The eradication of blindness is a major scientific goal on par with the pursuit of cures for cancer, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS. Common blinding diseases like age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma affect millions of people worldwide. Our researchers aim to play a leading role in the eradication of human blindness through interdisciplinary research, education, and clinical care.
The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research
- Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration
- Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory
- Chorioretinal Degenerations Laboratory
- Cell Biology of the Eye
- John and Marcia Carver Nonprofit Genetic Testing Laboratory
- VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Glaucoma Research
- Glaucoma Genetics Laboratory
- Glaucoma Cell Biology Laboratory
- Mouse Genetics Laboratory
- Visual Disability and Rehabilitation
- Stem Cell Biology
Other Laboratories and Areas of Research
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- F.C. Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory
- Visual Field Reading Center
- Hansjoerg E. Kolder Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
- Laboratory for Disease Gene Discovery
Research Studies
- Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study;
- Variability in Perimetry Study
- NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial