That Man May See is excited to co-sponsor this week’s “Vision Research Funding Partnership” convening in Washington, DC, with @ResearchtoPreventBlindness and more than 30 other vision research funders. By working collectively, we can maximize our impact and make faster progress toward our shared goals. This year’s focus is “The Eye as the Window to Overall […]
Blindness, event
A thoughtful and well-crafted performance earned Christy K. Sheehy, PhD, the People’s Choice Award and Second Place campuswide in the annual UCSF Postdoc Slam. This unconventional competition challenges postdoctoral research fellows to present compelling presentations in lay language in three minutes or less! Affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Neurology, Dr. Sheehy serves in the laboratory of […]
Brain, Innovation, Neuro-ophthalmology, Research
Awards from the BrightFocus Foundation are fueling vision research by UCSF glaucoma specialist Yvonne Ou, MD, and geneticist Douglas Gould, PhD. Competing with vision scientists from across the nation, the two won two-year, $150,000 awards to advance their sight-saving work. Stopping Glaucoma Dr. Ou explores the steps between optic nerve cell injury, loss of nerve cell connections, […]
“My interest in the future of vision is personal and global,” says John F. de Benedetti, who recently assumed the leadership of That Man May See, support foundation for vision sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). As chair of the board of directors of the 45-year-old foundation, de Benedetti brings a special passion […]
Truyet Tran, OD “Around age 40, many adults with good vision begin to lose some near and distance vision. It’s very satisfying to fit them with contact lenses that solve both problems.” Doctorate of Optometry: UC Berkeley School of Optometry – Born in Hong Kong, but considers Modesto, CA, her hometown – Enjoys camping, hiking, and […]
An elementary school class has raised $23,000 to stop a blinding disease that spreads easily among children who lack clean water. What began as a lesson in global health spiraled into a school-wide drive to help children in rural Ethiopia, where clean water is often hours from home. What’s the UCSF connection? Proctor Foundation vision scientist Jeremy Keenan, MD, MPH, is the brother […]
Blindness, Donors, international, Proctor Foundation, Trachoma
UCSF Duo Drives Innovation How do we help patients with chronic retinal disease live the best lives possible? With this question in mind, retinal… specialist Robert Bhisitkul, MD, PhD, provides patient care to those coping with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and researches novel therapies. Bioengineer Tejal Desai, PhD, develops implantable micro- and nanoscale devices to […]
