Department of Ophthalmology

Clinical Research

Our research program includes:

  • Glaucoma
    • Travatan Additivity Study
    • Physiology of aqueous humor secretion
    • Alterations of ocular blood flow
    • Drug development
    • Mechanism of action of ocular hypotensive agents
    • Perimetric methodology
    • Early diagnosis
    • Neuroprotection
    • Comparison of medications Xalacom, Xalatan, and timolol in subjects with open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
    • The effect of dosing interval on the efficacy of intraocular pressure lowering drugs
  • Cornea
    • Herpetic Eye Disease Study - participating center
    • Refractive Surgery
    • Radial Keratotomy
    • Photorefractive keratectomy(laser surgery)
    • Intrastromal corneal ring implantation
    • Integrins
    • Theory of corneal topography
    • Rebamipide Ophthalmic Suspension in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
    • Fluorophotometry to Evaluate the Cornea in Patients Utilizing CRT to Correct Myopia
  • Electrophysiology
    • Electroretinography
    • Retinal ganglion cell dynamics
    • Lateral geniculate nucleus
  • Infectious Disease
    • Intra-ocular time-release drug dispensing
  • Oculoplastics
    • Laser skin resurfacing
    • Endoscopic lacrimal surgery and dacryoscopy
    • Adjustable-suture ptosis surgery