Ocular imaging a focus at Mount Sinai's new Eye and Vision Research Institute

The Mount Sinai Health System is expanding its portfolio with the creation of the Mount Sinai/New York Eye and Ear (NYEE) Eye and Vision Research Institute, which is the first of its kind in the New York City metropolitan region.

Researchers in the field of eye and vision will combine their research, and work with other medical fields to find breakthrough treatments, cures and ways to preserve vision and/or reverse blindness. 

Ocular imaging, genetics and genomics of eye disease and stem cell and regenerative biology of the visual system are some of the areas they plan to focus on.

“New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is on the forefront of clinical research in ophthalmology, and the creation of this Institute will further advance eye and vision research by capitalizing on Mount Sinai’s basic science and translational research strengths,” said James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, Delafield-Rodgers Professor and System Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Health System, and President, NYEE in a statement.

Leading the institute as inaugural Director will be Douglas A. Jabs, MD, MBA, professor of opthalmology and medicine at Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai.  

“The creation of this Institute will enable us to build on the strengths of NYEE in clinical care and research, the Mount Sinai Department of Ophthalmology in vision research, and the Icahn School of Medicine in basic and translational research to develop a world-class program dedicated to cutting-edge discovery and the integration of research with clinical care,” said Jabs in a press release. “We know that when clinicians and researchers work together on clinical problems, the result is breakthroughs that advance the care of patients with eye disease, and that is our goal."