May 21, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
35A Convent Dr Conference Room 620/630
Bethesda, MD 20892 https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDIxNDQwZmQtODRhNi00M2Y4…
Steven L. Bernstein, MD, PhD
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Steven Bernstein and his laboratory interests center on age-related and genetically associated optic nerve diseases, in particular nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), which is a stroke of the optic nerve, and the most common cause of sudden optic nerve-related vision loss. During the last five years, his laboratory has developed new ways to identify stem cells that may both contribute to normal nerve function, and aid in repair of optic nerve injury.
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