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The Department of Ophthalmic Research is committed to improving the understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of vision loss and exploiting this knowledge to develop targeted therapeutics.
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K. P. Connie Tam Lab
The K.P. Connie Tam lab studies the innate defense and immunoregulatory functions of corneal epithelial cells.
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Alex Yuan Lab
The Alex Yuan lab studies retinal wound healing and regenerative responses to develop new methods for retinal repair.
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William Dupps Lab
The William Dupps lab studies the biomechanics of keratoconus and methods for improving refractive surgery outcomes with patient-specific computational modeling.
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Researchers to study retinal regeneration in zebrafish with new grant from National Eye Institute
Generating a virtual copy of the eyes to create personalized surgical plans will help lower operative risks and improve outcomes for patients with corneal disease.
Researcher aims to discover the function TULP1 gene plays in the blinding disease, retinitis pigmentosa.