Vanderbilt Eye Institute

September 4, 2017

Lauren Fields is legally blind. This fall she starts college on a basketball scholarship.

In the fourth grade Lauren Fields was introduced to basketball. She did not like it one bit, she admits. But all of that changed over time.

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 15, 2017

A solar eclipse can hurt your eyesight without you knowing it – here’s why.

By VUMC News and Communications
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
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 8, 2016

Award spurs Jonna’s research on ocular melanoma

Gowtham Jonna, M.D., senior retina fellow at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, recently received a VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) Research Award.

By Jessica Pasley
October 10, 2016

New faculty: Kenny Tao uses optical coherence tomography to improve delicate eye surgeries

Kenny Tao, a new assistant professor of biomedical engineering, brings his innovations in the field of optical coherence tomography and his wry sense of humor to Vanderbilt's laboratories and classrooms.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 8, 2016

The Alliance for Eye and Vision Research honors two from VEI

Two Vanderbilt Eye Institute physicians have been selected as Emerging Vision Scientists by the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR).
By Jessica Pasley
September 1, 2016

‘Audacious’ grant spurs research on retina regeneration

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University have received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support research to restore vision through regeneration of the retina.
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
July 14, 2016

Vanderbilt Eye Institute Hendersonville

By VUMC News and Communications
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
May 12, 2016

Smith, Spickard to lead key advisory boards

Two volunteer leaders have been named to fill top positions on two of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) advisory boards.
By Nancy Humphrey