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World Health Day 2024

World Health Day is commemorated each year on April 7th and marks the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. This year’s theme is My health,...

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All May See Foundation President Deborah Chesky attends Vision Research Funding Partnership Event

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) and more than 35 other organizations convened this week in Washington, DC for the Vision Research Funding Partnership event. This high-level meeting brought...

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Join us in celebrating National Doctors’ Day on March 30th

We celebrate the dedication, compassion, and skill of our doctors at UCSF Department of Ophthalmology and Francis I. Proctor Foundation. Help support these remarkable individuals by making a...

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A Leader in NEI Vision Research Funding

The National Eye Institute (NEI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks to support the costs of high quality vision research with a goal of improving quality...

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UCSF School of Medicine Receives Unrestricted Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)

The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine has been granted an Unrestricted Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) in the amount of $115,000 a year...

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UCSF at the “ARVO 2024 Annual Meeting”

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 from...

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Highlights from The UCSF Department of Ophthalmology – #9 Vision Center in the Country

High National Rankings Once again, ophthalmology at UCSF was named the best in Northern California and among the top 10 vision care programs in the nation in the...

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UCSF Ophthalmology launches – Vitalizing Vision with Art (VIVA)

Madeline Yung, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology at University of California, San Francisco is spearheading a new art pilot project entitled - Vitalizing Vision with Art (VIVA).  The mission...

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UCSF’s Center for Gould Syndrome!

A news story featuring how Dr. Douglas Gould’s work lead to the opening of the world’s first center of excellence to help families of children with Gould Syndrome...

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UCSF Opens World’s First Center for Gould Syndrome!

A news story featuring how Dr. Douglas Gould's work lead to the opening of the world's first center of excellence to help families of children with Gould Syndrome...

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ARVO Foundation names 2024 winners of Dr. David L. Epstein Award

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation announced today the 2024 recipients of the Dr. David L. Epstein Award: Yvonne Ou, MD (mentor) and Tyson...

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2024 Gould Syndrome Research Challenge Launching on Rare Disease Day (2/29)

We're thrilled to announce a new challenge to raise $200,000 to support Gould Syndrome research, beginning on Rare Disease Day on February 29 and continuing until Gould Syndrome...

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