Vanderbilt Eye Institute Archive — Page 9 of 11

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie against a brown background.
January 30, 2014

Orthoptist association honors Vanderbilt’s Biernacki

The American Association of Certified Orthoptists (AACO) recently presented Ronald Biernacki, associate in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, the Lancaster Award, the highest award an orthoptist can receive.

By Jessica Pasley
An eye-care professional examines a woman’s eye through a slit-lamp microscope while she rests her chin and forehead on the device.
January 9, 2014

Cataract surgery helps clear clouds from patient’s vision

Suzy Gore spent the last 10 years watching her eyesight decline. Unable to see the vision chart at her doctor’s office without corrective lenses, tired of halo effects around lights and the challenge of driving at night, Gore decided to undergo laser cataract surgery.

By Jessica Pasley
Cork from a sparkling-wine bottle lying among scattered gold, silver, and bronze star-shaped confetti on a white background.
December 30, 2013

Vanderbilt ophthalmologist warns about dangers of champagne corks

By Wayne Wood
Portrait of a smiling young woman with long brown hair in front of a building.
November 14, 2013

Vision research group names VU graduate student to its board

Vanderbilt graduate student Megan Capozzi has been named the Member-In-Training Board of Trustee to the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

By Jessica Pasley
John Penn, Ph.D., seated in a blue-lit laboratory beside a computer displaying tissue images and a microscope, wearing a white lab coat and holding a clipboard.
October 31, 2013

Penn named to vision group’s scientific advisory panel

John Penn, Ph.D., vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt, has been named to the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Scientific Advisory Panel.

By Jessica Pasley
September 27, 2013

Metabolic profiling of vision loss

A panel of metabolites – small molecules that are part of metabolic processes – that are unique to macular degeneration will shed light on the disease and aid diagnosis.

By Leigh MacMillan