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The University of Utah’s Moran Eye Center is
one of the top eye care and vision research centers in the world. It
serves the five million residents of the Intermountain West and is home to
the University of Utah medical school’s Department of Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences. The center employs 42 faculty members and nearly 300
employees. The center takes a comprehensive approach to fighting
blindness. The center’s basic science researchers are tackling blinding
diseases from both a biological and human engineered approach. Major
research areas include—artificial vision, ophthalmic genetics, retinal
cell communication, retinal cell transplantation, and vision restoration
through surgery and gene therapy. The center’s mix of clinical and basic
science research makes it uniquely suited to translate discoveries made in
the lab into treatments in the clinic.
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The new 200,000 square foot John
A. Moran Eye Center is expected to open in the fall of 2006. The $53
million project will triple the amount of research space currently
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Message from the Chairman
Contact Us
For more information about contributing to The
Moran Eye Center Campaign for Vision or specific research programs,
call or email a member of the Moran Eye Center Development staff:
Renee Krebs, renee.krebs@hsc.utah.edu
Eve LeClaire Toscan, eve.toscan@hsc.utah.edu
801-585-9700
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