Research
The Department of Ophthalmology Faculty are advancing research into the origins of ocular diseases and creating the newest diagnostic and treatment modalities. The world-leading community at Stanford University conducts clinical trials and basic and translational research in such areas as neuroprotection and optic nerve regeneration, retinal pathophysiology and genetics, retinal neurobiology and prosthetic vision, novel microsurgical tools and therapeutic lasers, advanced diagnostics and imaging, ophthalmic tissue engineering and corneal prosthetics, ocular microbiology and stem cells.
We invite all of our prospective donors, patients and collaborators to explore our research in the basic and translational sciences and in clinical care.
We also encourage you to browse our career opportunities for faculty, career opportunities for staff, and opportunities to support vision research at Stanford.
Research Sites
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
2452 Watson Court
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research
Human Subjects Research
2370 Watson Court
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Laboratory Sciences
1651 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Clinical trials from first-in-human testing through phase 2 and 3 trials on diagnostic and therapeutic innovations, whether invented at Stanford or tested here for our advanced technical capacity and commitment to patient care.
Explore faculty research programs that span basic, translational and clinical areas in all aspects of vision science and eye diseases.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research established at Stanford.
Philanthropic gift creates center to help accelerate translational research, recruit faculty and train the next generation of leaders in vision science.
Andrea Kossler, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, winner of the Women in Ophthalmology Mentorship Award
The Byers Eye Institute at Stanford gives its heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Andrea Kossler, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, winner of the Women in Ophthalmology Mentorship Award!
In the News
OIS Lifetime Innovator Award
Friends and colleagues salute the career and contributions of Mark S. Blumenkranz, MD, MMS, the HJ Smead Professor Emeritus and director of the Ophthalmic Innovation Program. Dr. Blumenkranz was the recipient of the OIS Lifetime Innovator Award at the OIS@ASRS meeting in Boston.