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Jun 24, 2020, 15:05 ET Wills Eye Hospital Doctors Urge July 4th Partiers To Avoid Using Fireworks As Nationwide Sales Soar And Injury Concerns Rise

Ophthalmologists from Wills Eye Hospital are urging revelers to celebrate the annual 4th of July holiday without using consumer fireworks to avoid...

Sep 09, 2019, 12:27 ET Wills Eye Hospital Named #1 Ophthalmology Training Program In America

Wills Eye Hospital is taking top honors again this year for the best residency training program in the USA for ophthalmologists. Doximity, which...

Jul 30, 2019, 06:00 ET Wills Eye Takes Top Honors For Excellence In Patient Care In Annual Best Hospitals' List

Wills Eye Hospital's outstanding reputation for patient care is once again being acclaimed by physicians nationwide. In the 2019-2020 U.S. News &...

May 22, 2019, 08:00 ET Wills Eye Hospital Research Suggests Glaucoma Patients May Be at Higher Risk of Motor Vehicle Accidents than those of Similar Age

In a study recently presented at the major vision research conference, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) researchers...

May 03, 2019, 08:00 ET Wills Eye Hospital Physicians Named "Top Docs" in 2019 Philadelphia Magazine List

Wills Eye Hospital Physicians are once again named to Philadelphia Magazine's Annual "Top Docs" list from a vote by their peers throughout the region....

Dec 11, 2018, 09:49 ET Wills Eye Hospital's Training in Ophthalmology Voted #1 Top Eye Residency Program in Nation

The Wills Eye at Jefferson Residency Program has been voted the #1 medical education training program in ophthalmology in the nation according to...

Aug 14, 2018, 05:00 ET Wills Eye Hospital Earns National Recognition for Excellence

Wills Eye Hospital's outstanding reputation for patient care and ophthalmology training are once again being acclaimed by physicians nationwide. In...

Aug 01, 2018, 09:03 ET Wills Eye Hospital Sponsors First U.S. "Early Feasibility Study" of a New Implantable Device for Blind Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients

Wills Eye Hospital has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to begin an early feasibility study (EFS) to implant the RETINA IMPLANT ...

Jul 02, 2018, 18:52 ET Wills Eye Hospital Announces $5 Million Gift for Vision Research - Ushering in New Era of Scientific Advancements

Wills Eye Hospital is proud to announce that a gift of $5 million has been made to the hospital by philanthropists Vickie and Jack Farber to create...

Jul 01, 2018, 10:13 ET Man Injured From Fireworks Offers Advice This 4th Of July Holiday: "Don't Take The Risk - I Felt Like My Face Was Blown Off"

Ophthalmologists from Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia are teaming up with Philadelphia Fire Department Officials throughout this holiday week to...

May 21, 2018, 01:59 ET Wills Eye Researchers Target Best Practices in Ophthalmology for Health Care Delivery and Outcomes

Wills Eye Hospital clinician researchers continue on an accelerated research track, digging deeper across the board in all subspecialties of...

Jan 11, 2018, 01:00 ET Wills Eye Hospital Reveals Ophthalmology Trends for 2018 and Beyond

A survey of ophthalmologists conducted by Wills Eye Hospital and Ocular Surgery News uncovered current realities and forward-looking trends in the...

Aug 08, 2017, 05:00 ET Wills Eye Hospital Earns Top National Ranking In U.S. News & World Report's 2017-2018 Best Hospitals Survey

Wills Eye Hospital once again scored in the very top tier of best specialty hospitals throughout the nation in the new 2017-2018 U.S. News & World...
New Clinical Trial for Early-Stage Eye Melanoma Offers Study of Targeted Therapy

Mar 30, 2017, 09:00 ET New Clinical Trial for Early-Stage Eye Melanoma Offers Study of Targeted Therapy

A first-of-its-kind, potentially groundbreaking new option for treating a form of eye cancer is now in its first phase-1 clinical research trial at...

Aug 02, 2016, 05:30 ET Wills Eye Hospital Chosen Among Best Hospitals Nationwide

Wills Eye Hospital has been recognized as one of the two best hospitals nationwide in Ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report in its 2016-2017...

Feb 22, 2016, 04:16 ET Wills Eye Hospital Appoints Internationally Recognized Leader as Vice Chair for Research

Wills Eye Hospital today announced that Dr. Leslie G. Hyman, an internationally recognized leader in the field of vision research and public health,...