Eye ConditionsMajor Initiatives
Current Research:Efforts in the department focus on three distinct areas: 1) macular degeneration: prevention and treatment, 2) glaucoma: new diagnostic and therapeutic initiatives, and 3) corneal disease: new approaches to cornea transplant and wound repair. New Initiatives Maintaining its commitment to advancing the cause of blindness prevention, the department is creating new programs: 1) stem cell initiatives in corneal diseases and the treatment of macular and other retinal degenerations, 2) a congenital eye disease center, inaugurated in 2008, called the UC Davis Center Health System for Children’s Sight, for the management of serious vision problems in children, and 3) a Diagnostic Imaging Center for the diagnosis and management of retinal diseases and visual loss from glaucoma and other optic neuropathies, and 4) nanotechnology for the treatment of glaucoma and macular degeneration. Funding for ResearchIn light of recent cutbacks in Federal funding for all government program, the time is coming when truly great leaps in knowledge and information will occur only with private funding. The department’s research agenda will depend more and more on the generosity of individual, foundation and corporate donors whose experience and commitment will inform their philanthropic choices. If you have an interest in helping the Eye Center advance our research mission, please contact a member of our development team: Nora Moore Jimenez --------------- UC Davis Health System is recognized as a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service. Your gift to the UC Davis Health System Eye Center qualifies as a charitable deduction for federal tax purposes as permitted by law. |
