Apr 28, 2024 | Fountain Valley Living

Eye Mobile helps kids see bright future

If you wore glasses as a child, you might remember the first time you tried them on and, amazingly, could see individual leaves on trees. You also might remember getting teased on the playground for your new look. However, that rite of passage is a thing of the past. Thanks to more readily available comprehensive eye exams, today more kids wear glasses than ever before.

Mar 05, 2024 | UCI School of Medicine

UCI researchers find potential new gene-independent therapy for retinal degeneration

A research team led by the UC Irvine School of Medicine has identified a potential new gene-independent therapeutic strategy for treating the millions of people worldwide who suffer from retinal degeneration, a group of diseases that can lead to vision loss.

Feb 01, 2024 | UCI Health Live Well Magazine

His passion: helping children with poor eyesight

Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology at UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Donny Suh, MD whom leads it's Eye Mobile for Children develops special eye wear for kids. Made with a 3D printer, these inexpensive spectacles provide vision correction for children with head or facial abnormalities who are unable to wear regular frames, as well as kids whose families who can't afford glasses.

Jan 30, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light

Milestone reached in quest for universal coronavirus vaccine

UCI professor and Director of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular immunology at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Lbachir BenMohamed, PhD, alongside colleagues across the UCI School of Medicine have demonstrated in pre-clinical studies that combining their broad-based antigen approach with current COVID-19 vaccines gives better protection against illness from repeated infection by many virus variants. BenMohamed points out that SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely to be the last coronavirus to cause widespread disease. He hopes that his lab’s vaccine approach will make it possible to respond quickly with effective therapies when the need arises.

Jan 16, 2024 | UCI Health

OCMA honors UCI Health 'Physicians of Excellence'

UCI Health is home to more than 190 doctors who have been named 2024 Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), more than any other hospital in the region.

Jan 11, 2024 | UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Shine the Light

Philanthropists reflect on the eye institute they helped build

Seen by many as the father of Orange County’s thriving ophthalmic industry, Gavin Herbert co-founded the pharmaceutical company Allergan and brought it to Irvine in 1966, just as the University of California opened a new campus on land that had been part of the historic Irvine Ranch. He helped recruit internationally renowned glaucoma researcher Irving Leopold, MD, as founding chair of the UCI School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology, bringing instant prestige to the fledgling program. Since the opening of the eye institute in 2013, Gavin and Ninetta Herbert have continued to support UCI’s excellence in ophthalmology. While Gavin Herbert focuses on research breakthroughs, Ninetta Herbert’s heart is with saving the vision of the next generation. Click below to read more as they reflect on their journey and their current efforts.'