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Commemorating the 159th Anniversary of Juneteenth, a day that honors the end of slavery in the United States.

New research on retinal development!
Check out this peer reviewed publication in Experimental Eye Research : https://lnkd.in/gJf8n63C

Dr. Aaron Nagiel and a team of researchers studied a cellular pathway called the "non-canonical Wnt pathway" and its role in the development of the retina (the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye) in mice and humans. By analyzing gene expression data, they identified key genes in this pathway that are involved in retinal maturation, with some interesting differences between species. This work lays the groundwork for further exploring how this pathway influences retinal development and neural connectivity. The research was supported in part by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).

Proud to have our very own Dr. Mark Humayun sharing his work on innovative therapeutics and cell-based therapy at this month’s prestigious American Ophthalmology Society meeting in La Jolla, CA.

USC medical school dean appointed to CIRM board Press Release USC medical school dean appointed to CIRM board Acclaimed higher-ed leader, researcher and neuroradiologist Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, who leads the Keck School of Medicine of USC, takes on a governance role with California’s state stem cell agency. Wayne Lewis May 29, 2024 Carolyn C. M...

Wishing you a beautiful Memorial Day weekend from all of us at the USC Roski Eye Institute.

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Dr. Kent Nguyen giving a guest lecture at the School of Gerontology titled “The Aging Eye.” During the lecture, graduate students learned about age-related eye diseases and how geriatric patients can maintain their eye health.

We’re ready for you ! Visit us at booth 872!

Join us for vision screening exams this Saturday (4/20) from 10am-4pm at the ! Visit our booth #872 on the Childs Way side of USC’s Doheny Library. Let’s celebrate literature and healthy vision together! See you there! 👓📚

Please join us in congratulating Alanna James, MD, on receiving the TGF-RPB Fellowship in Glaucoma award for her research project, “Diagnostic Conversion Rates and Sociodemographic Disparities in the Care of Glaucoma Suspects in the United States.” Alanna is our glaucoma clinical fellow and Dr. Benjamin Xu is serving as her preceptor on this project.

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Advanced Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Course Expands to Invite Surgeons, Fellows, and More from Around the World The USC Roski Eye Institute hosts an intensive hands-on surgical skills course, The Cutting Edge, to train oculoplastic surgeons from around the world.

Photos from the North American Neuro-ophthalmology Society meeting in Hawaii. Connie Huang, 3rd year medical student at Keck School of Medicine of USC, gave a talk on research she is doing in the lab of Dr. Kimberly Gokoffski. Connie is researching how electric fields collaborate with ciliary neurotrophic factor to drive retinal and cell axon regeneration.

EyeNet Magazine quoted Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD, in an article she co-authored about thyroid eye disease related glaucoma. (Link may require a subscription).

“Restrictive myopathy can also play a role in TED-related glaucoma, by creating fluctuations in eye pressure that damage the optic nerve, said Dr. Sandy Zhang-Nunes. “When the eye muscles are so tight and the eye moves in a certain direction, it produces a tempo­rary rise in intraocular pressure. When patients try to look up and you measure their intraocular pressure, it’s going to be elevated.”

Our USC Department of Ophthalmology ranked #4 in NIH Research Funding Among Ophthalmology Departments for FY 2023! We are among seven departments at to make it into the Top 10.

Source: Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

Wishing you a happy Presidents’ Day (and hoping you stay safe and dry ☔️ ) from all of us at the USC Roski Eye Institute.

Wishing you a happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at the USC Roski Eye Institute! 💜

“Not only must we value diversity and cultural competency, but we must also put it into practice.” – Kent Nguyen, OD, FAAO


Optometrist and faculty member Dr. Kent Nguyen wrote an op-ed for Healio about the importance of overcoming cultural barriers in patient care. Read the full article in our bio.

Wishing you a happy holidays from all of us at the USC Roski Eye Institute! 🎄🎁🎉

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