Carol Toris, PhD

About

Biography

I am a professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With advanced training in physiology and neuroscience, I am focused on increasing our understanding of eye pressure and how changes in this pressure relate to glaucoma. I aim to help improve glaucoma treatments and develop strategies that lead to more precise and effective clinical care.

More specifically, my research centers on how the eye makes and drains ocular fluid, and how changes in this process affect eye pressure. High eye pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for glaucoma, a disease that can often lead to vision loss. I collaborate with other scientists and physicians to study how eye fluid flows into and out of the eye in both healthy people and those with high eye pressure.

My team and I also use new imaging tools to find better ways to measure eye pressure and fluid flow. In donated human eyes, we study methods to open or widen drainage pathways in the eye to lower pressure without needing eye drops. This work may lead to safer, more effective treatments for glaucoma in the future.

I have received multiple national awards for my contributions to vision research, and I have been active in professional organizations such as the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the International Society for Eye Research and the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. I also review research papers for many scientific journals and serve on editorial boards. Through my research, teaching and service, I remain committed to improving the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma and other conditions that affect vision.

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Research