Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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October 26, 2017

Study seeks new ways to detect sensory issues in TBI patients

Vanderbilt researcher Tonia Rex, Ph.D., is accustomed to performing studies in her lab with a goal of translating the findings into better diagnoses and treatment tools for the visually impaired.

By Jessica Pasley
August 24, 2017

Novel procedure eases vision loss from keratoconus

Uyen Tran, M.D., has performed hundreds of corneal transplants for her patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

By Jessica Pasley
August 17, 2017

Award honors Donahue’s long-term efforts to improve children’s vision

Sean Donahue, M.D., Ph.D., Sam and Darthea Coleman Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Vanderbilt, recently received the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award.

By Jessica Pasley
July 26, 2017

Keep an eye on safety during upcoming solar eclipse

On Aug. 21 millions of people will look skyward as day turns into night when the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in nearly a century passes over Middle Tennessee.

By Jessica Pasley
June 30, 2017

Cytokine linked to blindness

A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 may be a therapeutic target to prevent vision loss or nerve degeneration in glaucoma, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.

By Meredith Jackson
February 16, 2017

Grant strengthens Brantley’s vision research efforts

Milam Brantley Jr., M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, recently received a $500,000 grant from the Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Awards Program in Macular Degeneration Research to further his work on age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

By Jessica Pasley
December 1, 2016

Symposium honors Casagrande’s career

Colleagues of Vivien Casagrande, Ph.D., celebrated her distinguished career in the visual sciences with a “Lifetime of Vision” symposium Nov. 18 in Biological Sciences/Medical Research Building III.
By Bill Snyder
November 3, 2016

Vanderbilt ophthalmologist emphasizes care in dim-light driving as time change brings darkness to evening commute

With the end of daylight saving time, ophthalmologists at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute want to focus on a real issue—dim-light driving situations that can endanger drivers and pedestrians.
By Jessica Pasley
July 21, 2016

Two receive Research to Prevent Blindness grants

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded two grants to faculty in the Department of Ophthalmology.
By Jessica Pasley
June 9, 2016

VUMC ophthalmologist urges eye protection from the bright summer sunshine

When it comes to sun safety, most people are quick to grab a hat and lather on sunscreen. Doctors at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute want consumers to be on the lookout for another protective measure – sunglasses.
By Jessica Pasley
March 22, 2016

Vanderbilt expert offers eye care tips for windy spring days

By Jessica Pasley
March 17, 2016

Life-changing impact of cornea transplantation celebrated

Since 1961, the Eye Bank Association of America has provided donors for more than 1.5 million corneal transplants nationwide. And for nearly 25 years, the group has celebrated corneal transplant recipients, promoted awareness of the need to donate and recognized donors and families during National Eye Donor Month in March.
By Jessica Pasley
February 4, 2016

Grant spurs research into trauma-induced vision loss

Tonia Rex, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are working to uncover how best to treat ocular trauma, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.
By Jessica Pasley