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
  • Coordinated Laboratory for Computational Genomics  
• 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