Congratulations to all our graduating Ophthalmology residents and fellows, as their time with us has come to an end. You all worked so hard and we are so proud of each one of you. There is no doubt that you will do great things in the world of eye care.

The Flaum Eye Institute will be closed today in recognition of Independence Day. We will reopen for normal operations on Monday July 6th.

Our MobilEyes team recently wrapped up their screenings at St. Michael's Church in Rochester for the season. A special shoutout to all our volunteers on our team all season long.

On National Sunglasses Day, remember to keep your eyes safe with a great pair of sunglasses. They help keep your eyes healthy by protecting them from UV rays. We also want to recognize our amazing optical staff members and all the great work they do.

It has already been two weeks since our 70th annual conference, time really does fly. Thanks again to everyone who joined us for a fun day of adventure and education.

NEW from Fei Shang, Kosha Dholakia, & @schalleklab.bsky.social One year of hyperglycemia in the Ins2Akita mouse does not impart changes in retinal vascular patterning, published in PLOS One. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

What are the benefits to wearing sunglasses? Brooke Donaher O.D., explains why wearing sunglasses is a great way to help keep your eyes safe. #sunglasses

Worried about pain from contact lenses? With specialty contact lenses you shouldn’t feel pain when putting them on. Optometrist Megan Ingalls explain what you should expect with specialty contact lenses.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our 70th annual ophthalmology conference! It was a great day filled with learning, conversation, and more. We can't wait to see you next year!

Kudos to Derek Power @schalleklab.bsky.social, Aldo Tecse & Sabina Poudel @marcoslabur.bsky.social, Hector Baez #McGregorLab & Krishna Prahalad @aplabur.bsky.social, Winners of the Best Presentation Award at @arvoinfo.bsky.social /#VSS Practice Day at @cvsuor.bsky.social / @flaumeye.bsky.social 🥇

If you are looking for some new shades this summer, Flaum Eye Institute optical shops have you covered! We have a special sale running all summer long. When you buy one pair of sunglasses, get the second pair for 50% off! Stop by one of our shops to check out the awesome designs available.

June is marked as Cataract Awareness Month by the Academy of Ophthalmology. Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. If you suspect you have a cataract, it is important not to delay treatment. Learn more about cataracts: https://urmed.info/4e8fkps

June is marked as Vision Research Month. At Flaum, we are so grateful to all of our researchers and their work in researching the next generations of cures, treatments, and ways to improve vision for everyone.

At #CLEO2026, in Charlotte, NC? I’ll be kicking off my talk in the next few minutes in W207A @optica.org #Optics #OCT #eye #IOLs @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social #RochesterOptics @flaumeye.bsky.social

A tradition consolidating @marcoslabur.bsky.social is a monthly lunch off- campus, exploring different world cuisines Here is this week’s gathering around Chinese food 🥢 🍜 @cvsuor.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social #URochesterResearch

Congrats to Yongyi (Christie) Cai & advisor David Williams for a successful PhD thesis @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social #RochesterOptics #ARIAGroup. Happy committee member, along with Jude Mitchell, Juliette McGregor & Jim Fienup @uor-braincogsci.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

OUT NOW in Biomedical Optics Express: Phase diversity improves retinal image quality in adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1364/BOE.... @flaumeye.bsky.social

We hope to see you at our annual Rochester Ophthalmology Conference! A fun day full of amazing presenters and fantastic learning opportunities! Learn more: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute/education/rochester-ophthalmology-conference

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of corneal specialist James Aquavella, MD, who played a vital role in establishing and growing the Flaum Eye Institute. He will be deeply missed by his colleagues, friends, and patients.

Congratulations to all of our attendees who presented at ARVO 2026 last week. We are so proud of your fantastic research!

Our presenters at the last day of ARVO!

The penultimate day of ARVO 2026. Some great presenters today!

ARVO Day 2! Checkout some of the awesome presenters from the University of Rochester's Flaum Eye Institute.

📷 2026 photo of the ARIA group 📷 For >14 years, this group has collectively advanced vision science and we are eager to show our work at ARVO @arvoinfo.bsky.social ! Denver, here we come! @flaumeye.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.socia @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urmed.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social

Good start to the meeting. Derek and Jin did a great job at their poster and talks! way to go guys! @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

@arvoinfo.bsky.social Annual Meeting kicked off this weekend in Denver. 👇 a quick guide to navigate our team’s presentation throughout the week: @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social @io-csic.bsky.social #myopia #accommodation #IOLs #presbyopia

Good luck to all of our ARVO participants today. Congrats on all your hard work!

New research from Ruchira Singh, PhD, is shining a light on what might lead to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Learn more: www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/n...

