Faculty
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Former UAB Ophthalmology faculty member honored with Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award
Gregory R. Jackson, Ph.D., co-founder and chief technology officer of MacuLogix, was honored with a 2019 UAB Department of Psychology Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award. -
Four-Year Integrated Residency Program Receives Approval
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is proud to announce that it received official notification and final funding approval for a four-year integrated residency program.This change will add an integrated internship year to the current three-year ophthalmology training for residents. “This has been several years in the making, and we are excited about this addition to our program,” said Russell Read, MD, PhD, Program Director of the UAB Ophthalmology Residency Program. “The department will be able to determine what rotations our interns will perform and allow us to create an outstanding experience that will directly lead to a superior training experience that will, we hope, become a major factor in our ability to recruit future residents.”
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Fourth floor renovations bring more convenience to patients
UAB Callahan Eye Hospital recently completed a renovation of suite 410. Before renovations, this space was home to the Department of Dermatology Administration and Suite 406. -
Fowler, Priscilla, M.D.
Associate Professor; Director, Cornea Service
Community Partner
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Frazier, Marcela, O.D.
Associate ProfessorAreas of Interest
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Free vision screening and eye testing for study patients
Free vision screening and eye testing are now being offered as part of a new study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences to patients at some Cahaba Medical Care primary care clinics.
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Fuhr, Patti, O.D.
Assistant Professor Community Partner
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Gamlin appointed chair of SPC Study Section at NIH
Paul Gamlin, Ph.D., of the Department of Ophthalmology, has been appointed chair of the Mechanisms of Sensory, Perceptual and Cognitive Processes Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. -
Gamlin Named ARVO Gold Fellow
Paul D. Gamlin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the UAB School of Medicine, has been named a Gold Fellow by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. -
Gamlin, Paul D., Ph.D.
Professor; White-McKee Endowed Professor of Ophthalmology; Director of Basic and Translational Research
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neural control of eye movements, retinal and central visual processing, circadian rhythms, autonomic control of the eye, ocular gene therapy -
Girkin Named American Glaucoma Society-Clinician Scientist Lecturer for 2025
Christopher Girkin, M.D., from the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been chosen as the American Glaucoma Society-Clinician Scientist Lecture for their annual meeting in 2025. This prestigious recognition celebrates Girkin's outstanding contributions to the field of ophthalmology, highlighting his remarkable dedication to patient care and groundbreaking research. -
Girkin to serve as program committee chair at AGS meeting
Christopher Girkin, M.D., EyeSight Foundation of Alabama Chair, UAB Department of Ophthalmology, is serving as chair of the program committee for the 2015 American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting, held in Coronado, Calif., February 26 – March 1. -
Giving Spotlight: Lanning B. Kline, M.D.
Before his days spent at medical school at Duke University, Lanning Kline, M.D., spent his youth in Alberta, Canada, excelled at his studies, and enjoyed playing sports such as ice hockey. His father was the proprietor of a successful jewelry store who would enlist his son’s help during busy holidays. -
Grandmother’s vision struggle motivates young woman to make a difference
As a young girl in Afghanistan, Fazila Aseem watched her grandmother struggle to complete daily tasks independently due to vision loss. -
Grant, Maria B., M.D.
Professor; Eivor and Alston Callahan, MD, Endowed Chair in OphthalmologyAreas of Interest
stem cells for repair and regeneration -
Growth of Ocular Biomechanics evident at 2014 World Congress of Biomechanics
The growth of the field of ocular biomechanics was on display at the 7th World Congress of Biomechanics July 6 to July 11, 2014, and the UAB Department of Ophthalmology Program of Ocular Biomechanics and Biotransport was at the forefront of this exciting meeting. -
Grytz receives glaucoma award from BrightFocus
Rafael Grytz, Ph.D., associate professor, received the Thomas R. Lee Award for Glaucoma Research from the BrightFocus Foundation recognizing his grant, “Quantifying Collagen Remodeling of the Optic Nerve Head”, as the second-highest rated proposal received by the National Glaucoma Research Program in 2015. -
Grytz, Rafael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Dennis Endowed Professor of Glaucoma Research
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growth and remodeling mechanisms in myopia, keratoconus, and glaucoma -
Hall, Tyler, M.D.
Assistant Professor; Cornea Fellowship DirectorCommunity Partner
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How a plastic eye helps fight glaucoma, raises funds
Crawford Downs, Ph.D., has spent his entire career studying the optic nerve head, but he never really saw it until a few months ago. Using an ingenious system of his own design, Downs had created the first high-resolution computer model of the lamina cribrosa, a mesh-like structure at the back of the eye that allows the optic nerve axons to exit while preserving intraocular pressure.