Congratulations to our latest group of researchers!

Rush University
UV-Activated Fluorescent Lighting Images as a Screening Tool for Nyctalopia

UIC




Loyola University

Drakopoulos

Northwestern
Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Features on Later Cardiovascular Disease in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Northwestern
Baseline Visual Acuity Correlates with Nonperfusion in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Northwestern
McKechnie Awardee
Imaging Segmental Differences in the Conventional Outflow Pathway




Jatavallabhula




UIC
Bridging the Eye-Care Gap among Chicago’s Homeless Population
Musaogullari

U of C
Dreiske Awardee
Enhancing Early Intraocular Pressure Reduction with Adjunctive Goniotomy in Baerveldt 350 Implants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

U of C
Gut Microbiome Composition in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Loyola University
Effect of recombinant human proteoglycan 4 (hPRG4) on histamine release from mast cells

U of C
Effect of Pupil Size, Media, and Glaucoma Severity on Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Measurements Between Cirrus SD-OCT and Spectralis SD-OCT

Rush University
Evaluating Corneal Hysterics as an Independent Risk Factor for Glaucoma Severity

ICO
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Treating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Dry Eye Disease in Children Aged 9 to 18 Years

U of C
Bass Awardee
Transcriptional and Epigenetic Effects of the Gut Microbiome in Age-Related Degeneration

Loyola University
The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Pathogenesis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Northwestern
Investigating the Role of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography as a Predictive Tool in Patients with Untreated Borderline Hypertension

UIC
Investigating a Mechanism of Protection of the Retinal Vasculature from Diabetic Retinopathy

Hines VA Hospital
The neuroprotection of riluzole in an experimental mouse model of light-induced retinal injury

UIC
Allostatic Load in Uveal Melanoma

Social factors associated with missed outpatient follow up in retinopathy of prematurity

UIC
Functionally engineered extracellular vesicles and retinal dysfunction in mild traumatic brain injury

UIC
Tarsal Cross-Linking with Rose Bengal and Green Light for Management of Floppy Eye Syndrome

Loyola University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
AWARD WINNERS

Aysenur
Musaogullari
Dreiske Awardee

Raymond Fang
McKechnie Awardee