Vanderbilt Eye Institute Archive — Page 7 of 9

September 26, 2014

Biomarker for diabetic eye disease

A person’s mitochondrial gene “signature” could predict risk for diabetic retinopathy and guide early intervention strategies.

August 19, 2014

Keeping an eye on blast trauma

Understanding the cellular and molecular responses of the eye to blast injury could guide new treatment development.

A clinician in a white coat uses an eye surgical simulation instrument while another clinician in a white coat observes in a clinical training room.
August 14, 2014

Award highlights Wayman’s resident education efforts

Laura Wayman, M.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been awarded the 2014 Straatsma Award for Excellence in Resident Education.

An ophthalmologist in a white coat examines a seated patient’s eye through a slit-lamp microscope in an examination room.
August 14, 2014

VEI taking novel approach to fight blinding diseases

Personalized medicine — the effort to tailor health care to individual patients’ needs, genetic profiles and circumstances — is a well-established concept at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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.

A resident in a white coat uses an eye-surgery simulator with hand controls while viewing through a microscope; an instructor in a white coat observes behind him. A monitor displays a magnified eye model.
March 20, 2014

Virtual reality simulator hones eye surgery skills

Virtual reality environments are a common feature used in the aviation industry to train pilots, and now they’re also proving to be a very effective tool in educating the next generation of ophthalmological surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.