The Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health celebrated 25 years in practice, according to UC San Diego Health.
Here are five takeaways:
1. Shiley Eye Institute was San Diego's first comprehensive eye care facility.
2. In 1990, Stuart Brown, MD, approached Donald and Darlene Shiley about potentially funding some equipment. The Shileys were impressed with the project and made a $1 million leadership donation for the center's construction.
3. Last year, the UC San Diego Shiley Eye Center was renamed the UC San Diego Donald P. and Darlene V. Shiley Eye Institute, which comprised the Shiley Eye Center, the Anne F. and Abraham Ratner Children's Eye Center, the Hamilton Glaucoma Center and the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Retina Center.
4. Shiley Eye Institute physicians and researchers recently have been involved in creating a smart contact lens. The lens would wirelessly monitor intraocular pressure and the use of self-renewing stem cells to repair or restore vision.
5. The center is in the planning stages of a new Vision Research Center, which will work to speed up the translation of new research into treatments for blind patients.
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