Vanderbilt Eye Institute

July 14, 2022

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

By Nancy Humphrey
July 7, 2022

HOSA competition

Nashville was the host city for the recent Health Occupations Students of America leadership conference and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute was invited to host a competition.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 16, 2022

Sylvia Groth once commuted to work on cross country skis to keep an appointment with her patient. As a native Minnesotan, a little snow couldn’t stop her.

Her dedication earned her a Patient and Family Choice Award.

By Nancy Humphrey
Officials with VUMC and Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce at the March 24 ribbon cutting for the new Vanderbilt Eye Institute location in Murfreesboro. (photo by Susan Urmy)
March 28, 2022

Vanderbilt Eye Institute debuts new Murfreesboro location

Vanderbilt Eye Institute (VEI) and local dignitaries came together last week for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of VEI’s new location in Murfreesboro.

By Nancy Humphrey
March 17, 2022

Discovery Lecture featuring Sánchez Alvarado returns to in-person format

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD, executive director and chief scientific officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri, will discuss tissue regeneration at the next Discovery Lecture, in person on Thursday, March 24 in 208 Light Hall.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 28, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Avni Finn

Avni Finn, MD, MBA, a retina surgeon, has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Eye Institute as assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 17, 2022

Learning about PAVE

Brad Turner, Commissioner of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (back row, second from right), recently visited the Vanderbilt Eye Institute to learn about the PAVE (Providing Access to the Visual Environment) program.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 9, 2021

Vision foundation’s longtime support key to Penn’s research efforts

By Nancy Humphrey
November 30, 2021

Eye Institute’s Ophthalmic Technician Program now accepting applicants for 2022; deadline is March 30

By VUMC News and Communications
September 9, 2021

Gift creates directorship in translational vision research

Marlene and Spencer Hays’ longtime support of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute includes the recent commitment to establish the Marlene & Spencer Hays Directorship in Translational Vision Research.
By Nancy Humphrey
September 9, 2021

Law receives award for ophthalmology education excellence

Vanderbilt’s Janice Law, MD, has been named to receive the Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO)/American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
By Nancy Humphrey
July 7, 2021

VUMC nurse Tamara Slagle was losing her sight. A cornea transplant allowed her to keep the job she loves.

“My day-to-day living has gotten easier, and my job too.”
By Nancy Humphrey
March 22, 2021

VEI book wins four regional ADDY awards

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute’s 50th anniversary book recently won four ADDY awards, including Best of Show in the print category, in the 2021 competition conducted by the Nashville chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).
By Wayne Wood
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