We are just getting started. Our members are writing the first articles now, and this section will come together over the next few months.

In the meantime

Look at these articles for what we envision showing: research on vision across campus and the state of Iowa.

A New Clue in Treating "Wet" Macular Degeneration

UI Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences · July 7, 2026

A University of Iowa team combined genetic testing, AI-based retinal imaging, and immune profiling to explain why patients respond differently to treatment.

University of Iowa Health Care research contributes to first-in-human gene therapy study for rare inherited retinal disease

UI Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences · July 29, 2026

Preclinical work at Iowa laid the groundwork for a gene therapy now being tested in children with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

Navigating with a visual impairment

UI Driving Safety Research Institute · January 30, 2023

Driving researchers compare bioptic telescopes with auditory GPS to find safer ways for drivers with low vision to navigate unfamiliar roads.

Study shows AI can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting

UI Carver College of Medicine · August 28, 2018

An autonomous AI system detected diabetic retinopathy in primary care offices and met the accuracy benchmarks set for the study.

ECE professor on multidisciplinary Iowa team seeking new therapies for eye disease

UI College of Engineering · September 29, 2023

Engineers, ophthalmologists, and immunologists use AI and image analysis to look for new treatment targets in macular degeneration.

Eye tracking reveals where people look during Zoom, Webex

Iowa State University · February 10, 2022

Eye tracking showed how often people look away from the screen in video meetings, and how that changes with the size of the group.

Videos

How optical illusions trick your brain

Video: TED-Ed, lesson by Nathan S. Jacobs, on YouTube

The selective attention test

Video: Daniel Simons, on YouTube

How we see color

Video: TED-Ed, lesson by Colm Kelleher, on YouTube

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