Watch "Vision Through Our Eyes"
a documentary by Nathan Liu featuring first-hand accounts of living with a visual impairment.
Our research project, Molecular Solutions to Low Vision Resulting from Battlefield Injuries, will aim to determine the efficacy of using soluble Fas Ligand (sFasL) to prevent and/or treat sight-threatening corneal inflammation and scarring induced by trauma.
Question: I have read that many soldiers have LASIK surgery (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) on their eyes before going to combat zones in the middle east, and that some develop severe dry eye syndrome after they are deployed. Is there something that can prevent the complications for these servicemen and women?
Sept 27-29, 2010
Starr Center