2015 Emory Eye Magazine | Page 5

FACULTY MEMBERS AT THE EMORY EYE CENTER HAVE BEEN ASKING THEMSELVES A CRITICAL QUESTION: In a world of competing priorities, how do we focus our research efforts? To find and maintain the right balance among research strengths, societal needs, and fiscal constraints, the team has devised a strategy to help advance their work of protecting, improving, and prolonging vision. They call it their “research matrix,” and they are using it to keep themselves focused—to continually optimize their potential to help people see as well as they can see. 2015 | Emory Eye 3