Dr. Rajeev Ramchandran wanted to share that August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month. We'll have more on kids eye health as the month goes on!

When is the best time to wear sunglasses? As UV Safety Month comes to an end Brooke Donaher, O.D., reminds you that its always a good idea to wear sunglasses outside to protect your eyes! #sunglasses #eyecare #rochesterny

The Flaum Eye Institute is excited to welcome Xujia Li, M.D. as a new faculty member. Dr. Li treats cataracts, diabetic eye disease, dry eye and more. She also is fluent in Chinese and looks forward to working with other providers and patients to promote and maintain healthy vision.

Thank you to everyone who was involved in our vision screenings yesterday at the Strong Museum of Play. Special shout out to our event partners, the Strong Museum of Play and CooperVision for all their help and support. We'll be back at the museum next month for another round of screenings.

We are excited to welcome our newest class of ophthalmology residents who joined us earlier this month. They will spend their first year as interns in the department of internal medicine. We are so happy to have them join us at Flaum.

In collaboration with The Strong National Museum of Play and CooperVision, the Flaum Eye Institute will be providing vision screenings on Thursday July 23rd 12pm-2pm. Screenings are complimentary with paid admission to the Museum.

OUT NOW from Sara Patterson in Brain Sciences: Synaptic Inputs to OFF Parasol Ganglion Cells in Macaque Retina: An Analysis Using Serial Blockface Scanning Electron Microscopy. doi.org/10.3390/brai... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

Excited to share our new paper in @arvoinfo.bsky.social #TVST Using Air-coupled ultrasonic optical coherence elastography to study corneal biomechanical response to different cross linking protocols 🔗 tvst.arvojournals.org/article.aspx... #CXL #OCE @marcoslabur.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

Thanks to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, promising new research has developed at the Flaum Eye Institute that could slow or prevent the eye damage that leads to blindness in patients with AMD. Learn more about the research: https://urmed.info/4vxZjQa

Polarization, UV protection, what do these words mean? Brooke Donaher, O.D., goes over what those words mean and what to look for when searching for sunglasses.

Avery was born with a rare eye disease that threatened her vision and quality of life. Her journey came to Rochester and Dr. Alex Levin, who discovered her disease was something else entirely. Read more about Avery and her story: https://urmed.info/4pc468m

Glasses and specialty contact lenses are both great options for improving your vision, but they do have some differences. Emily Darling, O.D., discuss the differences between them and what might be the best option for you.

Congratulations to all our graduating Ophthalmology residents and fellows, as their time with us has come to an end. You all worked so hard and we are so proud of each one of you. There is no doubt that you will do great things in the world of eye care.

The Flaum Eye Institute will be closed today in recognition of Independence Day. We will reopen for normal operations on Monday July 6th.

Our MobilEyes team recently wrapped up their screenings at St. Michael's Church in Rochester for the season. A special shoutout to all our volunteers on our team all season long.

On National Sunglasses Day, remember to keep your eyes safe with a great pair of sunglasses. They help keep your eyes healthy by protecting them from UV rays. We also want to recognize our amazing optical staff members and all the great work they do.

It has already been two weeks since our 70th annual conference, time really does fly. Thanks again to everyone who joined us for a fun day of adventure and education.

NEW from Fei Shang, Kosha Dholakia, & @schalleklab.bsky.social One year of hyperglycemia in the Ins2Akita mouse does not impart changes in retinal vascular patterning, published in PLOS One. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

One year of hyperglycemia in the Ins2Akita mouse does not impart changes in retinal vascular patterning

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of blindness often associated with retinal vascular pathology in humans. To aid our understanding of DR, the Ins2Akita mouse has served as a…

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What are the benefits to wearing sunglasses? Brooke Donaher O.D., explains why wearing sunglasses is a great way to help keep your eyes safe. #sunglasses

Worried about pain from contact lenses? With specialty contact lenses you shouldn’t feel pain when putting them on. Optometrist Megan Ingalls explain what you should expect with specialty contact lenses.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 70th annual ophthalmology conference! It was a great day filled with learning, conversation, and more. We can't wait to see you next year!

Kudos to Derek Power @schalleklab.bsky.social, Aldo Tecse & Sabina Poudel @marcoslabur.bsky.social, Hector Baez #McGregorLab & Krishna Prahalad @aplabur.bsky.social, Winners of the Best Presentation Award at @arvoinfo.bsky.social /#VSS Practice Day at @cvsuor.bsky.social / @flaumeye.bsky.social 🥇

If you are looking for some new shades this summer, Flaum Eye Institute optical shops have you covered! We have a special sale running all summer long. When you buy one pair of sunglasses, get the second pair for 50% off! Stop by one of our shops to check out the awesome designs available.

June is marked as Cataract Awareness Month by the Academy of Ophthalmology. Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. If you suspect you have a cataract, it is important not to delay treatment. Learn more about cataracts: https://urmed.info/4e8fkps

June is marked as Vision Research Month. At Flaum, we are so grateful to all of our researchers and their work in researching the next generations of cures, treatments, and ways to improve vision for everyone.

At #CLEO2026, in Charlotte, NC? I’ll be kicking off my talk in the next few minutes in W207A @optica.org #Optics #OCT #eye #IOLs @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social #RochesterOptics @flaumeye.bsky.social

A tradition consolidating @marcoslabur.bsky.social is a monthly lunch off- campus, exploring different world cuisines Here is this week’s gathering around Chinese food 🥢 🍜 @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

Congrats to Yongyi (Christie) Cai & advisor David Williams for a successful PhD thesis @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social #RochesterOptics #ARIAGroup. Happy committee member, along with Jude Mitchell, Juliette McGregor & Jim Fienup @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

OUT NOW in Biomedical Optics Express: Phase diversity improves retinal image quality in adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1364/BOE.... @flaumeye.bsky.social

Phase diversity improves retinal image quality in adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy

The quality of retinal images is compromised by aberrations that remain uncorrected even in confocal adaptive optics imaging. This study demonstrates phase diversity (PD), a computational imaging technique,...

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We hope to see you at our annual Rochester Ophthalmology Conference! A fun day full of amazing presenters and fantastic learning opportunities! Learn more: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute/education/rochester-ophthalmology-conference