USC Roski Eye Institute

Join our faculty and more at the USC Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics on Jan. 21-22, 2021 from 7:00-11:30AM (PST) for a Virtual Symposium! This first-of-its-kind symposium on "Abiotic-Biotic Interfaces for Ophthalmology" is supported by funding from the National Eye Institute and includes 20 expert presenters from 10 organizations. Additionally, we invite trainees to participate in a virtual poster session, which includes a Best Poster Award with stipend. Visit Virtual Symposium | USC Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics https://ecs.page.link/oKDYY to register and for more information. @KeckSchoolUSC @KeckMedUSC

Congratulations to Dr. Mahnaz Shahidi for being awarded an NIH/NEI R21 Subaward from Stanford University! This two-year award will fund the project titled Retinal vessel features as a marker of idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment response: a secondary analysis of the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial. @KeckSchoolUSC @KeckMedUSC Stanford University

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Nagiel for being awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award! This four-year award will fund his project on Role of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the developing human photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse. @KeckSchoolUSC @KeckMedUSC Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

Congratulations to Dr. Narsing Rao, Professor of Ophthalmology and Interim Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, for being awarded the 2020 International Gold Award by the Chinese Ophthalmological Society. Here is Dr. Rao accepting his award via video recording at the Chinese Ophthalmological Society congress in Xiamen. Read the full story here: https://ecs.page.link/R8NA1 @KeckSchoolUSC @KeckMedUSC

Read a new interview with Dr. Charles Manger III, an alum of the USC Ophthalmology Residency Program, Successful LASIK Surgeon, and Generous Donor. https://ecs.page.link/njWny @KeckMedUSC @KeckSchoolUSC Saddleback Eye Center

Gayle Garner Roski, artist, benefactor and namesake of USC art school and eye institute, 79 https://ecs.page.link/1XDaW

Yesterday saw our latest Distinguished Ophthalmology Lecture Series to be given via Zoom. Amanda Moore, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Genentech, presented us with her lecture titled, "The Mutational Landscape of Uveal Melanoma and Beyond." Special thank you to Dr. Moore for taking the time to speak with us! #ophthalmology #distinguished #lecture

We wish you a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving, from all of us at the USC Roski Eye Institute. #happythanksgiving

Our current resident Dr. Nicole Koulisis, and alumni resident, Dr. Stavros Moysidis co-authored a paper in Ophthalmology titled, "Autologous Retinal Transplantation for Primary and Refractory Macular Holes, and Macular Hole Retinal Detachments: The Global Consortium." Read it here: https://ecs.page.link/4QV4j

Congratulations to Anmol Anand Pardeshi, winner of the People's Choice Award for the KSOM Research Video Challenge. Anmol is a researcher in Dr. Benjamin Xu's lab. His video was awarded for its use of creativity to promote science communication and was voted on by his peers as part of the inaugural year of the research video challenge. Congratulations, Anmol! @KeckSchoolUSC @KeckMedUSC

Check out the latest issue of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO), where our own faculty member and Keck School of Medicine of USC Interim Dean Dr. Narsing Rao graces the cover. IJO recently named Dr. Rao a Living Legend in Ophthalmology due to his contributions to the field. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Free full text articles from the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology https://ecs.page.link/xJ3zD Keck School of Medicine of USC

Congratulations to our faculty who were recognized as physicians of Excellence in Pasadena Magazine Top Doctors 2020! See the full list here: https://pasadenamag.com/doctors/

Congratulations to our own Ryan Lacey for receiving Keck Medicine of USC's 2020 Rookie WOW Award! Ryan joined the USC Care Ambulatory team as the Director of our Ophthalmology service line in late 2019. He received the award in part due to his remarkable response to the COVID-19, which allowed the USC Roski Eye Institute to stay safe and operational during the pandemic.

Our own Dr. Gloria Chiu talked to Annenberg Media on their "See It Live" segment discussing Zoom Fatigue and how eyes play a role in the fatigue. She stressed the importance of taking breaks every 20 minutes with the 20/20/20 rule: Look up from your screen every 20 minutes, at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. @USCAnnenberg @USC See It Live | Zoom Fatigue: How to Stay Active https://ecs.page.link/gtLut

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that our faculty member Grace Richter, MD, MPH has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology effective October 1, 2020. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Richter in this well-deserved promotion. #promotion #faculty @keckschoolusc #ophthalmology

We are currently open for routine eye examinations at the our USC Village location. 2 hour free parking is available with validation. Besides routine eye examinations, patients can also order contact lenses over the phone with a valid prescription. For more information, please call (323) 442-6335. University of Southern California USC Employee Gateway USC Village @shopuscvillage

Check out a new story from NBC News featuring our own faculty Dr. Kimberly Gokoffski discussing a recent laser eye injury. https://ecs.page.link/oP1a8 @NBCNews #eyeprotection #lasers

We are proud to announce that Dr. J. Martin Heur, professor of clinical ophthalmology and vice chair of ophthalmology, has been named interim chair of the department of ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. We look forward to working with Dr. Heur in his new role to best serve patients, trainees, and ophthalmology research at USC. Learn more about Dr. Heur: https://ecs.page.link/dbPbR

Congratulations to Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctor Fellow, Noelle Stiles, PhD! Dr. Stiles received the NIH/NEI K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award for her project titled Restoring Sight to the Blind: Neural Imaging with Retinal Prostheses. Her mentor on the award is Dr. Vivek Patel.

Wishing you a Happy Labor Day from the USC Roski Eye Institute! #LaborDay

Our department chair, Dr. Narsing Rao was recently featured as part of the Living Legends Series in the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology! Read the full story here: https://ecs.page.link/4XBmv #lifetimeachievement #ophthalmology #research