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Safer, Speedier Cataract Surgery: Moran Researchers Share Efficiencies for One of America’s Most Common Surgeries
April 18, 2018A prolific new body of research from the John A. Moran Eye Center is vetting a variety of phacoemulsification settings and techniques aimed at making cataract surgery as efficient— and safe—as possible. ... Read more
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, to Receive ARVO’s Mildred Weisenfeld Award
April 15, 2018The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) has chosen John A. Moran Eye Center surgeon and researcher Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, as the recipient of its 2018 Mildred Weisenfeld Award. A skilled pediatric vitreoretinal surgeon and prolific researcher, Hartnett’s National Institutes of Health-funded research lab studies the mechanisms of normal and aberrant blood vessel formation in the eye. ... Read more
Revolutionary New Tech for a New Era of Eye Care
April 15, 2018The latest technology to arrive in the nonprofit Intermountain Ocular Research Center at the John A. Moran Eye Center—laser-assisted Refractive Index Shaping—stands to transform cataract surgery.... Read more
Survey by Moran’s Nick Mamalis, MD, Parses Interocular Lens Problems
April 15, 2018For 20 years running, Moran's Nick Mamalis, MD, has surveyed physicians to examine trends behind IOL explantation surgeries. His 2017 survey found the number of multifocal removals had increased, with ophthalmologists citing glare or optical aberrations experienced by patients as the most common reasons for removals.... Read more
New Research Details The Role of Working Memory in Processing Visual Information
February 21, 2018John A. Moran Eye Center Scientist Behrad Noudoost, MD, PhD, is making significant new discoveries about working memory and its impact on the brain’s processing of visual information. ... Read more
Moran Eye Center’s Binxing Li Awarded $160,000 BrightFocus Grant
October 09, 2017Carotenoids are vital nutrients for vision, but how do they reach our retinas? ... Read more
U of U Health Part of Large NIH Research Into Pain Management
September 21, 2017The research will look at pain in military members and veterans. ... Read more
New Student Hotspotting Hub Aims at Improving Patient Care and Value
September 20, 2017The program is aimed at helping high use patients. ... Read more
Moran Adds Two New Research Labs
September 11, 2017New laboratories at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah are working to understand how the brain processes visual information, and to unravel the mysteries of retinal signaling.... Read more
Moran Researchers Solve Mystery of How Carotenoid Found In Shrimp Shells, Turtle Fat, and Fish Skin Winds Up In the Human Eye
September 06, 2017Exactly how one particular kind of carotenoid that humans don’t usually eat winds up in the part of the eye responsible for sharp, central vision has been a mystery—until now. ... Read more
Moran Researchers Garner Support of Knights Templar
June 06, 2017The Knights Templar Eye Foundation visited the John A. Moran Eye Center to award two $65,000 Career-Starter Research Grants in pediatric ophthalmology. ... Read more
Making Their Mark: Moran Docs Recognized By ARVO, ASCRS
June 01, 2017Two of the nation’s top associations in the field of ophthalmology honored John A. Moran Eye Center physicians and researchers in May for their leadership and work.... Read more
U School of Medicine Jumps 20 Spots on U.S. News Annual Rankings
March 14, 2017University of Utah Health colleges and programs remain among the best in the nation in primary care, research, physician assistant training, nurse midwifery, pharmacy and other areas, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. ... Read more
The Krizaj Lab: Glaucoma Treatment BREAKTHROUGH
January 31, 2017Moran’s David Krizaj, PhD, has identified a new protein that regulates intraocular pressure in glaucoma and is designing a potentially sight-saving treatment.... Read more
Moran Eye Center Receives $115,000 Unrestricted Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
December 27, 2016Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), a New York-based foundation, has recently awarded a grant of $115,000 to the Department of Ophthalmology.... Read more
Moran’s Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, Studies Whether Preeclampsia is a Risk or a Protective Factor in Retinopathy of Prematurity
December 01, 2016Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, and colleagues at the John A. Moran Center and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, were looking for a way to tease apart the effects of preeclampsia on the risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), an eye disease found in very premature infants. ... Read more
Have We Found the Canine Fountain of Youth?
November 08, 2016Studies are pointing to a cancer-fighting drug called Rapamycin currently used successfully in human patients that could extend the life of man’s best friend. ... Read more
You Are What You Tweet?
