Vanderbilt Eye Institute

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute and the Department of Biomedical Engineering present the Hoy Lecture Series: “Bringing Robotics to the Ophthalmology Clinic: The Challenges, Considerations, and Rewards of Introducing the General Public to Engineering Research Prototypes.” The presentation, featuring Ryan McNabb, Ph.D. and Anthony Kuo, M.D., will discuss the challenges, considerations and rewards of translating a robotic imaging system from the controlled environment of the engineering lab to interacting with the diverse population of the ophthalmology clinic. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute and the Department of Biomedical Engineering present the Hoy Lecture Series “How Round is the Eye Exactly?” The lecture, featuring Dr. Anthony Kuo and Ryan McNabb, will discuss how clinical and engineering collaboration was necessary as they developed ways to measure ocular curvature in different parts of the eye for ophthalmic care. Read More

Technology driven by deep-learning model delivers 4D video-rate imaging, improves precision A multidisciplinary team of engineers and clinicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has advanced its work to develop new tools for intraoperative imaging during ophthalmic surgery. The team recently presented a novel, automated instrument tracking method that leverages multimodal imaging and deep learning to... Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a pop-up trunk show at the Vanderbilt Optical Center on the main VUMC campus Friday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a pop-up trunk show at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks on Friday, June 10, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. The event will be held in the first-floor conference room under the escalators at Entrance D. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a glasses trunk show on Friday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2311 Pierce Ave. Get a 50 percent discount on complete prescription orders. Read More

Vanderbilt Eye Institute is now a provider in Vanderbilt University’s DeltaVision network. Any employee who visited the Vanderbilt Eye Institute beginning Jan. 1, 2021, will be contacted by DeltaVision as their claim is reprocessed. Read More

A drug that targets multiple pathogenic steps in diabetic retinopathy may be an ideal therapeutic strategy for the disease, Vanderbilt researchers report. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute’s Optical Shop is having a winter trunk show and sale on Friday, Jan. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2311 Pierce Ave. Read More

Vanderbilt Eye Institute’s Optical Shop is having a summer trunk show and sale on Friday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2311 Pierce Avenue, offering 50 percent off of complete prescription orders* as well as snacks and drinks, goodie bags and the chance to win a free pair of glasses or sunglasses**. Read More

Vanderbilt Eye Institute researchers have discovered that an imbalance in the ionic environment of retinal ganglion cells may contribute to functional impairments in glaucoma. Read More

Tonia Rex and David Calkins were recently awarded National Eye Institute grants totaling $6.8 million over five years to develop new treatments for optic neuropathies and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a Glasses Trunk Show and Sale on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. VEI is located at 2311 Pierce Ave. Read More

David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has been granted one of the preeminent awards in vision research — the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Stein Innovation Award. Read More

The season can be a bane to your peepers if you suffer from eye allergies. If you have itchy eyes during this time of the year, take note of these tips from Christine Rust, M.D., an ophthalmologist at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. Read More

The Vanderbilt Eye Institute will host a Glasses Trunk Show and Sale on Friday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Get 50 percent off frames with a complete prescription order. Read More

The misrepresentation of scholarly work among residency applicants has been documented for decades, said Louise Mawn, MD, professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

The intricacies of preparing a reed for an oboe resembles the skill set necessary for oculoplastic surgery. As a once aspiring oboist, Rachel Sobel, MD, relates to the comparison. Read More

The rates of myopia, or nearsightedness, in pediatric patients have steadily increased with little to no change in treatment, which, for decades, has had ophthalmologists and optometrists turning to corrective lenses for improved vision. Read More

A team of researchers, led by David Calkins, PhD, vice chair and director of Research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, has made a breakthrough discovery in the field of glaucoma showing new hopes for treatments to preserve vision. Read More