USC Student Vision Plan
All on-campus and off-campus USC students please download the flyer for information on pre-authorization, scheduling appointments, finding a provider near you, or any other questions or concerns. Please [...]
Gift supports biomedical therapeutics at USC
Retired ophthalmologist Allen Ginsburg and his wife, Charlotte, donate $10 million to name the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics.
Researchers test stem cell–based retinal implant for common cause of vision loss with encouraging results
Physicians and researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute have collaborated with other California institutions to show that a first-in-kind stem cell–based retinal implant is feasible for use in people with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration.
Rao announced as chair of ophthalmology
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has appointed Narsing Rao, MD, professor of ophthalmology, as the chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, effective March 26.
Keck School to host Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow
The Keck School of Medicine of USC will host Marta Stevanovic, a third-year student and Robert W. Woodruff Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine, who has been [...]
NIH funding helps Americans live longer and healthier
Clockwise from top left: Andy McMahon, Rohit Varma, Jonathan Samet and Donna Spruijt-Metz (Photos courtesy of USC) The nation’s medical research agency, the National Institutes of [...]
Thomas Lee receives 2017 Microsoft Health Innovation Award
The winners of the 2017 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards were announced recently and included Thomas Lee, MD, associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine [...]
USC Roski Eye Institute to add seventh trainee for residency
The USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute will add another permanent resident to its trainee program, making it one of the largest residency programs in the [...]
Your Health Depends on More Than Your DNA
Illustrations by Chris Gash Nature and nurture both matter in the move to personalized medicine. In some not-too-distant future, your health risks and medical problems may be [...]