Eye Surgery

Angels' Gary Matthews Jr. has 'small tear' in knee tendon (Los Angeles Times)

20 Jul 2008

Angels outfielder, hoping to avoid season-ending surgery on the patella tendon in his left knee, plans to pursue accelerated treatment program. Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. hopes to avoid surgery after Dr. Lewis Yocum diagnosed him Saturday with what Matthews called "a small tear" in the patella tendon of his left knee.

Kalas undergoes minor eye surgery (Philly.com)

19 Jul 2008

MIAMI - Pop on some NFL Films highlight reels, because that's your only chance to hear Harry Kalas for a while. The legendary Phillies broadcaster had minor eye surgery to repair a detached retina yesterday, which will keep him out of the booth for the next 5 to 10 days.

First Singapore eye doctor in flying hospital mission returns from Syria (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

19 Jul 2008

SINGAPORE: The first Singapore eye doctor to participate in an ORBIS flying hospital mission has returned from Syria where he helped 10 visually—impaired Syrians regain their sight.