UCI Department of Ophthalmology Renamed to Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

The UC Irvine Department of Ophthalmology recently received unanimous approval by the UC Irvine Academic Senate to change its name to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Dean Michael J. Stamos, MD, announced the change in an email to the School of Medicine, stating "This milestone reflects the department’s exceptional growth, its expanded scope of research and clinical activities, as well as its steadfast commitment to curing inherited eye diseases within our lifetime. 

Ophthalmology today extends far beyond traditional clinical practice to encompass a broad spectrum of visual sciences, and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been at the forefront of this evolution, conducting groundbreaking research that spans multiple disciplines and pushes the boundaries of our understanding of vision and visual systems."