Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
THE BIONIC EYE AND NEW TREATMENTS FOR BLINDNESS FROM RETINAL DISEASE
K. Thiran Jayasundera, Professor of Ophthalmology, U of M
Dr. Jayasundera will be talking about the outcomes of the first bionic eye implantations in the U.S., as well as new treatments being developed for retinal degenerative diseases.
Dr. Jayasundera is an ophthalmologist with dual fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery, retinal dystrophies, electrophysiological testing, and posterior uveitis. His research program focuses on inherited retinal degenerations. His goal is to identify patients at an earlier age to be able to: 1) provide the correct genetic diagnosis, 2) give an accurate prognosis, 3) help guide the choice of treatment, such as gene therapy, and 4) develop outcome measures which will determine progression of their disease state in therapeutic trials. He was the first surgeon in the U.S. to implant the “bionic eye” after FDA approval in January 2014.
This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is "Biomedical Breakthroughs: The Future is Here." The next lecture will be March 24, entitled "MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FOR HEART FAILURE"
Dr. Jayasundera is an ophthalmologist with dual fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery, retinal dystrophies, electrophysiological testing, and posterior uveitis. His research program focuses on inherited retinal degenerations. His goal is to identify patients at an earlier age to be able to: 1) provide the correct genetic diagnosis, 2) give an accurate prognosis, 3) help guide the choice of treatment, such as gene therapy, and 4) develop outcome measures which will determine progression of their disease state in therapeutic trials. He was the first surgeon in the U.S. to implant the “bionic eye” after FDA approval in January 2014.
This is the fourth in a six-lecture series. The subject is "Biomedical Breakthroughs: The Future is Here." The next lecture will be March 24, entitled "MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT FOR HEART FAILURE"
Cost
- $10 for an individual lecture. $30 for six-lecture series plus OLLI membership ($20)
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