Featured Story Common Cause, Uncommon Mission
Two clinician-scientists with a shared interest guide patients and families through the maze of living with genetic eye disease — and work to discover new cutting-edge therapies to treat it.
Summer 2023
Articles in this Issue
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A Visionary Bequest to Support Low Vision
Elaine Diggs, a former research assistant at Wilmer Eye Institute, wanted to develop a legacy gift that would reflect her passions. That’s why she decided to support vision rehabilitation at Wilmer.
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Finding the Right Path
In the summer of 2022, Patrick Richard suffered an attack of acute angle-closure glaucoma, a medical emergency that can lead to blindness within a few days without treatment. “I feel very lucky and fortunate that I went to Wilmer,” he says.
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New Rising Professorship Helps Turn Big Plans into Reality
As a 19-year-old in rural India, Nakul Shekhawat saw how having access to eye care transforms lives. Now an ophthalmologist at Wilmer, a new professorship is supporting his efforts to improve access and care.
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Getting His Life Back
When complex vision problems caused Don Kalil to lose his eyesight, a team of Wilmer specialists worked together to restore it. Today, Kalil is once again pursuing life at full tilt.
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Remembering Rick Forsythe
Wilmer Eye Institute has long benefited from the support of many extraordinary people. This year, we lost one of them. Wilmer director Peter J. McDonnell remembers the life and legacy of Rick Forsythe.
