School-Based Vision For Baltimore Program and Treating Dry Eye with Eye Drops Derived From Corneal Epithelial Stem Cells

Dr. Megan Collins (Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Hiranmoy Das (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy - Amarillo, TX)

Dr. Megan Collins, an assistant professor of ophthalmology, at Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Eye Institute, discusses Vision for Baltimore, a city-wide program to expand school-based vision services for all students in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Baltimore City public schools. 

Then, Dr. Hiranmoy Das, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences, at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Amarillo, explains how eye drops can be derived from corneal epithelial stem cells to treat severe dry eye disease.

10/24/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below)