Category: News

March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month. Whether you spend hours in front of a computer or use power tools at your day job, it is always important to keep eye health and safety in mind as the gift of sight is irreplaceable. With more and more individuals depending on technology to accomplish tasks throughout the […]

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. It is an important time to spread the word and raise awareness about glaucoma, which is considered a silent thief of sight. There are virtually no symptoms associated with the disease and once vision is lost, it is gone for good. As much as 40% of one’s vision can […]

Each year most of us resolve to make changes that will result in longer, happier and healthier lives. Most people are determined that with the start of a new year they’ll lose weight of kick unhealthy habits. This year why not add eye health to your list of resolutions? Here’s a list of easy tips […]

Happy New Year to all of you! With the start of 2015 comes resolutions to be the best that we can be in the New Year. Many of us make goals related to health or exercise — losing weight is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions, but one part of our body that […]

Avedro Announces FDA Priority Review Status! – Corneal Cross-linking! This is huge news for the keratoconic community. The priority review status for the New Drug Application (NDA) places the application action date at March 15th, 2014.

The NY Jets 2013 season has started out with a bang! Dr. Hersh was there, as the team ophthalmologist to witness the first win of the season!

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Hersh for inclusion in Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” list for the New York Metro area. In addition to this high honor, Dr. Hersh is also noted as the top 1% in the nation in his specialty. Congrats Dr. Hersh!

At the CLEI Center for Keratoconus, Dr. Hersh and his staff are involved in a number of educational programs for keratoconus doctors and patients. In the Fall of 2012, we will sponsor our 8th Annual Keratoconus Patient Symposium in association with the National Keratoconus Foundation. In a very successful program last year, nearly 150 keratoconus […]

Dr. Hersh visited Moscow hospital this week to review results of new corneal cross-linking technique.

In the June issue of Journal of Refractive Surgery, Dr. Hersh’s article, “Effect of Topographic Cone Location on Outcomes of Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasia.” Corneal collagen cross-linking is a treatment designed to decrease the progression of keratoconus and corneal ectasia. The purpose of the article is to assess the effect of […]