Visual Function Assessment Core

 

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)

Links and Resources

1. VDI at Augusta University

 

Leadership

Sylvia Smith, PhD	Director	706-721-3449	SBSMITH@augusta.edu
Amany Tawfik	Co-Director	706-721-3449	ATAWFIK@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
Barbara Mysona, PhD	Co-manager	706-721-3449/3895	BMYSONA@augusta.edu	CB2908
Haiyan Xiao, PhD	Co-Manager	706-721-3449/7392	HXIAO@augusta.edu	CB2908
Vision Core Facility			P30MODULE1@augusta.edu

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