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All May See Announces $250,000 in New Faculty Research Awards

All May See Foundation is pleased to announce new faculty research awards totaling $250,000, approved at its April 2025 Board meeting. These awards support innovative projects at the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology and the Francis I. Proctor Foundation.

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$10M in 10 weeks challenge
If you can see, help someone who can’t

Please help us raise $10M in 10 weeks to sustain groundbreaking research that advances early detection and sight-restoring treatments for devastating eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.

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Neeti Parikh, MD, Named the Stephen D. McLeod, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Neeti Parikh has been appointed as the inaugural Stephen D. McLeod, MD, Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology at UCSF. This prestigious appointment recognizes Dr. Parikh’s extraordinary leadership, dedication to education, and deep commitment to advancing vision science.

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Save the Date! Alcatraz Swim for Sight – Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025

JOIN US Sunday, October 5 for the Alcatraz Swim for Sight at the Aquatic Park - 700-898 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. This year's event is chaired by Ari Hirson. The Edward Charles Foundation will administer the event. Proceeds will go to the All May See Foundation to support UCSF Ophthalmology faculty research.

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Honoring Nurses Week 2025: Celebrating Our Everyday Heroes

Each year on May 6, we proudly celebrate National Nurses Day, marking the start of National Nurses Week—a tribute that continues through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

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UCSF Department of Ophthalmology presenting at ARVO 2025

UCSF Ophthalmology and Proctor Foundation faculty, along with their research teams, are gearing up for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting, scheduled May 3rd to May 8th, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Jacque Duncan, MD, receives ARVO Foundation’s 2025 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research

The ARVO Foundation congratulates Jacque Duncan, MD, FARVO — 2025 recipient of the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision. She will present a lecture on the topic at the 2025 ARVO Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, and will receive an honorarium in recognition of this achievement.

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UCSF Ophthalmology Hosts 2nd Annual McLeod Leadership Lecture

On March 13, 2025, the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology proudly hosted the 2nd annual Dr. Stephen McLeod Endowed Leadership Lecture in Ophthalmology, featuring Tamara R. Fountain, MD. This lectureship, endowed through a generous gift from UCSF alumnus and ophthalmologist, Dr. David Chang and his wife, Victoria, honors Stephen D. McLeod, MD, former UCSF Department Chair and current CEO of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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Celebrating Progress in Gould Syndrome Research on Rare Disease Day & Gould Syndrome Day!

Rare Disease Day is February 28th and Gould Syndrome Day is April 12th, we take these days to reflect on the incredible progress made in Gould syndrome research over the past year. Connecting with families and advocates in the community has been invaluable, reminding us why this work is so critical and inspiring continued efforts to push forward in search of new treatments and solutions.

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Seeing Love Clearly: This Valentine’s Day, Give the Gift of Sight

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love in all its forms—the love of family, friends, and the simple joys that make life beautiful. But for millions around the world, vision loss can make it difficult to experience these moments fully. At the All May See Foundation, we believe that everyone deserves the chance to see love clearly.

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ACCESS Breaks Barriers to Vital Eye Care in San Francisco

Over the past three years, the ACCESS (Alleviating Costs for Critical Eye Specialty Services) program, managed by Madeline Yung, MD, and Tyson Kim, MD, PhD, has successfully provided treatments to 76 patients and counting.

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Celebrating the Inaugural Robert L. Stamper, MD, Endowed Visiting Lectureship in Glaucoma

On January 30, 2025, the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology hosted the inaugural Robert L. Stamper, MD, Endowed Visiting Lectureship in Glaucoma, marking a significant milestone in honoring Dr. Robert Stamper’s profound contributions to glaucoma research, patient care, education, and mentorship.

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