Center for Vision Research

The primary mission of the Center for Vision Research is to enhance the research and training efforts of the basic and clinical vision scientists in the Central New York area. Secondary objectives are to facilitate collaborative studies among this community and attract other vision scientists to it.

Center for Vision Research faculty members include some of the most respected names in ophthalmology and bring a wealth of experience to their work.

Read all about the Center for Vision Research in our Brochure.

Areas of Specialty

• Ocular Tissue Diseases
• Gene Therapy and Inherited Retinal Diseases
• Cell and Molecular Biology of the Retina
• Visual Processing in the Retina and Brain

Research

• Hypoglycemia Leads to Age-Related Loss of Vision
• Deciphering a Neural Code for Vision
  
• Diseases of the Ocular Zonule Associated with Lens Dislocation and Glaucoma
• Xenopus Retina Research 
  

Grants

• RPB Challenge Grant Award

Additional Research Sites

• Research to Prevent Blindness: http://www.RPBUSA.ORG/

• National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov/science/

• National Eye Institute: http://www.nei.nih.gov/

• National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/