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About

Visual Function Assessment Core

                                     

Please cite or acknowledge the use of Visual Function Assessment Core (RRID: SCR_027277) in your publications!

 Research Resource Identifiers (#RRID) are ID numbers assigned to help authors identify all key biological resources including core facilities, support the proper citation and authentication of each resource, and enable the FAIR sharing of resource information. RRIDs are part of the MDAR checklist, a pan-publisher rigor and transparency checklist created and endorsed by major publishers. RRIDs are also part of the NISO JATS standard, the journal article tagging suite.

Overview of Services

To fully understand the mammalian visual system requires an accurate assessment of visual system function which is often compromised in diseases of the retina, optic nerve, cornea, and lens. The Visual Function Assessment Core provides the technical expertise and instrumentation for scientists at Augusta University to analyze visual function in rodent models of ocular disease. The Visual Function Assessment Core is funded by the prestigious National Eye Institute (NEI) Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30) awarded to the Vision Discovery Institute (VDI) of Augusta University. Visual assessments included in this core include:

  •  Electroretinography (ERG)
  •  Optomotor response (OMR)
  •  Spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)
  •  Fundoscopy and fluorescein angiography (FA)
  •  Slit-lamp biomicroscopy
  •  Laser induction of vasculopathy
  •  Measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP)
  •  Corneal Confocal Microscope (CCM)

Monthly Training Sessions

 The Vision Function Assessment Core offers monthly trainings for how to use our SD-OCT, ERG, FA, and OMR machines to anyone who would like to utilize the core in their research. The next training date for each piece of equipment is listed below. In order to attend one of these trainings, send an email to John Carpenter at least one week before their listed date. Training for our other pieces of equipment can be scheduled invidually. 
  • Next SD-OCT Training: June 2, 2025
  • Next ERG Training: June 9, 2025
  • Next FA Training: June 16, 2025
  • Next OMR Training:June 23, 2025

Links and Resources

  1. VDI at Augusta University

 

Leadership

Yutao Liu, PhD P30 Director 706-721-2015 YUTLIU@augusta.edu
Jing Wang, PhD Vision Core Director 706-721--3449 jwang1@augusta.edu
Barbara Mysona, PhD Vision Core Manager  706-721-3891  BMYSONA@augusta.edu
John Carpenter, BS  Vision Core Operations  706-721-3449  JOHCARPENTER@augusta.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location

Monday - Friday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

We are closed on the holidays listed below.

Carl Sanders Research and Education Building

1460 Laney Walker Blvd.

Augusta, GA

Carl Sanders Research and Education Building

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Jing Wang, PhD
Vision Core Director
 
706-721-3449/7392
 
jwang1@augusta.edu
 
CB2908
 
Yutao Liu, PhD
P30 Director
 
706-721-2015
 
YUTLIU@augusta.edu
 
CB 1123A
 
Barbara Mysona, PhD
Vision Core Manager
 
706-721-3891
 
BMYSONA@augusta.edu
 
CB 2304
 
Vision Core Facility

 

 
P30MODULE1@augusta.edu
 

 

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