Sean Donahue

Sean Donahue, MD, PhD
April 22, 2024

Sean Donahue to become president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Sean Donahue, MD, PhD, Sam and Darthea Coleman Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, will become president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus in July.

By Nancy Humphrey
November 22, 2023

National study of two surgical interventions for exotropia shows no detectable difference

A study comparing two surgical methods for repairing childhood intermittent exotropia (a common form of strabismus or eye misalignment, in which one or both eyes sometimes turn outward) were unable to detect a significant difference in the two methods.

By Nancy Humphrey
July 19, 2022

For young concussion patients, managing visual symptoms crucial

A policy statement from Vanderbilt and other institutions says it’s essential that pediatricians and other clinicians know how to screen, identify and initiate clinical management of visual symptoms after this common childhood injury.

By Nancy Humphrey
August 1, 2019

New program expands options for prescribing investigational therapies

A new group called Access to Investigational Medicine is assisting clinicians who want to seek compassionate use of investigational therapies for their patients.

By Jessica Pasley
David Morrison, MD, and colleagues are studying whether to implant an artificial intraocular lens or fit a contact lens over a baby’s cornea after cataract surgery.
June 26, 2019

Study explores treatment options for babies with cataracts

Cataracts are uncommon in babies but when they occur the cloudy lenses must be removed without delay or blindness may result.

By Bill Snyder
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
August 4, 2016

Ophthalmology association honors VUMC’s Donahue

Sean Donahue, M.D., Ph.D., Sam and Darthea Coleman Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), was recently named a Choosing Wisely Champion by the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS).
By Jessica Pasley
January 14, 2016

New tool in fight against pediatric diabetic retinopathy

The Children’s Diabetes Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently unveiled its latest tool in helping to prevent diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of acquired blindness in the United States.
By Jessica Pasley
January 7, 2016

Support for Eye Institute research a family affair

Sight is one of the most critical elements of a normal, happy life. When a child’s eyesight is threatened, his or her future stands to be permanently altered — and parents try to find the best treatment available.
By Jessica Pasley
February 26, 2014

New clinic seeks clues to rare childhood genetic disorder

A new specialty clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is dedicated to investigating and treating a rare childhood disorder that causes partial — and sometimes nearly total — paralysis for unpredictable lengths of time.
By Doug Campbell
March 7, 2013

Guidelines for pediatric vision screening methods updated

The American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) recently revised the guidelines for reporting the results from studies of preschool vision screening instruments.
By Jessica Pasley