Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Elevating Excellence in Ophthalmology Education and Research
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences offers one of the nation’s top educational programs, providing excellent didactic training and extensive surgical experience. It operates the John A. Moran Eye Center—the largest clinical care and research facility in the Mountain West—and 10 community clinics, providing care in all ophthalmic subspecialties.
Moran is also home to 20 innovative research labs and centers, where internationally awarded faculty are developing the treatments of tomorrow.
Letter from the Chair
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine began in 1979 as a one-person division within the Department of Surgery. Since that time, we have become a celebrated vision institute with an international reputation for excellence in ophthalmology care, research, education, and charitable outreach.
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah
The Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair
CEO, John A. Moran Eye Center
Director, University of Utah Vision Institute
In the News
Celebrating a Visionary
John A. Moran Eye Center CEO Randall J Olson, MD, has announced his retirement after a storied 46-year career that made him the country’s longest-serving academic ophthalmology department chair.
Moran Eye Center Again Ranked Among the Top 10
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah among the nation’s Top 10 eye centers for the third year running.
Moran Eye Center Docs Named to 2024 Power List
The Ophthalmologist magazine has named five John A. Moran Eye Center leaders in care and research to its 2024 Power List of the 100 most influential people in ophthalmology worldwide.
Patient Testing Begins for AMD Therapy Developed at Moran
Patient testing is underway for a new therapy for age-related macular degeneration developed by the Moran Eye Center’s Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine.
Read More About Our Research
Clinician-scientists at the John A. Moran Eye Center offer their latest studies and perspectives in this latest edition of Clinical Focus.
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