ARCS Foundation Utah Vice President of Scholar Outreach Lorraine Mayne, John A. Moran Eye Center ARCS Scholar Cameron Reinisch, MD, and Moran Eye Center Chair Jeffrey H. Pettey, MD, MBA.

ARCS Foundation Utah Vice President of Scholar Outreach Lorraine Mayne, John A. Moran Eye Center ARCS Scholar Amanda Wade, MD, and Moran Eye Center Chair Jeffrey H. Pettey, MD, MBA.

We were delighted to host ARCS Foundation Utah at Moran today. This remarkable organization is advancing innovation by supporting the next generation of scientists at the Moran Eye Center. Congratulations to our newest ARCS Scholars, Cameron Reinisch, MD, and Amanda Wade, MD.

Poster Winner: “Clinical Features, Risk Factors, and Histopathologic Spectrum of Dead Bag Syndrome”

Best of the Best Video Award: “Perfectlens and Custom Iris a Perfect Clinical Match and in Vitro”

Best Paper of Session Award: “Joint Assessment of Materials Exposure in Space (JAMES): IOL Changes after Direct Exposure to Space Aboard the International Space Station”

Nick Mamalis, MD, Morgan Micheletti, MD, FACS, ABO, and Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, at ARCS 2026 with the Best Paper of Session Award.

Congratulations to our incomparable Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, and Nick Mamalis, MD, whose innovative research just earned top honors at the 2026 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting!

Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD, discusses imaging patients with the Heidelberg Spectralis.

Monika Fleckenstein, MD, with class attendees.

A syringe and materials used during a dry lab at the class.

A Zeiss Optical Coherence Tomography imaging machine.

How can specialists treating AMD navigate advanced imaging technologies and new treatments to provide world-class care? Today, our Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, MD, and Monika Fleckenstein, MD, offered insights to attendees of the Early Intervention for Geographic Atrophy class here at Moran.

We are thrilled to announce Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA, as the new chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and CEO of the John A. Moran Eye Center.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pettey as we begin an exciting new chapter.

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Moran faculty and global ophthalmology fellows are in Chicago this weekend for the Global Ophthalmology Summit. This year’s Summit explores policy, advocacy, and action, uniting global eye care leaders to share insights, build connections, and drive change.

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Moran Eye Center Researcher Helps Create First AI Tool of Its Kind Used in Eye Care Moran Eye Center researcher Adam Dubis, PhD, is contributing to an AI algorithm that assists ophthalmologists treating so-called “wet” or neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Moran researcher Adam Dubis, PhD, co-founded deepeye® TPS—the first predictive AI tool for wet AMD treatment approved for clinical use. By predicting when patients need their next eye injection, the technology could reduce unnecessary visits and help protect vision longer.

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John A. Moran Eye Center Ranked No. 9 Among Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology Nationwide The U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals for Ophthalmology ranking marks the fourth year running that the Moran Eye Center has been listed among the Top 10 High-Performing hospitals.

We're proud to be ranked No. 9 in the nation for ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report—our fourth year in a row in the Top 10!

Congrats to our team, who are committed to our vision that no patient should be without hope, understanding, or treatment.

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A 10-year-old girl lost vision in one eye after a hyena attack in rural Tanzania.

Thanks to our generous donors and the skilled hands of Dr. Joon Kim and our Global Outreach team, she’s now on the path to seeing again.

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After a remarkable 46-year career, today marks Dr. Randall J Olson’s last day at the Moran Eye Center.

From all of us—faculty, staff, and patients—thank you, Dr. Olson. We are better because of you.

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Moran hosted another Cataract Symposium, an opportunity to learn and collaborate.

We welcomed Dr. Barry Seibel and Dr. Nicole Fram as keynote speakers, who brought invaluable expertise to in-depth case discussions and interactive wet labs.

Thanks to all who made this possible!

Congratulations to Moran researcher, Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, for having one of the top 10 films at the Brazilian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting. This prestigious award honors the best original short film in cataract, cornea, or refractive surgery.

Silke Becker at the podium.

Rebecca Pfeiffer at the podium.

Our Silke Becker, PhD, and Rebecca Pfeiffer, PhD, with @arvoinfo.bsky.social sharing their work! Dr. Becker's research builds knowledge in hopes to preserve vision for premature babies. Dr. Pfeiffer maps how the circuitry of the eye changes during disease, an important step to finding cures.

Our Ian Pitha, MD, PhD, at #ARVO2025. Dr. Pitha is an associate director of the Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation, crandallcenter.org, and his own lab studies the sclera and ophthalmic drug delivery.

Congratulations, Dr. Bernstein! We are so proud of your work to bring retina care to low-resource countries where it is needed most.

Moran Eye Center Vision Scientists Share Work, Host International Colleagues at ARVO Scientists from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah are sharing their latest research at the upcoming annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARV...

Ready for another awesome day of vision science at #ARVO2025! healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2...

Moran's physician-scientist, Paul Bernstein, MD, PhD, will be recognized as an ARVO Foundation Honoree this weekend at the 2025 ARVO Foundation Gala. This denotes his support and leadership of ARVO and the Foundation, which aim to serve as a global catalyst in vision research.

It was a great weekend for Moran at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Annual Meeting.

Jeff Pettey, MD, MBA, Liliana Werner, MD, PhD, Nick Mamalis, MD, and Randall J Olson, MD, won awards in collaboration with the University of Utah Med School students who work in their labs.

Moran Eye Center Cataract, Glaucoma Experts Share Research and Surgical Advances at ASCRS John A. Moran Eye Center faculty will share skills and present research at the upcoming American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting.

The 2025 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery kicks off tomorrow, and Moran will be well represented. Our experts will share insights on trending topics, including the impact of GLP-1 drugs on glaucoma patients and cutting-edge cataract surgery techniques.

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Renowned glaucoma specialist and director of Moran's Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation, Ike Ahmed, MD, FRCSC, has once again made The Ophthalmologist Power List, which recognizes him as one of the most inspirational and influential leaders in ophthalmology.

Celebrating a Visionary: Moran CEO Randall J Olson, MD, Retiring After Storied 46-year Career His legacy: better cataract care, hope for blinding diseases with new treatments, and a world-class eye center built from the ground up.

His legacy: better cataract care, hope for blinding diseases with new treatments, and a world-class eye center built from the ground up.

In the latest Glaucoma Case File from Eyetube, Moran specialist Rachel Simpson, MD, and fellow Roya Garakani, DO, utilize an existing tube shunt in uveitic glaucoma.

*The linked video does show eye surgery.

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Clinical Research Update: Our clinician-scientists offer their latest studies and perspectives.

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Shaffer Research Grants - Glaucoma Research Foundation Glaucoma Research Foundation’s Shaffer Grants program is an innovation incubator, attracting much-needed brainpower to glaucoma research and carrying us

Our researcher, Fiona McDonnell, PhD, has been selected as one of the Glaucoma Research Foundation's Shaffer Grants program recipients. The program, known as an 'innovation incubator,' hopes to bring us closer to a cure for glaucoma.

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The ARCS scholarship program celebrates 15 years of advancing innovative research at Moran.

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For families of children with complex eye issues, finding a skilled doctor who can help them is life-changing.

Read more about Wren's story from our FOCUS annual report:
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