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
A Method for Collecting and Analyzing Human Eye Tissue
November 12, 2017
The retina is the light-sensitive tissue which lines the back of the eye. Within the retina, different regions perform specialized functions and show different vulnerabilities to disease.
Temporal Vitrectomy: A new approach to retina surgery
April 28, 2012
Optimizing surgeon positioning and instrumentation relative to the eye is critical for successful ophthalmic microsurgery. Positional preferences have evolved over time with changing instrumentation and operative techniques. Most cataract surgeons now perform phacoemulsification from a temporal...
A Head-Tilt Test for Hypopyon
June 21, 2011
Clinicians must distinguish between an infectious from sterile hypopyon. In our recently published photoessay, we suggest a clinical exam test that will help. To see how, download the publication.
[field_s_image_info] Avoiding Wrong Site Surgery
June 21, 2011
Although I have never operated on the wrong eye, I have had three near misses. A review of nearly 1000 surgical cases at five different hospital operating rooms revealed a common pattern that lead to the wrong eye being set for surgery.