Some dietary supplements once thought to slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have been proven to either show no effect or may even be harmful to some segments of the populat...
Gene therapy trials offer hope: UI Institute for Vision Research Director, Dr. Ed Stone, comments on the promising research involving inherited retinal diseases in the May 1 issue of Ophthalmology Ti...
The University of Iowa has produced a multimedia package chronicling a day in the life of Jerry Jackson, a 66-year-old Burlington man whose family suffers from a rare, inherited eye disease called ADN...
Visiting physicians from the University of Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia recently completed a trip to Iowa City for a two week visit with eye specialists at the University of Iowa Hospitals and...
John H. Fingert, MD, PhD, was among the clinical researchers to be elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Iowa KidSight makes young eyes a priority: Program screens children for early detection of vision problems (story from IowaNow Newsletter)
John H. Fingert, MD, PhD and co-investigator Budd Tucker, PhD have been awarded a National Glaucoma Research grant of $100,000 for their research project: Stem Cell Approaches to Glaucoma from BrightF...
A team of researchers led by Todd Scheetz, MS, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering, was awarded a three-year grant of $1.1M from the National Eye Institute/National In...
A UI researcher will study the use retinal vessel measurements to predict and identify eye disease in veterans.
Children ages 4 through 10 are invited to participate in a vision screening study. This is a one-time commitment; exams will take place on a Friday or Saturday and will take about one hour. The exam w...
Erin M. Shriver, MD, FACS (‘06R) joins the University of Iowa Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as assistant professor of ophthalmology. Dr. Shriver received her medical degree from Stan...
UI Neuro-ophthalmologist, Dr. Michael Wall participated in the National Eye Institute (NEI) 10-year plan called the Audacious Goals Initiative.
Several ophthalmology faculty were among a group of University of Iowa researchers and officials who discussed research funding cuts with U.S. Representative, Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa. Federal funding p...
University of Iowa Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is well-represented in the 2013 list of Best Doctors in America.
Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, has been selected to participate in a leading edge Visioneering event for retinal imaging sponsored b...
Children as young as a year old can be reliably screened for amblyopia ("lazy eye") according to researchers at the University of Iowa. The study reporting this finding was published online on Februa...
The Glaucoma Research Foundation has awarded Dr. Fingert a $40,000 Shaffer Grant for his application entitled "Molecular genetic study of normal tension glaucoma using transgenic mice". He and his col...
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, John Fingert, MD, PhD, presented the paper entitled, "Transgenic TBK1 mice and normal tension glaucoma" at the 2013 Asia Pacific Academy of Opht...
Low vision means that even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, people find everyday tasks difficult to do. Reading the mail, shopping, cooking, and writing can seem challenging...
Dr. Sohan Singh Hayreh, emeritus professor of ophthalmology, is celebrating 40 years with the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa.
The Ophthalmology Residency Match results for 2013 were revealed on January 15. We are proud to announce the following five people will be joining us as Ophthalmology Residents in July of 2014. Congra...
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $110,000 to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine to support research into...
Iowa KidSight, a state-wide vision screening program for infants and children, wrapped up two of their busiest months ever. September and October saw over 13,800 children across Iowa screened for visi...
December is “Safe Toys and Gifts Month” and eye specialists from the University of Iowa were interviewed by KGAN-CBS2 for TV news segment on eye safety. Watch the story at: http://www.cbs2iowa.com/sh...
Physicians from the Department of Ophthalmology and researchers from the Institute for Vision Research were featured in a TV news story that aired on Monday, Nov. 12th. CBS 2/FOX 28 TV reporter/anchor...
A University of Iowa team of more than 30 researchers from five different colleges has been named and awarded $5,000 in a competition involving the sequencing of DNA.
Thomas A. Oetting, MD, professor of clinical ophthalmology and director of the residency program in the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, is ...
Dr. Michael Abramoff, professor of ophthalmology, has been selected as recipient of the 2013 Young Investigator Award from The Macula Society. The Young Investigator Award recognizes the individual or...
A University of Iowa research lab has received a three-year, $1.12 million grant from the National Eye Institute for continued research in glaucoma.
Dr. W.L.M. Alward has been recognized by the Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence for 2012. The Regents Award for Faculty Excellence is given by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa to honor facul...
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to announce the addition of two new physicians.
John Fingert, MD, PhD, was given a $40,000 Mid-Career Physician Scientist Award by the American Glaucoma Society.
U.S.News & World Report released its annual list of “The Best Hospitals in America” on July 17, 2012. Once again, The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is ranked in the top 10.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) recently named Edwin Stone, M.D., Ph.D., as the recipient of the Llura Liggett Gund Award, the FFB’s highest research honor.
Arlene Drack, M.D., associate professor of pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been granted a $100,000 RPB Physician-Scientist Awa...
Dr. Randy Kardon visited the nation’s capital to speak at a Congressional Briefing on behalf of the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research. Kardon, Director of the Iowa City VA Center for the P...
Iowa physicians, Drs. Edwin Stone, Arlene Drack and Val Sheffield, helped develop guidelines for ophthalmologists when considering genetic testing. The recommendations outline the benefits to genetic ...