S02E01 Can weight loss cure eye disease? Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery vs Community Weight Management Intervention for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

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Can weight loss cure eye disease?

Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery vs Community Weight Management Intervention for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.

Can weight loss cure eye disease? In the case of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), yes! A/Prof Clare Fraser talks us through the much-awaited follow-up article examining the Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery vs Community Weight Management Intervention for the Treatment of IIH. The main take-away is not pizza – listen in to find out what is it!

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Clare Fraser completed neuro-ophthalmic training at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology, London. She completed a research fellowship at Emory Eye Centre, Atlanta and was a consultant neuro-ophthalmologist for Moorfields Eye Hospital and Kings College Hospital, London. She is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sydney and Macquarie University and consults at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney Eye Hospital and Macquarie University Hospital. She holds several National and International committee positions as a Director on the RANZCO Board and a reviewer for Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology and The American Journal of Ophthalmology.