaro-Espinosa and David Taylor Gonzalez introduced a Random Survival Forest that delivers personalized survival curves for low-dose I-125 brachytherapy (A0033) and validated a deep-learning model that precisely classifies 4,600+ BAP1 variants against saturation-genome-editing data (A0036)

and incoming PGY1, Hayes Cape, presented his work "Systems Genetics Identifies Nphp3 as a Modulator of Optic Nerve Health"

Congratulations to all our of presenters!

05/07/2025

This week, didactics looked a little different for our residents.

Our residents had the opportunity to simulate a low vision environment to learn how to navigate these situations with our patients. They had to complete certain tasks while blindfolded and being directed by another person over facetime. Understanding how to direct someone who has low vision and the trust needed in these scenarios was invaluable. Thank you to Dr. Ditta for allowing our residents to experience this and educating them on how to best take care of our low vision patients every day.

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930 Madison Avenue Ste 200
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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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