With OphSET, Wilmer will elevate itself and Johns Hopkins Medicine in the domains of research, teaching, and patient care – the three pillars comprising the enterprise’s overarching mission. Our center is integral in facilitating research and development between our faculty and industry partners.

Industry Events

The Center will also host events to highlight new trends, allowing industry partners from around the world to showcase the latest technology in a dynamic academic environment. Surgeons will have the opportunity to train safely on these novel devices and tools, ensuring maximum patient safety as modern surgical advances continue.

International Presence

OphSET will soon open its doors to ophthalmologists and medical students from around the world in order to offer the most advanced technology available and provide a structured educational program. Initial coursework to be offered includes:

• Phacoemulsification
• Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)
• Keratoplasty, including Penetrating (PKP)
• Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK), and Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
• Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS).

Technological Collaborations

OphSET works closely with the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, located at the Whiting School of Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University campus. Collaboration with this premiere engineering center will encourage true technological and academic innovation in OphSET.

Research Efforts: 

Current team 

• Brittany Tsou - research fellow 
• Kyuhee Jo - undergrad assistant 
• Bohua Wan - grad student

Past Team Members

• Sidra Zafar - research fellow, now in the Wilmer Residency Program
• Jiawei (Jenny) Zhou - research fellow, now in University of Texas MD Anderson Oculoplastics Fellowship; 
• Xinyi (Cindy) Chen - Johns Hopkins University medical student, match placement TBD 
• Brady Sack - pre-med student, medical school placement TBD 
• Kendall Free - undergrad assistant, now a grad student with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Dept of Biofunction Research