Getting ready for ARVO @arvoinfo.bsky.social and VSS @vssmtg.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social and @cvsuor.bsky.social trainees practicing their best talks and posters at our half-day retreat. Way to go everyone! @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urmed.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social

OUT NOW from Steve Feldon & Collynn Woeller: Metformin inhibits PDGFβ signaling to suppress hyaluronan and cytokine production in thyroid eye disease in Experimental Eye Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

Warming up for @arvoinfo.bsky.social & @vssmtg.bsky.social! Our members-in-training presented at @cvsuor.bsky.social / @flaumeye.bsky.social ARVO/VSS Practice Day. A great way to share #URochesterResearch, network & get ready for the conferences. Stay tuned for travel award announcements! #RPB #NEI

Ethan Rossi from @pittophthalmology.bsky.social on imaging multimodal cellular imaging. Ethan covered a lot of ground as the second of our 2026 Boynton Seminar series @cvsuor.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social

Join us next week for our Basic Science Seminar Series. Marco Ruggeri, PhD will be discussing Quantitative Imaging of the Anterior Segment. The talk will be held in person and on zoom. For more info on the series: www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institut...

On Doctors Day, we are so grateful to all of our fantastic doctors for their care of patients, research on the next generation of cures, and for the passion and dedication they bring to Flaum each and every day.

NEW from Rick Libby in Experimental Eye Research: Optimizing the characterization and quantification of retinal ganglion cell somas in healthy and injured retinas using cellpose. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

#FluorescenceFriday This microscopic🔬 object is a specialized immune cell (microglia) that resides in your retina👁️ and is responsible for damage control and refinement of neural circuits. GFP labeled @urneuroscience.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social

As we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we want to recognize all the incredible women involved in science at Flaum. To all the outstanding women shown and not pictured, thank you for all that you do.

OUT NOW from Alex Levin: Novel variant in FGFR2 in a family with anterior segment anomalies in Ophthalmic Genetics. doi.org/10.1080/1381... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

On Women Physicians Day we are so proud of all the great women physicians at Flaum. The women pictured represent just a fraction of all the incredible female physicians at Flaum. Thank you for all that you do each and every day.

Neutrophils are white blood cells that circulate in our blood. When they reach capillaries, they compress & fill these vessels. Derek Power et al via:👇👇 doi.org/10.7554/eLif... @urneuroscience.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @uofrbme.bsky.social

We are excited to announce our match results with our newest class of residents! Joining us later this year will be Selin Gumustop, MD, Mohammed Mehdi Shahid, MD, Candace Winterton, MD, and Brady Hogan. Congratulations and we can't wait for you to join us!

As Glaucoma Awareness Month comes to a close. Our glaucoma service chief Dr. Karen Allison talks about what you should know about glaucoma. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-8t...

Seeking applicants for a full-time one-year funded research position within Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics at Flaum Eye Institute supervised by Alex Levin. More info: www.cvs.rochester.edu/positions/po... @flaumeye.bsky.social

@marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social @spie.org #PhotonicsWest: David Fernandez presenting a.Binocular Visual Simulator of #myopia & #presbyopia corrections with aberration #accommodation tracking & #convergence control @urengineering.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social #NEI #URochesterResearxh

Raffin, Salamanca-Giron, Hummel (@neuroxepfl.bsky.social), Huxlin (@flaumeye.bsky.social), Reynaud, Mattera and Martuzzi (Campus Biotech) share some insights from transcranial magnetic stimulation-induced BOLD responses. 📜 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

New review from Michael Telias in Frontiers in Ophthalmology shows that tiny RNAs in eye fluid can signal retinal disease. miR-142, miR-9, and miR-21 are strong biomarker candidates. doi.org/10.3389/foph... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

With January being Glaucoma Awareness Month, we wanted to introduce you to our glaucoma team. First is our glaucoma chief, Dr. Karen Allison. Dr. Allison has more than 25 years of experience treating glaucoma, including therapies, surgeries, and laser procedures.

We welcome Dr Ania Turull as a Postdoctoral Vision Scientist @marcoslabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social Aina comes to us from @upc.edu Barcelona & is an expert in objective measurements of accommodation. Expect to find her busy in our #AdaptiveOptics Labs #Myopia #Presbyopia @flaumeye.bsky.social

New publication from Rick Libby: MKK4 and MKK7 control degeneration of retinal ganglion cell somas and axons after glaucoma-relevant injury. doi.org/10.1038/s414... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

Researchers at Flaum, led by Krystel Huxlin, PhD, are working on a vision rehabilitation system that patients can use at home. The NIH-funded project aims to transform how patients access vision loss therapies. Read more: www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institut...