2024 Community Report now available online

It is my pleasure to present our 2024 Community Report on behalf of the Department of Ophthalmology at UW Medicine.   

The department has continued to pursue our singular mission: to alleviate suffering from eye disease. We continue to do this through our robust research programs, outstanding patient care and educational programs to train the next generation of physicians. 

This year has marked many notable anniversaries – 60 years as a department of the UW School of Medicine, 15 years for the Eye Institute, our 15th Gained in Translation research symposium, and the fifth anniversary of the Karalis Johnson Retina Center. The KJRC has been a remarkable success in advancing research and serving patients from throughout the region.

On behalf of our whole department, I hope you enjoy reading about some of our accomplishments this past year.

Russell N. Van Gelder, MD, PhD
Boyd K. Bucey Memorial Professor and Chair
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington
Director, Roger and Angie Karalis Johnson Retina Center
Director, UW Vision Science Center