Three UAB professors offer expertise on springtime allergies and ways to mitigate pollen’s grip.

Maria Grant, M.D., was recently awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Vision Research.

Michael Niederweis, Ph.D., and Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., who collectively hold 23 patents, have been recognized for approaches to DNA sequencing and detection of impaired dark adaptation, respectively.

Blazer Bridge Fund provides financial support to innovative ideas and inventions by the UAB community, encouraging advanced discovery. 

UAB Callahan Eye ophthalmologist discusses fireworks eye safety precautions and tips in case of an eye injury this Independence Day.

Reducing screen time, increasing physical activities and creating non-screen-related hobbies can help protect children’s eyes from irritation and strain.

A modifier gene is one that changes the observable characteristics, called the phenotype, or molecular expression of other genes.

The pediatric aphakia clinic at UAB is the only one of its kind in the state of Alabama.

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in American adults. The source of this damage may lie in the belly — mainly a leaky small intestine. A novel treatment can possibly prevent or reverse this damage.

The UAB projects will investigate was to improve and increase the use of artificial intelligence in biomedical research.

The Tuscaloosa clinic is UAB Callahan Eye’s 18th clinic location in Alabama.

An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall, resulting in an increase of pressure in a small area and causing the vessel to balloon.

Thousands of people, many of them children, suffer eye injuries from fireworks each year in the United States. UAB ophthalmologists at the only eye emergency room in Alabama provide safety tips.

Luxturna uses a non-disease-causing virus to deliver a normal copy of the RPE65 gene to retinal cells, enabling them to make proteins capable of improving and preserving visual function.

The new location offers a wide range of comprehensive and specialty eye services to patients in and around the city of Pelham.

Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation.

One woman’s mysterious illness left her searching for answers, and all it took was having someone listen.

Jessica Martindale’s perfect vision was quickly tested after her infant son inadvertently scratched her cornea. Thankfully, physicians at UAB Callahan Eye Hospital were there to help.

It is easy to remember steps to prevent the body from getting cold, but what can be done to protect the eyes when cold weather hits?