Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at WashU Medicine in St. Louis, has received a Young Physician-Scientist Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Rajagopal, working with Clay F. Semenkovich, the Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor and director of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, […]
Evidence of Zika virus found in tears
Researchers have found that Zika virus can live in eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears, according to a study from WashU Medicine in St. Louis. The research, in mice, helps explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease, including a condition known as uveitis that can lead to permanent vision […]
Surgery can restore vision in patients with brain injuries
Surgery can restore vision in patients who have suffered hemorrhaging in the eye after a traumatic brain injury, even if the operation doesn’t occur until several months after the injury, according to a small study from vision researchers at WashU Medicine in St. Louis. Reviewing cases at three medical centers in different parts of the […]
Glaucoma specialist installed in professorship that honors esteemed ophthalmologist, Siegfried named Kolker professor.
Siegfried named Kolker professor