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Jul 15, 2025 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
New research hub will open doors to medical breakthroughs
UC Irvine researchers seeking cures to blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma have a new reason to celebrate. The highly anticipated Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building is expected to officially open its doors this spring, ushering in a new era of transformational vision research.
Jul 11, 2025 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Message from The Chair - Spring Celebrations
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Irvine. As our institution has grown in international recognition and acclaim, so has our department, which was founded when the Irvine campus was just 10 years old.
Jul 10, 2025 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Award supports researcher’s hunt to find a genetic cure for glaucoma
Gulab Zode, PhD, dreams of the day when glaucoma can be cured with a single shot. Support from the Research to Prevent Blindness foundation brings him a step closer to that day.
Jul 08, 2025 | UCI Health
Annabelle Storch receives Young Optometrist Award from American Optometric Association
UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute optometrist Annabelle Storch, OD, has been recognized with The American Optometric Association’s (AOA) Young Optometrist Award. Dr. Storch received the honor because of her dedication to pediatric eye care advocacy and education
May 27, 2025 | UCI Health Live Well Magazine
Envisioning the future of eye care
The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute is already one of the busiest clinical spaces at UCI Health. Its director, Dr. Baruch Kuppermann, sees more growth ahead to meet the increased need for specialized vision care.
Dec 10, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Unraveling the genetic mysteries of vision loss
More than 5 million people worldwide have inherited retinal diseases that can lead to significant vision loss or blindness. Great strides have been made to identify the genetic mutations responsible for many of these conditions, but for about 25% of the disorders, the cause remains a mystery — one that molecular geneticist Rui Chen, PhD, aims to solve.
From bench to bedside: Audrone Lapinaite sees promise in gene-editing therapies
Biochemist Audrey Lapinaite, PhD, has trained at some of the world’s most prestigious laboratories and with a Nobel laureate. The new assistant professor of ophthalmology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine aims to use that training to help develop breakthrough gene-editing treatments for patients with vision loss.
Nov 12, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
An eye for aesthetics: Oculoplastics specialist Dr. Seanna Grob
Learn more about our newest oculoplastic specialist.
Sep 23, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine
Lighting the Way for a New Generation in Children’s Eye Care
John Graether, MD, makes $1 million gift to establish pediatric ophthalmology fellowship
Sep 05, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Help for thyroid eye disease
Thyroid eye disease is an autoimmune condition that inflames the tissues around the eyes, potentially causing dryness, redness, double vision, difficulty closing the eyelids, and noticeable eye bulging. Oculoplastic specialists Dr. Lilangi Ediriwickrema and Dr. Jeremiah Tao share advanced treatment options available for patients with this condition.