The laboratory research of UCSF Ophthalmology’s Maxence Nachury, PhD, promises to bring great insight to an understanding of photoreceptor degeneration and potential treatment strategies. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has named Dr. Nachury as recipient of its 2020 Cogan Award. Dr. Nachury studies the primary cilium, a surface-exposed organelle required for vision, […]
The clinics of the Department of Ophthalmology and Francis I. Proctor Foundation at the University of California, San Francisco, have quickly adapted diagnostic equipment to improve distancing during patient visits. Eye examinations require close proximity. UCSF’s Matthew Russell, MD, and his father-in-law, Mr. Lorne Dubin, hand-fabricated plexiglass safety shields to outfit all slit lamp microscopes […]
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 […]
