Innovations Archive
View stories from Innovations, an annual e-publication highlighting areas of expertise and innovation at OHSU Casey Eye Institute.
Inside the Lab
Innovations 2024

Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Future Glaucoma Treatment
Using stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cell transplants could restore vision lost due to glaucoma.
Innovations 2023

New Stem Cell Center Advances Retinal Disease Research
New center explores exciting possibilities for treating inherited retinal diseases that lead to blindness.
Innovations 2022

Extraordinary teamwork generates breakthroughs in glaucoma
Glaucoma researchers at OHSU Casey Eye Institute work cooperatively to improve glaucoma care.
Innovations 2020

Accelerating scientific research in retinal disease
Rare opportunity to study an inherited photoreceptor degeneration in a nonhuman primate model.
Advancing Surgery
Innovations 2024

Clinical Trial Marks New Chapter for Gene Therapy
First to to deploy novel "spreading vector" technique in humans for X-linked juvenile retinoschisis.
Innovations 2024

New Paths for Corneal Transplant
Redefining the landscape with new techniques and clinical trials for corneal transplants.
Innovations 2023

New Clues to Metastasis of Ocular Melanoma
A collaboration among OHSU cancer researchers reveals which cases of ocular melanoma are likely to spread.
Innovations 2022

Expediting care for patients with facial paralysis
Facial Nerve Center is the only place in Oregon to offer cutting edge facial reanimation surgery.
Innovations 2021

Pioneering the first-ever CRISPR gene editing in vivo
OHSU performs the first gene editing procedure in a living person in all of medicine using CRISPR technology.
Innovations 2020

Fine-tuning corneal procedures
Embedding clinical research in patient care leads to improvement in quality of life for patients.
Innovations 2019

Leading the field in gene therapy
OHSU Casey Eye Institute is ideally positioned to support gene therapy and its clinical trials.
Advancing Imaging
Innovations 2024

Pioneering Optoretinography in Patients with Retinal Disease
OCT optoretinography (ORG) demonstrated its potential for revealing photoreceptor dysfunction in the macula.
Areas of Expertise
Innovation 2023

Oregon Vision Health Network expands vision care statewide
The Oregon Vision Health Network is expanding our model of eye care from individual to population health.
Innovations 2020

Leading in artificial intelligence applications
Data-Driven Medicine: Diagnosing retinopathy of prematurity using artificial intelligence.
Innovation 2019

Defining the future of eye care through informatics
Data-Driven Medicine: Leading invention in AI, telemedicine and data analytics for ophthalmology.