Stanford Health Care | Prevalent Sight-Threatening Diseases in the Asian Population @StanfordHospital | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Presented by The Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library
Albert Wu, MD, PhD, FACS, discusses prevention, early detection, symptoms, risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment for the most common sight threatening diseases affecting Asians
00:00 Introduction
3:16 Myopia (Near-Sightedeness)
10:07 Angle-Closure Glaucoma
15:32 Cataracts
19:09 Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
21:57 Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
28:33 Vogt Koyanagi-Harada
31:24 Behcet
35:18 Questions & Answers
Albert Wu, MD, PhD, FACS, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship-trained specialist in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. This specialty is dedicated to care of the eyelid and other structures around the eye. Dr. Wu is a national leader in advancing the use of stem cell therapy to treat conditions involving the eye and face. He leads the Stanford Ophthalmic Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory and is developing leading-edge treatments for vision loss and eye disease.
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Presented by The Center for Asian Health Research and Education in partnership with Stanford Health Library
Albert Wu, MD, PhD, FACS, discusses prevention, early detection, symptoms, risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment for the most common sight threatening diseases affecting Asians
00:00 Introduction
3:16 Myopia (Near-Sightedeness)
10:07 Angle-Closure Glaucoma
15:32 Cataracts
19:09 Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
21:57 Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
28:33 Vogt Koyanagi-Harada
31:24 Behcet
35:18 Questions & Answers
Albert Wu, MD, PhD, FACS, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship-trained specialist in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. This specialty is dedicated to care of the eyelid and other structures around the eye. Dr. Wu is a national leader in advancing the use of stem cell therapy to treat conditions involving the eye and face. He leads the Stanford Ophthalmic Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory and is developing leading-edge treatments for vision loss and eye disease.
Want to know more? Ask a Librarian.
Our medical librarians are here to help you find reliable information to answer your health-related questions. We use a variety of the most current, scientifically based resources to answer your specific questions and will send you a research packet tailored to you. This is a free service open to everyone. https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/research-services.html
Take 5 minutes for yourself. Check out Stanford Health Library's free mindfulness and meditation resources including guided meditations to help ease pain, aid in healthful sleep, promote successful surgery, and more: https://healthlibrary.stanford.edu/books-resources/mindfulness-meditation.html
