Research

  • Dr Pershing has curated a list of current research projects in the Ophthalmology Department. Please find said list here.
Faculty Member Clinical Mentor? Clinical Specialty Research Mentor? Research Topic(s) Contact Info
Ben Erickson x Oculoplastics     berickso@stanford.edu
Joyce Liao x Neuroophthalmology (focus on visual dysfunction from nervous system disease) x Animal and human research on optic neuropathies and eye movement disorders yjliao@stanford.edu
Yang Sun x Glaucoma x Glaucoma/retina: translational research for identifying novel genes and pathways in congenital eye diseases with goal of developing therapies for children yangsun@stanford.edu
Euna Koo x Pediatric Ophthalmology    

 

eunakoo@stanford.edu

 
Heather Moss x Neuroophthalmology x Effects of elevated intracranial pressure on the eye (human subjects, imaging based); Healthcare resource utilization patterns by neuro-ophthalmology patients; Ophthalmic manifestations of neurological disease (human subjects, imaging based) hemoss@stanford.edu
Sui Wang     x Diabetic retinopathy, retinal genetics and biology, genomics suiwang@stanford.edu
Vinu Mahajan     x Retinal disease biomarkers and surgery

 

vinit.mahajan@stanford.edu

 
Rob Chang x Glaucoma/cataract x Portable devices vision testing, patient satisfaction, artificial intelligence image analysis rchang3@stanford.edu
Albert Wu x Oculoplastics x Stem cell regeneration of eye tissues, facial paralysis rehab and the eye, Parkinson's disease and dry eye, studies on ocular and orbital trauma, racial and demographic disparities in ophthalmology awu1@stanford.edu
Diana Do   Retina x Visual function testing and imaging in patients with retinal vascular diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration dianado@stanford.edu
Prithvi Mruthyunjaya x Ocular Oncology x Clinical imaging comparative modalities, outcomes of eye cancer therapies prithvi9@stanford.edu
Michael Kapiloff     x Basic ganglion cell intracellular signaling related to axonal regeneration in disease kapiloff@stanford.edu
Chris Ta     x Ocular surface and graft versus host disease cta@stanford.edu
Ira Schachar x Retina x Drug development for macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy treatment, clinical research on retinal disease

 

ischacha@stanford.edu

 
Daniel Palanker     x Optical imaging, precise neural signal detection, artificial retina development, and laser treatments of the eye

 

palanker@stanford.edu

 
Ed Manche     x Clinical research in corneal refractive surgery treatment and outcomes cornea@stanford.edu
Dave Myung     x Corneal and ocular surface wound healing through tissue engineering and drug delivery, improving and expanding eye care through teleophthalmology and mobile technologies

 

david.myung@stanford.edu

 
Suzann Pershing x Comprehensive ophthalmology x Population health sciences; Health policy and health services research in ophthalmology; vision and cognitive function; eye disease and aging

 

pershing@stanford.edu

 
Caroline Fisher x Glaucoma/cataract     acm@stanford.edu
Alf Dubra     x Bench-to-bedside noninvasive optical imaging to study retinal and neurodegenerative conditions; physiological optics project to measure optical properties that are unique to each eye in a large population to guide design of new ophthalmoscopes adubra@stanford.edu
Charles Lin x Cornea/Cataract     lincc@stanford.edu

 

Darius Moshfeghi

 

   Retina x determining the difference in patient discomfort during intravitreal injection using two different antiseptic techniques (secondary outcomes of patient satisfaction, vision outcomes and adverse events/complications). With Ted Leng. Summer project or Wednesdays during academic year.

 

dariusm@stanford.edu

 
Ted Leng   Retina x determining the difference in patient discomfort during intravitreal injection using two different antiseptic techniques (secondary outcomes of patient satisfaction, vision outcomes and adverse events/complications). With Darius Moshfeghi. Summer project or Wednesdays during academic year. tedleng@stanford.edu
Jeffrey Goldberg   Glaucoma x Clinical trials on biomarkers and neuroprotection; lab-based research on molecular mechanisms of survival and axon growth relevant to glaucoma and other optic neuropathies jlgoldbe@stanford.edu

 

Please reach out directly to the linked faculty member if you are interested in getting involved in any of the aforementioned projects. One can also take classes for credit when participating in research.

  • OPHT 299. Directed Reading in Ophthalmology
    1 to 18 units, any quarter
  • OPHT 370. Medical Scholars Research 
    The required course to enroll in for students receiving medical scholars funding from an advisor in the ophthalmology department. 
    4 to 18 units, any quarter (Search for instructor in Axess)
  • OPHT 399. Graduate Research 
    Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. 
    1 to 18 units, any quarter

Stanford offers several means of funding, the most popular being Med Scholars.