University of Iowa Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF)
The Institute for Vision Research
The Institute for Vision Research supports and coordinates the vision research activities of nine existing research units at the University of Iowa, including:
Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration
- Molecular Ophthalmology Laboratory
- Chorioretinal Degenerations Laboratory
- Cell Biology of the Eye
Program in Glaucoma Research
- Glaucoma Genetics Laboratory
- Glaucoma Cell Biology Laboratory
- Mouse Genetics Laboratory
Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
John and Marcia Carver Nonprofit Genetic Testing Laboratory
Program in Visual Disability and Rehabilitation
Program in Stem Cell Biology
VA Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss
Other Laboratories and Areas of Research
F.C. Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory
Hansjoerg E. Kolder Electrodiagnostic Laboratory
The Laboratory for Disease Gene Discovery
Research Studies
Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study
Variability in Perimetry Study
NORDIC Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial
