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From LASIK to Telemedicine: How a USC Ophthalmologist is Revolutionizing Vision Care in Guam
Charles Flowers Jr., MD, is a renowned eye surgeon and physician at the USC Roski Eye Institute, who has made significant contributions to eye care in Guam. By: Eric Weintraub Charles W. Flowers, Jr., MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, is recognized as one of the United States’… Read More »
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From LASIK to Telemedicine: How a USC Ophthalmologist is Revolutionizing Vision Care in Guam
May 25th, 2023Charles Flowers Jr., MD, is a renowned eye surgeon and physician at the USC Roski Eye Institute, who has made significant contributions to eye care in Guam. By: Eric Weintraub Flag of…
Visionary Research: Medical Student Awarded Fellowship to Further Ocular Cancer Research
March 31st, 2023RPB Research Fellow Awardee Shreya Sirivolu (Photo/Steve Cohn) Shreya Sirivolu, a medical student at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness/Castle Biosciences Medical…
USC Roski Eye Asks: 2 Ophthalmologists, 5 Questions for Women’s History Month
March 20th, 2023In conversation with Drs. Jesse Berry and Linda Lam. By: Eric Weintraub In honor of Women’s History Month, the USC Roski Eye Institute interviewed two of our faculty who are women in…
The Vision Cure: How Neuro-Ophthalmology Corrected the Eyesight of a Patient Deemed Beyond Saving
March 10th, 2023A combination of strabismus and thyroid eye disease caused a patient’s vision to be deemed untreatable by multiple ophthalmologists, but a consultation with Dr. Kimberly Gokoffski offered one more chance to save…
USC Department of Ophthalmology ranks #5 in NIH Research Funding for FY 2022
February 24th, 2023Department of Ophthalmology Ranks #5 with Four Research Faculty among Top 100 Principal Investigators By: Eric Weintraub This year, the USC Department of Ophthalmology ranked #5 in NIH research funding among all…
Keck School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH rankings in seven fields
February 17th, 2023Department of Physiology and Neuroscience ranked No. 1 in the nation in NIH funding and department chair topped the list of individual researchers in neuroscience. By Hope Hamashige Image: USC Seven…
USC Roski Eye Institute 2022 annual report demonstrates leadership in patient care, research, and education
January 18th, 20232022 featured many highlights for the USC Roski Eye Institute. A routine eye exam brought about a race to save a patient’s life, a professor and former department chair created an endowed…
Narsing Rao, MD, Establishes First Endowed Lectureship in the Department of Ophthalmology
November 15th, 2022Leading Educator-Researcher-Clinician Establishes the First Endowed Lectureship in the Department of Ophthalmology By: Scot MacDonald Narsing Rao, MD (Photo USC) Dr. Narsing Rao, one of USC’s foremost educators, researchers, clinicians, and…
Spooky Halloween Eye Habits and Safety Tips to Consider
October 26th, 2022Make-up, false lashes, costume contact lenses, and props. These are only some of the products you might use to perfect your costume this Halloween. But not everything sold at your favorite costume…
AAO 2022 Schedule for USC Roski Eye Institute
September 21st, 2022The USC Roski Eye Institute will be represented by clinical and research faculty at AAO 2022. Topics branch across all sub-specialties of Ophthalmology. Find a full list of the presenters and where…