The Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University School of Medicine spontaneously burst into dance to celebrate the graduating class of 2020. Congrats, grads, and thank you for your wonderful contributions to the department. We wish you the best in your future career endeavors!
EDUCATION
Residency training and clinical and research fellowships at Stanford in Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Oculoplastics, Pediatrics and Neuro-Ophthalmology, as well as special fellowships in international health and ophthalmic innovation, together offer exciting opportunities to advance the field and develop careers.
WELCOME
Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
Welcome to the Byers Eye Institute in the Department of Ophthalmology, at Stanford University School of Medicine, a top-tier, internationally recognized, multidisciplinary center combining world-class resources with a commitment to providing the highest level of diagnostic and therapeutic care to our patients.
Through an integrated, personalized approach to healthcare delivery, our dedicated team provides the latest therapies in treating eye disorders. Associated with Stanford Health Care, and the Lucille-Packard Children's Hospital, our faculty and staff provide excellence in ocular and vision healthcare to patients across Northern California and from around the world, while our cutting-edge team of researchers carries out some of the most innovative laboratory research and clinical trials anywhere.
Whether you are a patient, a resident, or a leader in academic or clinical ophthalmology, I invite you to explore our programs, visit our clinics and operating rooms, and receive your eye care from our premier faculty.
I am very proud of our exceptional faculty and staff and their accomplishments in our mission areas of patient care, research, education and community outreach.
We are here for you.
FACULTY RECRUITMENT
We are searching for the best clinicians, clinician-scientists, and vision research scientists to join our faculty at Stanford. If you are looking for staff positions in administration or laboratory or clinical research, please follow this link.
In the News
Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium Registration Open
Women in Ophthalmology is pleased to invite you to attend our 2022 Summer Symposium, which will take place at Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, California, August 25-28, 2022.
Kicking off Stanford’s SIGHT Glaucoma Registry
Stanford Ophthalmology is leading a pacesetting effort to uncover new glaucoma biomarkers, a key challenge to discovering new breakthroughs in fighting the blinding disease.
The Risk of Ignoring Signs of Retinal Damage
It may begin as a few dark specks or wavy lines floating across the field of vision, or lightning-like flashes in the corner of the eye.
Multidisciplinary team develops new CRISPR platform for gene therapy
Gene therapy, in conjunction with the disruptive technology called Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of previously incurable eye diseases.
How Vision Loss Helped Me See the World in a New Light
In my dreams I was always healthy. In my dreams I could still see, I could drive at night, I could devour books with impunity, and I could pursue goals without constraint.
Why Giving Matters: Gaining Insight Into Vision Loss
As virtually anyone who has suffered vision loss can attest, the condition can be life-altering and frightening, potentially affecting one’s mobility, independence, security, and quality of life.
New drug gives patient his sight back
When Gang Pan first came to Stanford Medicine, he could no longer work or drive and was uncomfortable even venturing out in public because an autoimmune condition had severely restricted his vision and the movement of his eyes.
YOU'RE INVITED: 2022 Optic Disc Drusen Hybrid Conference
The 2022 Optic Disc Drusen Hybrid Conference will take place May 31, 2022 at Stanford and on Zoom.
The Stanford Ophthalmology 2021 Annual Report, "Vision Matters: The Eye-Brain Connection" highlights the department's recent news and accomplishments. Click here to read or download the PDF.
The recent issue of Stanford Medicine magazine, a theme issue on eyes and vision, includes details about projects and others pushing the boundaries of biology and technology to help people see. Click here to learn more
Illustration by John Hersey