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Aug 18, 2022
UCI School of Medicine researcher nominated for OCBJ's 2022 Innovator of the Year
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD, Donald Bren Professor, UCI School of Medicine and Irvine H. Leopold Chair of Ophthalmology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, has been nominated for the 2022 Innovator of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ).
Jul 22, 2022 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Looking on the Bright Side
Fran Newman a voracious reader and writer was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which made her legally blind in one eye. After becoming acquainted with the eye institute and attending a presentation by Director Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD, she joined the eye institute's support group for AMD and low vision. Through the low vision rehabilitation program at UCI's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, she received guidance from occupational therapist Nilima Tanna, and she has been able to remain independent and continues to do what she loves.
Jul 21, 2022 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
Bringing Visibility to Keratoconus
UCI's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's cornea specialist, Sam Garg, MD, is a strong advocate of the National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF), an outreach program of UCI's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. Dr. Garg and his wife are passionate about NKCF's mission, and besides being strong advocates, they are also generous donors.
Jul 10, 2022 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light
UCI Health Welcomes New Low-vision Optometrist
Optometrist Karen Lin, OD, developed a passion for helping people with impaired vision as a young National Eye Institute research intern at UC Berkeley. Eighteen years later, Lin is excited to join our department faculty and the eye institute’s Low Vision Rehabilitation Program, which combines the research and clinical expertise expected of an academic medical center with a hands-on occupational therapy approach to help low vision patients navigate their daily lives.
May 04, 2022
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Apr 23, 2022 | The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Roger Steinert, MD elected to ASCRS Ophthalmology Hall of Fame
The late Roger Steinert, MD, past Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute was inducted into the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) ophthalmology Hall of Fame.
Apr 11, 2022 | UCI News
Kris Palczewski, PhD is blazing a trail of innovative reseearch
Kris Palczewski, Donald Bren Professor of Ophthalmology, is blazing a trail of innovative research
Apr 07, 2022 | IEEE Spectrum
Andrew Browne, MD, PhD on color night vision enhanced by AI.
In a new study, with the help of deep-learning AI technology, scientists have devised a way in which infrared vision might help see the visible colors in a scene in the absence of light.
Apr 03, 2022 | American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Krzysztof Palczewski, PhD chosen by APSET to receive the prestigious 2022 Goodman and Gilman Award in Receptor Pharmacology
Dr. Palczewski is receiving this award in recognition of his innovative and pathfinding studies on mechanisms of activation of G protein-coupled receptors that have advanced understanding of receptor structure, signaling mechanism, defects that lead to disease, and treatments that preserve vision.
Feb 16, 2022
Dr. Ken Lin and Dr. Sameh Mosaed develop a laser-emitting device to treat glaucoma
Dr. Ken Lin and Dr. Sameh Mosaed have developed a laser-emitting device that treats glaucoma by enlarging and stabilizing collector channels in order to enhance aqueous outflow and reduce intraocular pressure (IOP).