About Scheie Eye Institute
Scheie Eye Institute is the Department of
Ophthalmology for the University of Pennsylvania
Health System. Scheie Eye Institute is dedicated
to:
- excellence
in patient care
- educating future
clinical ophthalmologists and vision scientists
- community
eye care needs through outreach
- advancing
the frontier of research to prevent blindness
and vision loss
Research
At Scheie’s F.M.
Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, scientists investigate
the causes of important eye conditions that may
be treatable with molecular therapies, including:
- macular degeneration
- diabetic retinopathy
- hereditary retinal degenerations
- cataract
- severe myopia
The Scheie Eye Institute is a world leader in research and is currently ranked #1 in funding from the National Eye Institute. Our department receives more research funding from the National Eye Institute than any other department of ophthalmology or eye institute in the country.
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