As we celebrate Wilmer’s centennial year, we invite you to explore this special commemorative edition of the Wilmer Summer Magazine, featuring stories about the Wilmer Eye Institute of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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At The Vanguard
Innovative, collaborative and well-resourced, Wilmer researchers continue to lead the way in the bold quest to cure blinding eye disease.
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Designer Drugs
The combination of biomaterials engineering and AI-driven drug design offers promising solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in eye care.
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Keeping Mitochondria Healthy
Investigating molecular pathways that promote cell survival and regeneration — with the goal of preventing AMD before it begins.
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Confronting Paradoxes
New findings help explain why diabetic patients who start glucose control or have high glycemic variability may experience worsening of diabetic eye disease — and suggest a path to prevention.
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Faculty Start-Ups
Wilmer researchers and clinicians are working with The Johns Hopkins University and oversight committees to create companies to bring their treatments to market.
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Evolution of Excellence
For a century, Wilmer researchers have driven groundbreaking advances in ophthalmology, from earlier diagnoses and revolutionary treatments to transformational patient outcomes.
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Sleuthing to Identify a Very Rare Eye Disease
After undergoing routine eye surgery, Laura Styles developed mysterious symptoms that sent Wilmer clinician-scientists on the hunt for answers that would restore her vision.
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Wilmer in the Community
From Baltimore to Southeast Asia, Wilmer clinicians are leading groundbreaking initiatives to address critical needs in both developed and underserved regions.
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Rising Professorships Jump-Start Research Careers
An innovative Wilmer program supports promising young faculty members to explore exciting new research.
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The Wilmer Residency: A ‘Jet-Fueled Liftoff’
Throughout its 100-year history, Wilmer has provided one of the nation's top ophthalmology training programs, renowned for the quality of its faculty mentors.
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Three New Rising Professorships Showcase Wilmer's Rising Talent
With support from Wilmer’s Rising Professorship Program, these young researchers are working to advance high tech imaging, AI in ophthalmology, and rehabilitation for patients with low vision.