The Effects Of Space On Artificial Intraocular Lenses and Possibility of Cataract Surgery In Space

 

Dr. Morgan Micheletti (Berkeley Eye Center - Sugar Land, TX) and Dr. Liliana Werner (University of Utah - Salt Lake City)

Intraocular Lenses From Space

Dr. Liliana Werner, Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Co-Director, Intermountain Ocular Research Center, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah and Dr. Morgan Micheletti, Board Certified Ophthalmologist, Partner, Director Of Research, Fellowship Director, Berkeley Eye Center, Sugar Land, TX, discuss the effects that space can have on different artificial intraocular lenses and the possibility of cataract surgery being performed in space in the future.

5/3/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Macrophages Effect On Mice's Eye Pressure and C. Mastitides Impact On Corneal Healing In Mice

Dr. Katy Liu (Duke Eye Center - Durham, NC)

Dr. Anthony St. Leger (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA)

 Dr. Katy Liu, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, discusses the effect of resident macrophages on the intraocular pressure of mice.

Then, Dr. Anthony St. Leger, Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, explains how the microbe, C. Mastitidis, can help in corneal healing of mice.

4/19/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Wisconsin's madAbility Accessibility Lab and Weight Loss Drug Linked To Lower The Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy

Dr. Yuhang Zhou (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Dr. Szilard Kiss (Cornell Weill Medicine - New York, NY)

Dr. Yuhang Zhao, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the madAbility Lab, which focuses on enhancing the abilities of those with and without disabilities through novel technologies. 

Dr. Szilard Kiss, Ophthalmologist, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, talks about a weight loss drug linked to lowering the severity of diabetic retinopathy.

4/12/2026 Podcast (Click Image Below)