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Jul 24, 2025 | UCI Health Live Well Magazine
Eating right for better sight
Maintaining good vision isn't just about annual exams — what we eat plays a powerful role in protecting our eyes throughout our lives. A balanced, nutrient-rich diet can lower the risk for common age-related eye conditions such as macular degeneration, cataracts and dry eyes.
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
Jun 24, 2025 | WebMD
Making the Most of Side Vision: Low Vision Therapy for AMD
Nilima Tanna, a low-vision occupational therapist at the University of California, Irvine’s Health's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, spoke with WebMD about low-vision rehabilitation therapy and how it helps people with AMD maximize their remaining peripheral vision.
Jun 03, 2025 | UCI Health Live Well Magazine
Removing blinding cataracts brightens autistic teen’s outlook
When a 13-year-old autistic teen began tapping and rubbing his eyes, his mother attributed it to stimming, but the true cause turned out to be rare, sight-blinding cataracts. After two surgeries in 2024, his vision and his world were transformed, bringing newfound joy back into his life through simple pleasures like puzzles and music videos
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.
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.
Apr 10, 2025 | The Scientist
A Vision of the Future: Restoring Eyesight via Transplantation
The Scientist discusses groundbreaking research led by Dr. Magdalene Seiler at the University of California, Irvine, focusing on restoring vision through the transplantation of retinal organoid sheets. These sheets, derived from human stem cells, are designed to replace damaged photoreceptors in patients suffering from retinal degenerative diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. By transplanting organized sheets rather than dissociated cells, the approach aims to maintain the complex architecture of the retina, facilitating better integration and potential restoration of vision.