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Philanthropic gift inspires research excellence

Dr. Michael Kapiloff was named inaugural Reinhard Family Professor in 2022.

Celebrating Dr. Kuldev Singh

Kuldev Singh, MD, MPH, recognized by professional peers as one of the world’s most influential ophthalmologists, celebrated 30 years with the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford in 2022.

Why give?

Too many of us live in fear of losing our sight, and with it, our independence.

Precisely Yours

PRECISION HEALTH is the latest buzzword in medicine, promising to help doctors better tailor care to the individual and allow people to proactively address potential health issues before they become a problem. But it’s not always clear what that looks like in practice.

The Paths to Clinical Care

IN MEDICINE, new treatments generally go through a long and rigorous process before reaching clinics or the operating room, where to improve patients’ lives. The faculty at the Byers Eye Institute are experts at this process. In fact, at Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, “from lab to clinic,” is practically a mantra among the innovative and award-winning researchers and doctors striving toward a shared goal of fighting blindness and preserving sight. .

Modern Day Textbook

Dr. Natalie Homer makes the ophthalmology podcasts she wished she had in 2018 during her training, but she is far from the only one filling the gap. Many Byers Eye Institute faculty have jumped into the world of podcasting to connect with other clinicians, encourage continuing education, provide career insights, and help people improve health.

Game On

If you sit down with Khizer Khaderi, MD, MPH, to talk about his work at Stanford University connecting vision and performance, there’s a good chance that by the end of the conversation, he’ll be drawing diagrams that crisscross the page or that fill up a whiteboard.

AI Revolution

People think of their eyes as windows onto the world, but the physicians and professionals at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford know they offer a window into our health. It’s that quality that allows ophthalmology to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) advances.

Training the Next Generation

WHEN ADEETI AGGARWAL, MD, PhD, surveyed her residency options after medical school, the Byers Eye Institute stood out because it offered something that other residency programs didn’t: a chance to SOAR.

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Drug Discovery

More than 150 researchers at the Byers Eye Institute more log hundreds of thousands of hours annually in our laboratories to advance the science that may ultimately lead to treatments for vision-stealing diseases.

Improving Vision

When babies are born, they don’t see well. In fact, it takes months for the average infant to see colors and begin recognizing faces. For the first 12 months of life, their vision, perception, and coordination change rapidly, passing important milestones that help them take in the world around them. But sometimes a child doesn’t follow that trajectory, and it’s often not obvious that something has gone awry until well into their critical learning years, leaving them at a significant disadvantage.

Meet Dr. M.E. Hartnett

WHEN MARY ELIZABETH (M.E.) HARTNETT, MD, arrived this year at the Byers Eye Institute, she brought with her a buzz of excitement that rippled through Stanford University and the international ophthalmology community.

Life, Uninterrupted

JANET THOMPSON KNOWS better than most the value of a healthy lifestyle and preventative care to fend off disease, but she also knows first-hand that sometimes illness sneaks up on you anyway.

Giving Mission

IF BONNIE UYTENGSU could go back in time and pick any career she wanted, she would have made her way in medicine, as a doctor or as a researcher studying the intricacies of the brain and what makes it tick. Instead, she is helping doctors make those discoveries.

Sight Restored

LARRY MOHR NEVER expected his eyesight to fail, until a tragic accident 20 years ago. The slow descent into blindness was, in his words, torture, made worse by the certainty that dark days were ahead.

Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research Established at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford

Philanthropic gift creates center to help accelerate translational research, recruit faculty and train the next generation of leaders in vision science.

Stanford Vision 2020

2020 is a special year for Stanford Ophthalmology reflecting our goal of 20/20 vision for all. We invite you to learn how Stanford is accelerating science to achieve a future without blindness.

Vision restoration in glaucoma

Laura Dubrow has approached the challenges of life-long glaucoma in both eyes with courage, determination, and a sense of humor.

The joy of giving sight

While playing golf five years ago, Tom Harrington noticed he had difficulty seeing the golf flag. This was a first for him, so he scheduled a visit to see an ophthalmologist.