Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

The main benefit of scleral lenses is that they can be designed to accommodate any degree of corneal steepness or irregularity.
November 13, 2023

Scleral lenses help those with corneal irregularities, dry eyes

Vanderbilt Eye Institute is one of a handful of places in Nashville that can fit patients for lenses designed to accommodate any degree of corneal steepness or irregularity.

By Nancy Humphrey
October 26, 2023

Stephanie Jian receives vision science award from the University of California, Berkeley

Vanderbilt’s Stephanie Jian, OD, has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Berkeley Optometry and Vision Science “40 under 40” award.

By Nancy Humphrey
Smiling young African girl with long curly hair wearing glasses while standing alone against a gray background
August 1, 2023

VUMC participates in national study to test eye drops for nearsightedness in children

A multi-institutional study found that low-dose atropine eyedrops, commonly used in a higher dose to treat lazy eye, was no better than a placebo at slowing myopia (nearsightedness) progression and elongation of the eye among children treated for two years.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 17, 2023

Academy for Excellence in Education elects 13 new members

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Academy for Excellence in Education has elected 13 new members for 2023.

By Doug Campbell
Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, center, with C. Wright Pinson, MBA, MD, left, and Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, at a recent celebration honoring Sternberg’s years of service to VUMC.
June 22, 2023

Celebration honors Paul Sternberg’s decades of service

Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, was celebrated last week at a retirement ceremony honoring his 20 years of service to Vanderbilt University Medical Center as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and founding director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute.

By Nancy Humphrey
May 4, 2023

Wallace named as VUMC’s New Chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

David Wallace, MD, MPH, has been named as the new chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute.

By John Howser
October 27, 2022

Low vision initiative for children lands new funding

Vanderbilt's Project PAVE has received funding from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to continue the program that has provided low-vision evaluations for more than 2,150 school-age children in Tennessee since 1993.
By Nancy Humphrey
October 10, 2022

Opening a window to glaucoma

A metalloprotease enzyme plays an important role in retinal ganglion cell development, Vanderbilt researchers discovered; studying it and other family members may lead to the identification of novel targets for treating glaucoma.
By Bill Snyder
September 22, 2022

Major commitment bolsters Vanderbilt’s retinal vision research efforts

A $10 million gift from the International Retinal Research Foundation will establish a center dedicated to retinal vision research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and a directorship to support a physician-scientist leader in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 8, 2022

Calkins lands national award for research on blinding eye diseases

Vanderbilt's David Calkins, PhD, has been selected by the Research to Prevent Blindness and Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology to receive the 2023 David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research.
By Nancy Humphrey
August 16, 2022

Sternberg to step down after two decades at Vanderbilt

Paul Sternberg Jr., MD, is stepping down from his role as chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, effective June 30, 2023.
By Craig Boerner
August 15, 2022

Mitochondria and retinal degeneration

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new cellular model for exploring mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 65.
By Leigh MacMillan
July 14, 2022

New program helps low-vision patients more safely navigate their home environments

By Nancy Humphrey
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