Research & Innovations – Ophthalmology Update

Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute is a center of excellence for highly specialized ophthalmologic care and research, with a reputation for innovation and superior outcomes. As we strive to continue to make advances in clinical medicine, we hope the innovations we describe in the below articles help to make a difference in the surgical and office settings of ophthalmology practices.

Forging Next-Generation Integrated Intraoperative OCT Instrumentation
PIONEER study used to help identify the optimal applications for intraoperative OCT
Justis Ehlers, MD, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute vitreoretinal surgeon

Researchers Developing 3-D Patient-Specific Model of Corneal Properties
NIH-funded project could aid keratoconus detection, refractive surgical screening
William J. Dupps, Jr., MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute cornea surgeon

Optical Coherence Tomography Gives New Insight Into Choroid
Enhanced depth imaging helps with diagnosis, treatment
Peter Kaiser, MD, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute Ophthalmic Imaging Center

Strabismus Surgery in Thyroid Eye Disease
10-year data published on outcomes-improving technique
Elias Traboulsi, MD, Head of the Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology at Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute

Blood Biomarkers to Guide Surveillance and Treatment of Uveal Melanoma Being Explored
New options being explored may one day improve outcomes
Arun D. Singh, MD, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute Ophthalmic Oncologist