Anita Agarwal Archive — Page 1 of 1

Two people pose at an awards presentation, holding a framed certificate and a plaque; a projection screen behind them shows partial text including “Sternberg Jr.”
March 12, 2020

Sternberg lands top award from Macula Society

During the recent Macula Society annual meeting, Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, G. W. Hale Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, received the organization’s highest honor, the Gass Medal for outstanding contributions in the study of macular diseases.

By Jessica Pasley
Three people pose together, with the central person holding a framed award and wooden plaque. The award text is too small to read reliably.
April 3, 2014

Agarwal’s macular diseases research lands high honor

Walk into ophthalmologist Anita Agarwal’s office at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and there is something remarkably different about the décor.

By Jessica Pasley
Argus II retinal prosthesis system, showing camera-equipped glasses connected by a cable to a separate video processing unit.
July 25, 2013

‘Bionic eye’ new option for retinitis pigmentosa patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen as one of 12 sites in the United States to offer the first FDA-approved bionic eye for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

By Jessica Pasley