OHSU program that protects kids’ vision marks 20 years
October 10, 2023
Elks Preschool Vision Screening Program has screened more than 65,000 Oregon children since 2003.
Eye Health & Research Stories
David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., receives Lasker Award for transformative imaging technology
September 21, 2023
Prize dubbed ‘America’s Nobel’ recognizes wide use of optical coherence tomography to manage eye disease, prevent blindness.
Gene therapy allows teen to see snowflakes for the first time
April 05, 2023
OHSU Casey Eye Institute part of clinical trial evaluating potential treatment for inherited blindness.
OHSU physician-scientist elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 13, 2023
David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., recognized for co-creating widely used medical imaging technology.
OHSU confirms first nonhuman primate model of Usher syndrome
February 13, 2023
Researchers now have a model for testing gene therapy as a treatment for leading cause of blindness-deafness.
Nanotechnology may improve gene therapy for blindness
January 11, 2023
New OHSU, OSU research uses lipid nanoparticles to target light-sensitive cells in the eye.
Bringing eye care closer to home: OHSU trains community health workers for statewide network
November 16, 2021
Portland-based OHSU Casey Eye Institute team collaborates with community health clinics across Oregon to prevent blindness.
Study to investigate stem cell therapy as potential glaucoma treatment
October 12, 2021
NIH awards $6.7M total to research team that includes OHSU Casey Eye Institute.
Gene editing clinical trial participant dreams of a future with sight
May 10, 2021
Oregon woman with impaired vision hopes medical advances will mean children with CEP290 gene mutations won’t need to experience blindness.
Oregon donors help OHSU expand access to eye exams, treatment and education statewide
March 31, 2021
Philanthropic gifts totaling $3.25 million will support OHSU Casey Eye Institute Community Outreach Program.
