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Sep 18, 2025 | UC Irvine News
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Researcher Krzysztof Palczewski leads UC Irvine’s bold pursuit to cure blindness
Sep 03, 2025 | UC Irvine News
$15 million gift to name, support UC Irvine's Center for Translational Vision Research
The University of California, Irvine has received a $15 million gift from the Brunson Foundation, led by James and Cynthia DeBoard, to name the Center for Translational Vision Research in the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building.
May 14, 2025 | UCI School of Medicine
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, Awarded Grant from BrightFocus Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research Program
BrightFocus Foundation’s National Glaucoma Research program has awarded a two-year, $182,000 research grant to Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD, an associate professor of physiology & biophysics and ophthalmology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, to investigate the cumulative role of repeated intraocular pressure elevations in epigenetic reprogramming and aging.
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What an exciting year 2025 has been for the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, as we marked the half-century anniversary of the ophthalmology department at UC Irvine and the 60th year of our university!
UC Irvine researchers explore a new treatment for reversing or possibly preventing age-related vision loss, and the findings could extend to boosting immune system health and fighting cancer.
UC Irvine researchers have developed a new model for investigating precision-genome editing, helping advance methods to address many inherited and environmental disorders.
Dec 08, 2025 | Verywell health
We Asked an Eye Expert If Vitamin A Can Actually Improve Vision
You may have heard the claim that eating carrots can improve vision. This idea comes from the fact that carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a nutrient the body converts into vitamin A. To understand whether vitamin A really affects eyesight, verywell Health talked to Philip D. Kiser, PharmD, PhD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UCI School of Medicine.
Nov 27, 2025 | American Academy of Ophthalmology
Uncovering the patient experience of thyroid eye disease
UCI Health neuro-ophthalmologist Dr. Vivek Patel was recently featured on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s podcast, Experts InSight. In this episode, Dr. Patel shares how he uncovers subtle signs and symptoms of TED that can lead to a quicker diagnosis and the treatments that make a meaningful impact on quality of life.