Education
Mahajan Laboratories
Department of Ophthalmology
Projects
Optimizing Surgical Wounds
We conduct studies to develop safer, more efficient surgery in patients.
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Evidence-based approaches for new surgical treatments and research to discover the molecular causes.
News
Hypertension in Pregnancy Poses Seizure Risk for Children
June 18, 2025
Iowa City, Iowa — Researchers have long been suspicious that high blood pressure in pregnancy is a risk factor for childhood seizures, but a recent study examining large clinical databases and mouse models confirmed this association.
Mahajan Gives Keynote at RIMR Conference
March 26, 2025
Irvine CA — At the 15th annual Ryan Initiative for Macular Research (RIMR) Conference, the Gerald Lutty Memorial Lecture was given by keynote speaker Vinit Mahajan M.D., Ph.D., Stanford professor and vice chair of ophthalmology research.
Ophthalmology Leads Surgeon-Scientist Training
March 20, 2025
How do you create a doctor with both the surgical skills and scientific expertise to unravel the complex mechanisms of disease on a molecular level?
Gombos Gives Ground Rounds on Eye Cancer
March 06, 2025
Palo Alto, CA — Dan Gombos M.D., FACS gave a Stanford Ophthalmology Ground Rounds Lecture on eye cancer, drawing from his 25 years of ocular oncology experience as the section head at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston where he focuses on the management of uveal melanoma, retinoblastom