SEI recognizes Medical Surgical Nurses Week & is celebrating the skilled medical surgical nurses who lead with compassion & provide the best level of care to SEI patients.
On Wednesday, October 28 SEI hosted a Foundation Fighting Blindness Vision Connection event in the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center. SEI Interim Chair Christopher A. Girkin, MD, MSPH gave opening remarks & introduced SEI faculty speakers.
It is National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, a time to honor the impact medical service staff professionals have on the safety & quality of patient care. SEI is grateful to have expert medical staff service professionals whose work improves outcomes for patients.
SEI is celebrating Annual Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP) Week & recognizes the talented Ophthalmic Technicians at SEI who provide expert care to patients. Thank you for your talent & dedication!
SEI celebrated the grand opening of the Patricia Shiley Low Vision Evaluation Clinic on Wednesday, October 21! The new low vision clinic was made possible thanks to the immense generosity of Patricia Shiley. Learn more here: shileyeye.ucsd.edu/condition…
October is Eye Injury Prevention Month & Home Eye Safety Month! Check out these tips to keep your eyes safe & prevent injury at home aao.org/eye-health/tips-prev….
SEI researcher Takashi Nishida, MD, PhD shared his expertise in a Healio article about a glaucoma study that he collaborated with Robert N. Weinreb, MD and Melika Hashemi, MD, MPH as first author. Check out what he had to say about the findings here: healio.com/news/optometry/20…
The Jacobs Retina Center at the Shiley Eye Institute & the Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology at UC San Diego continues to be a global leader in vision research. Learn more about the important work happening at the Jacobs Retina Center here: today.ucsd.edu/story/setting…
SEI had the recent privilege of welcoming Glaucoma Fellowship alumni Nikhil Dhall, MD back as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology. He is also the Director of the Glaucoma Service at the VA Hospital in La Jolla. Get to know him here: shileyeye.ucsd.edu/profile/n…
SEI is proud to welcome Shagun Bhatia, MD, MSCR as an Assistant Professor in the Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology. She also is a pediatric ophthalmologist & Section Chief of Ophthalmology at Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego. Get to know her: shileyeye.ucsd.edu/profile/s…
Wonkyu Ju, PhD, SEI faculty, led a study with research fellow Tonking Bastola, PhD, as first author investigating the role of AKAP1 in protecting retinal ganglion cells & preserving vision in patients with glaucoma. The study is published in Advanced Science.
SEI Chief of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Natalie Afshari, MD, shared her expertise in the MedPage Today article “ Eyeball Tattoo Goes Sideways — Irritation began after a swim in the Mediterranean.” Find out what Afshari thinks here: medpagetoday.com/casestudies…
SEI Faculty, Robert N. Weinreb, MD, hosted the 43rd annual Glaucoma Update in the Viterbi Family Vision Research Center. Weinreb, Interim Chair Christopher Girkin, MD, Alex Huang, MD, PhD and Derek Welsbie, MD, PhD gave presentations on their latest research advancements.
Many SEI Faculty, Fellows & Residents attended the 2026 AAO annual meeting. Current Oculofacial fellow Sarah Cheng, MD, PhD, was named the recipient of Bart Frueh Award for Best YASOPRS Presentation & fellowship alumna Marissa Shoji, MD for the Marvin Quickert Thesis Award.
Today, in honor of White Cane Safety Day check out these tips on what you can do when you interact with a person who is blind or visually impaired here: rehab.va.gov/PROSTHETICS/bli…
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SEI faculty Linda M. Zangwill, PhD was named an American Glaucoma Society (AGS) Clinician Scientists Lecturer Honoree for their annual meeting in March 2027. To learn more about her visit: shileyeye.ucsd.edu/profile/l…
Just published - Robert N. Weinreb, MD, senior study author, research findings suggest that statin use is associated with a lower risk of developing open-angle glaucoma. Find out more here: today.ucsd.edu/story/statins…
Congratulations to SEI faculty member Napoleone Ferrara, MD for being named the recipient of the 2026 Yergin Family International Prize for Biomedical Research, in honor of his discovery of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Today is World Teacher’s Day! SEI is proud to have a legacy of training residents, fellows, UC San Diego School of Medicine students & post doctoral research scientists who go on to become global leaders in ophthalmology - thanks to our dedicated & skilled faculty educators.
The STRIVE Summer Internship Program at SEI is accepting applications from future ophthalmologists for the 2027 internship program. To learn more & apply visit: shileyeye.ucsd.edu/research/…