October 18, 2016"Coffee" was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by "beer" then "pizza". ... Read more
Kidney Stones and Roller Coasters
September 29, 2016Kidney stones are a painful condition that affects more than 300,000 Americans a year. Now a new study suggests a fun day at the amusement park may help relieve them. ... Read more
New Clinical Trial for Atrial Fibrillation Patients
August 04, 2016The CARMA Center at the University of Utah Health Care kicked off a clinical trial aiming to improve the treatment of atrial fibrillation. ... Read more
NIH Funds Zika Virus Study Involving U.S. Olympic Team
July 05, 2016Researchers will monitor potential infections among group of U.S. athletes traveling to Brazil... Read more
U. Students to Unveil Medical Innovations at Bench-to-Bedside Competition at State Capitol
April 04, 2016Could new technology that improves how health care is delivered be unveiled Monday night? Thirty-three teams of University of Utah students hope so. ... Read more
MACULA SOCIETY HONORS MORAN CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST
February 05, 2016Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, FACS, FARVO has been named the 2016 recipient of the Paul Henkind Memorial Lecture and Award by the Macula Society.... Read more
College of Nursing ranks 2nd for NIH funding
January 26, 2016That research mission of the college, one of the first nursing research institutions in the West, has earned a No. 2 ranking for 2015 funding* from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ... Read more
Moran Eye Center Awarded Generous Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
January 19, 2016Moran received a grant in the amount of $115,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness to help fund our research in the prevention of blinding diseases.... Read more
Moran Receives Grant to Study Blindness Prevention
January 19, 2016Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $115,000 to the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of blinding diseases. ... Read more
Top Five Most Memorable Science Moments of 2015
December 31, 2015In 2015, University of Utah Health Sciences investigators made notable discoveries in topics ranging from cancer to diabetes to lower back pain. Here are some of our favorites moments from the year. ... Read more
International Study Reveals New Genetic Clues to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
December 28, 2015NIH-funded research provides framework for future studies of AMD biology, therapy... Read more
Carnegie’s BioEYES Expands to the University of Utah
July 06, 2015BioEYES, a K-12 science educational program hosted by the Carnegie Institution for Science, is launching a new center sponsored by the University of Utah, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Research Enterprise. ... Read more
David Krizaj, PhD, Discovers Glaucoma Treatments May Also Help Soldiers with Blast Trauma
April 01, 2015Glaucoma is caused by increased pressure in the eye. Dr. David Krizaj has discovered that we can block those pressure sensors with pressure-reducing drugs, and we could protect cells from dying. ... Read more
Rare Disease Day Organizers to Raise Awareness at Symposium and Statehouse Event
February 26, 2015Not so rare: 1 in 10 Utahns is affected by a rare or undiagnosed disease. ... Read more
To Snip or Not to Snip: New Concern About Vasectomies
July 23, 2014New research has some asking if men should reconsider vasectomies. We asked an expert for his advice. ... Read more
Protecting the Heart
May 16, 2014Children with Kawasaki disease can be treated for all of the symptoms like red eyes, swelling and rash. However, the real concern for them among physicians is protecting their veins, and ultimately their heart.... Read more
Robert E. Marc, PhD, Receives Retina Research Foundation's 2014 Paul Kayser International Award in Retina Research
April 18, 2014Robert E. Marc, PhD, director of research, John A. Moran Eye Center, has been named by the International Society of Eye Research (ISER) as the recipient of the Houston, Texas-based Retina Research Foundation's 2014 Paul Kayser International Award in Retina Research.... Read more
Searching for Better Treatments for Epilepsy
March 31, 2014In the U.S, epilepsy causes more deaths - about 50,000 annually - than breast cancer. This disturbing trend is likely due to the fact that existing medications fail to adequately control seizures in one-third of epilepsy patients. Researchers worldwide are working to expand treatment options.... Read more
Dr. Wolfgang Baehr & Collaborators Discover Vital Relationship between Thyroid Hormones and Macular Degeneration
February 19, 2014Study published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; results offer hope for future treatments for retinal degeneration ... Read more
Moran Researcher Helps to Discover New Risks for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
September 26, 2013A University of Utah researcher and ophthalmologist helped confirm important findings from a group of Icelandic scientists who uncovered a rare risk locus for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).... Read more
Moran Eye Center Research Seeks to Understand & Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity in Pre-term Infants
September 19, 2013A new study published by The University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center highlights significant progress toward isolating the underlying causes of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition that commonly affects prematurely born babies who have received intensive neonatal care. ... Read more
American Journal of Pathology Publishes Moran Eye Center Research on Retinopathy of Prematurity
May 07, 2012The American Journal of Pathology, the leading global forum for reporting quality original research on cellular and molecular mechanisms of disease, has published a research paper originating from the John A. Moran Eye Center examining the role of erythropoietin (EPO) signaling in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).... Read more
New Information about Usher Syndrome
May 07, 2012Jun Yang, PhD, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine and researcher at the John. A. Moran Eye Center, is committed to studying the molecular mechanisms underlying hereditary retinal degeneration and hearing loss.... Read more
University of Utah's M.E. Hartnett Presents on ROP at ARVO
May 07, 2012The University of Utah's M.E. Hartnett, MD, has a full calendar at this week's Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in Orlando. She is organizing and moderating a cross-disciplinary symposium that addresses retinopathy of prematurity: the epidemiology, environmental effects from oxygen and nutrition, stem cell studies on repair of injured vessels and clinical treatments. She is also chairing an ethics committee on vulnerable populations in clinical research.... Read more
University of Utah Researcher to Receive $100,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness
May 07, 2012Wolfgang Baehr, PhD, will be awarded Research To Prevent Blindness Nelson Trust Award for Retinitis Pigmentosa for work studying retinal diseases. Research to Prevent Blindness, a New York-based foundation, has announced that University of Utah researcher Wolfgang Baehr, Ph.D., will receive the Nelson Trust Award for Retinitis Pigmentosa and an accompanying $100,000 to pursue new scientific leads to understand contributors to blindness. ... Read more