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Recent News Stories

Pasadena Magazine
The Masterminds: Dr. A. Linn Murphree is the Visionary Inventor
January 2011
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Pasadena Star Magazine
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Opens Outpatient Center in Arcadia
November 16, 2010
The Vision Center moved its Pasadena location to Arcadia
 

Parents Magazine
Summery Eye Soothers
August 2010
Timely tips from pediatric ophthalmologist Mark Borchert, MD of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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Fox News
Treating Children's Cataracts 
April 15, 2010
Meet a family that sees clearly today despite an affliction that threatened four children in the video report in the media player. Cataracts in babies are a vision emergency. If you suspect your child is at risk, alert your pediatrician immediately.

Ocular Surgery News
Episcleral Drug Reservoir Poised to Enter Phase I/II Clinical Trials
October 10, 2009
"The main clinical advantage will be, using this drug delivery system, we can get much more drug into the posterior segment of the eye," A. Linn Murphree, MD, told Ocular Surgery News. "It's not like the drug inserts that have been used in the past. It is simply a carrier system for any formulation of sustained-release drug formulation that one would like to put in to deliver it posteriorly."
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Medical Device Daily
A Tiny Silicone Cup Improves Drug Delivery for Eye Diseases
August 5, 2009
Medical Device Daily reports on Dr. Murphree's work with the episcleral drug reservoir.
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DOTmed News
Experimental Silicone Cup:  Breakthrough for Eye Disease Patients
August 13, 2009
A new drug delivery system that uses a tiny silicone cup sealed to the outer surface of the eyeball may greatly improve the way doctors deliver medicine to people with eye diseases, says A. Linn Murphree, M.D., director of the Retinoblastoma Program in The Vision Center at Children's Hospital, Los Angeles.
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Health-e Blog
When the Visit Gets Tough, Getting Your Child Through Doctors Appointments
June 10, 2010
Nancy Mansfield’s mother is 80 years old and had her tonsils taken out decades ago, but remembers it like it was yesterday. “Her mother told her that they were going to the circus, and that she was going to be in it,” Mansfield says. At the hospital, she happily changed into a hospital gown (her “costume” for the show). “Then they strapped her down to a gurney and her mother said, Bye!” This kind of trauma is what Mansfield, executive director of the Institute for Families at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, now works to prevent by advocating for children and educating their doctors.
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Eye Exams:  What to Expect
June 1, 2009
"While your family physician or pediatrician can perform some basic parts of the eye exam, if you have any doubts about your child’s vision, you should obtain a comprehensive eye examination from either an ophthalmologist (a medical doctor specializing in diseases and surgeries of the eye) or an optometrist (an eye care provider with a degree in optometry). These vision specialists will have advanced tools and procedures to complete a thorough examination of your child’s eyes. Reasons to get a comprehensive eye exam include abnormal eye movements, crossed or drifting eyes, or failing to make or maintain eye contact at an early age."
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Early Detection and Treatment is Key for Cross Eyes
March 3, 2009
Every day when coming home from work, Marisa Baigorrotegui was greeted by her 2-year-old daughter, Nicole, who loved to wave to her mom through the window. As Baigorrotegui watched her daughter’s eager smile, she began noticing that the toddler’s eyes were not focusing on her. “Even though she was looking right at me, her left eye was turning inward,” Baigorrotegui, of Torrance, explained.
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Ocular Surgery News
Surgeon calls for retina specialists to become advocates for Retinopathy of Prematurity patients
January 23, 2009
"No one else can advocate for these kids. We're it," Thomas C. Lee, MD, said at Retina 2009. "Unfortunately, the kid's not going to cry, he's not going to get a fever, he's not going to complain that he's going blind, and the pediatrician's not going to recognize it. If we don't do it, then that's it. We're the last line of defense."
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The Doctors Television Show

December 9, 2008
Mark S. Borchert, MD, leading expert on Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, makes a guest appearance on The Doctors TV Show.

Doheny View
Fall/Winter 2008
Vision Center physicians features in quarterly issue of the Doheny Eye Institute publication include:

• Mark S. Borchert, MD
  Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in children - "a disease of brain development"
• Thomas C. Lee, MD
  Translating research to the clinical setting - cancer vs. stem cells

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La Canada Flintridge Outlook
Local Doctor Focuses on Children's Vision
October 2, 2008
Children’s vision should be tested long before they are able to talk or identify letters or shapes on an eye chart, according to Dr. Mark Borchert, a La Cañada Flintridge resident and head of the Division of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.  Since many vision problems become less treatable with each passing year, the earlier a problem is detected improves the chances of saving the child’s eyesight.
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