About the JOHN A. MORAN EYE CENTER at the University of Utah

DID YOU KNOW… Research

Physicians and companies worldwide use the Intermountain Ocular Research Center at Moran to vet artificial lenses used for cataract surgery.

Moran's Sharon Eccles Steele Center for Translational Medicine is fast-tracking new therapies for agerelated macular degenetaion using the world's largest repository of donor eye tissue dedicated to the study of normal and diseased retinal tissue.

Moran's Alan S. Crandall Center for Glaucoma Innovation is developing better diagnostics, therapies and surgical devices, and a deeper understanding of glaucoma and its genetics.

Moran researchers built the first map of the circuitry of the retina.

Education

Residents and fellows get extensive surgical experience—far above the national average—each year.

Moran offers eight fellowship subspecialties: cornea, retina, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, uveitis, pediatric, pathology, and international ophthalmology.

morancore.utah.edu is the first and only free, peerreviewed, multimedia ophthalmology education site.

Patient Care

Moran physician researchers spent years developing evidence-based instrument sterilization guidelines for the cleaning and sterilization of intraocular surgical instruments.

The Patient Support Program at Moran, a national model, is one of a handful offering support groups and rehabilitation services for patients and families adjusting to vision loss.

Moran was part of the national effort that developed the widely used AREDS supplement formulation for AMD.

Global & Local Outreach

Moran’s Global Outreach Division, supported solely by donors, works to build sustainable eye care systems in developing countries by training doctors and medical personnel.

In Utah, the division provides no-cost eye care and surgeries to thousands of uninsured, low-income, and former refugee residents, and volunteers make regular trips to provide free care on the remote Navajo Nation.