Dr. Ringenberg and the rest of the USF pediatricians are scheduled to move into a new outpatient clinic in January. In the meantime, the department is making changes to benefit their patients. Creating tools for treatment Bradley Fouraker, M.D., and his colleagues in the Department of Ophthalmology have been instrumental in the development of lasers and cutting tools used in eye surgery, as well as procedures for detecting diseases such as glaucoma. The right tools make any job easier, and researchers in the USF Department of Ophthalmology are working to simplify the job of detecting and correcting eye problems. Researchers in the department have been instrumental in the development of lasers and cutting tools used in eye surgery, as well as procedures for detecting diseases such as glaucoma.
Work done in the examination room shapes the exploration that takes place in the laboratory.
He is also working on improving methods of corneal transplantation and lasers used for eye surgery. Dr. Fouraker is helping to perfect the intrastomal corneal ring, which is a plastic ring inserted into the periphery of the cornea through one incision. The ring corrects vision by flattening the cornea, and benefits patients because the ring can be adjusted, the procedure can be reversed, and it's less traumatic than RK, which requires several incisions. Dr. Fouraker says he joined the USF Physicians Group not only because of Dr. Rowsey's enthusiasum for research, but also his dedication to patients. Dr. Rowsey had a concept of developing a department based on kindness and integrity in the way we deal with patients.