Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Publications
Contact Information
UPMC Vision Institute
UPMC Mercy Pavilion
1622 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-647-0325
rossiea@pitt.edu
Lab Personnel
Elena Gofas Salas, PhD, Postdoctoral Associate
Valerie Snyder, Ophthalmic Imaging Specialist
Min Zhang, PhD, Software Engineer
Research Focus
Our research focuses on developing and deploying high-resolution imaging tools, such as adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy, to study the structure and function of the normal and diseased retina on a microscopic scale in the living human eye. Current research in the advanced ophthalmic imaging laboratory is organized around two significant arms focused on glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. Our AMD work involves studying the association between genotype, retinal phenotype, and risk for progression to advanced AMD. Our glaucoma studies are focused on refining new imaging tools for imaging retinal ganglion cells and deploying them to study the changes to retinal ganglion cells that accompany glaucoma onset, progression, and response to treatment. Additional research interests include eye movements, visual performance, and image processing.
For more details on imaging, visit the Rossi Lab.
Grants
Bright Focus Foundation
Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation