Department of Ophthalmology

The USC Department of Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute and The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles continue to be ranked among the top 10 ophthalmology programs in the country by both U.S. News & World Report and Ophthalmology Times. The leading-edge research at Doheny has resulted in 22 patents. The innovative "retina chip," designed to restore sight to patients with blinding retinal disorders, has been placed in 6 clinical trial participants. In 2009, the department was fourth in the country in the rankings of eye institutes and eye departments receiving research funding from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

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Doctors of USC Opens New Location in Beverly Hills

The University of Southern California (USC) is bringing its world-class medical expertise in ophthalmology and urology/prostate cancer to Los Angeles’ Westside with the opening of the Doctors of USC Beverly Hills.

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New Name in World-Class Medicine Introduced in Los Angeles

The University of Southern California’s renowned doctors and nationally ranked private hospitals have a new name effective November 1: Keck Medical Center of USC.
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Keck School Researchers to Speak At World Stem Cell Summit

Faculty researchers and clinicians from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are among more than 170 speakers who will discuss their efforts to zero in on disease cures at an international conference organized to highlight the progress of stem cell research.
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USC Discovery Sheds Light on Sight

Neurons in the primary visual cortex respond selectively to lines and edges of visual images, allowing the brain to distinguish their orientation. How and why those neurons respond selectively is not clearly understood, but scientists at the Keck School of Medicine have discovered that inhibitory synapses play a crucial role in recognizing orientation.
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Steven Mackey Hired as New USC HRA Executive Director

Steven Mackey has been appointed the new executive director of the USC-affiliated Health Research Association (HRA) and the executive director for Clinical Research at the Keck School of Medicine.
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Blind Photographer's Eyesight Improves After Artificial Cornea Transplant

Blind photographer William Madison recently underwent an artificial cornea transplant performed by Neda Shamie that dramatically changed his eyesight.
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USC Researchers Develop Gene Therapy With Potential to Restore Sight to the Blind

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a potential therapy for blindness that involves delivering a gene encoding a light-sensitive protein to inner retinal cells, enabling photosensitivity in these cells and restoring visual function in mouse models.
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Keck School Faculty Honored by National Academy of Engineering

Mark Humayun Named to 2011 Class; Highest Professional Distinction Among Engineers.
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