Visionary gift names the USC Roski Eye Institute
Edward and Gayle Roski Longtime USC benefactors Gayle and Edward Roski have made a landmark $25 million gift to endow and name the USC Gayle and ... Read More »
Too much screen time is raising rate of childhood myopia
Childhood myopia has more than doubled over the last 50 years in the United States. The largest study of childhood eye diseases ever undertaken in the ... Read More »
USC’s Mark Humayun to receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Mark Humayun will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. UPDATE: Officials at the White House have announced the postponement of Friday’s National Medal awards ceremony ... Read More »
USC Eye Institute researchers discover a way to improve image sharpness for blind people with retinal implants
Longer pulses of electrical current allow patients to see focused spots of light Retinal implants that deliver longer pulses of electrical current may noticeably improve image sharpness for ... Read More »
Expanding the Mind
Keck School researchers are advancing the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and pursuing potential therapies Terrence Town, PhD Twenty years ago, when Terrence Town, PhD, first began ... Read More »
Researchers discover Parkinson’s drug actually delays or prevents leading cause of blindness in seniors
Andrew Moshfeghi, MD, MBA Researchers at six of the nation’s top ophthalmology institutions, including the University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute, have discovered that a ... Read More »
USC Eye Institute patient is first to receive retinal implants in each eye
Terry Byland, pictured with his wife, Sue USC Eye Institute patient Terry Byland recently became the first person in the world to have two retinal prostheses – one ... Read More »
Promising study focuses on treatment for dry eyes
Lead author of the study Aditi Bauskar, a PhD student in USC’s medical biology program. New research by the Fini Lab at Keck Medicine of USC ... Read More »
An Injection of Science: Understanding Vaccines
Everything you need to know about one of the most powerful tools for public health. Illustration by Chris Gash Name one scientific advance that has radically ... Read More »