Our Research
The Dana Center of Preventive Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute is lead by a team of pioneering and award-winning scientists, clinicians and researchers who are dedicated to the prevention of visual disability and blindness. Their research, based on sound public health policies and programs, contributes to improved understanding of the causes, treatment and prevention of major eye diseases.
Our researchers are determining the prevalence of vision problems in an early school age population with reading difficulty. The goal of this study is to determine which patients are at the highest risk of falls and which modifiable features are associated with falls. This new area of research for the Dana Center studies the relationship between retinal health and early cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment.
This international coalition of researchers
aims to establish the natural progression of Stargardt Disease in a large population of children and adults.This local
project is developing an innovative glaucoma screening approach to identify it and other eye diseases among older African Americans and Latinos.Research at the Dana Center focuses on national and international public health prevention of blinding eye disease in these primary areas. 
SENSE Matters investigates across-study variation in methods used to collect and analyze cognitive data in older adults with hearing or vision impairment. 
The Swenor Lab focuses on examining the interrelationship between vision loss and aging.
Contact Us
For inquiries about our research, please feel free to contact The Dana Center.
The Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology
Woods 155
The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute
600 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21287
Email: DanaCenterWilmer@jhu.edu
Phone: (410) 955-3954
Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS)
Eye Determinants of Cognition (EyeDOC) Study
Screening to Prevent Glaucoma (SToP)
Research Areas
