Embark on a visionary journey with University of Houston researchers addressing myopia, impacting over 40% of Americans. UH, backed by 35 awards from the National Eye Institute, leads in groundbreaking myopia research. Dr. David Berntsen explores high-add multifocal contact lenses to slow myopia in children, spearheading the ongoing BLINK2 study.
Exciting News in Optometry Research: Dr. Anna Matynia, a visionary researcher at the University of Houston College of Optometry, has been awarded $1.4 million to unravel the mysteries of the cornea. Her groundbreaking work aims to map the cornea, revealing the secrets behind blinking, tearing, and pain sensation.
Research by a University of Houston College of Optometry scientist Geunyoung Yoon supports the continued investigation into how peripheral vision may contribute to myopia, or nearsightedness, and could be a pathway to slowing or preventing the condition altogether.
Hyaluronan, long known as a miracle cure for wrinkles, is being studied at the University of Houston College of Optometry as a possible prevention for dry eye disease. After a discovery in the lab, there’s good reason to think it will work.