Research News

 

Read a summary of  the Nature article that describes the gene therapy for color blindness in primates. 

Read an article on the authors and UW Department of Ophthalmology researchers, Drs. Jay and Maureen Neitz.

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Russell N. Van Gelder

Welcome to the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Our mission is simple: we seek to protect and improve vision through the treatment of eye disease. We do so by practicing the state-of-the-art in ophthalmology, extending the state through scientific research, and by sharing our knowledge with our students, our colleagues, and our community.
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