These are the current research programs that our faculty are involved in:

Ambati, Jayakrishna, MD    (Lab web site is located here.)

A Pilot, Randomized, Masked, Controlled Study to Evaluate a 0.5mg Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for the Treatment of Predominantly Classic Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization in Patients with Age Related Macular Degeneration.

Blackburn, Peter, MD

Capoor, Seema, MD,FRCOphth

Conklin, John, MD

Crutchfield, Barbara J., OD

Katz, Douglas, MD

Napier, Sharon, MD

Pearson, P. Andrew MD

Research Treatment of Retina Cystoid Macular Edema or Subretinal Neovascular Membrane Using Fluocinolone Acetomide Intravitreal Implants.

A Multicenter, Randomized, Masked, Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Retisert™, an Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant, in the Treatment of Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema.

Sanders, Sheila P., MD

Postmarketing Safety Study of Xalatan Eye Drops

A 48-Month, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Memantine in Daily Doses of 20mg and 10mg in Patients with Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma at Risk for Glaucomatous Progression.

The Pressure Lowering Effects of COSOPT b.i.d. in Patients Who Present With an IOP of 28 mmHg or Greater: A Prospective Consecutive Case Series.

Stevens, Julia L., MD

Van Meter, Woodford S., MD