Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference

2025 Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference

This year, the University of Pittsburgh expanded the focus of its annual Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference, achieving two goals. The first was to launch the newly opened Gilbert Foundation Validation Research Lab, which is now part of the Fox Center. The program included a half-day of research presentations from local and invited speakers funded by the Gilbert Foundation, focusing on innovative projects related to optic nerve gliomas caused by mutations in the neurofibromatosis 1 gene.

The second was to hold a two-day conference featuring a series of talks from local and invited speakers participating in an ambitious Whole Eye Transplant project funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Both meetings were combined and took place at the Vision Institute in Pittsburgh from October 27 to 29, with 193 in-person and virtual attendees.

2024 Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference

The 13th annual Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference was held at the Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion, October 8-9, 2024. For the first time, the pathways towards clinical trials were discussed in terms of what to consider in getting research ready for that stage. While there is still a way to go, this illustrates the progress being made. For two full days, cutting-edge research was presented on optic nerve preservation and regeneration.

2023 Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference

The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh held its annual symposium at the Vision Institute on October 10-11, 2023.