Research focused on our mission to restore, preserve, and enhance vision to improve lives for ALL.

Today’s medical environment offers a myriad of research opportunities for ophthalmology educators and practitioners. Through our research efforts, faculty at the Ohio State University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences are helping to reverse and prevent blindness for patients. We are always recruiting patient participants for our clinical trials.

For more information, please contact the research office at 614-293-5287 or research@osumc.edu.

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Achievements through Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation

Colleen Cebulla, MD, PhD, director of the Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation (OLERF) Laboratory outlines how OLERF funding supports high-impact translational research in ophthalmology. From gene therapy and computational modeling to biomechanical and biochemical testing, the lab integrates clinical and laboratory tools to develop therapeutic strategies for blinding retinal diseases