Annual Report 2022

The Stanford Ophthalmology 2022 Vision Matters Annual Report, "Translating Research: From Bench to Clinic to Worldwide Impact" highlights the department's recent news and accomplishments. Click here to read or download the PDF.

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Investing for impact

Mary Jane (MJ) Elmore, MBA, recently expanded her generous giving to support the advancement of the cutting-edge glaucoma research conducted by Jeffrey Goldberg, MD, PhD, Blumenkranz Smead professor and chair of ophthalmology.
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.
Fighting infant blindness in sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of premature newborn babies go blind annually from retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), but caught early enough, ROP can be reversed and the lifelong visual compromise lessened.
Bringing advances in global eye care locally

In an effort to reduce the number of people suffering from cataracts around the world, Geoffrey Tabin, MD, Fairweather Foundation professor of ophthalmology and global medicine, has perfected the delivery of high-quality, low-cost cataract surgeries abroad.
Expanding the Bay Area Ophthalmology Course

Since 1970, the Bay Area Ophthalmology Course (BAOC) has been offered by the Bay Area Ophthalmology Consortium and Stanford University School of Medicine as a premier, intensive education in all things eye- and vision-related.