2015 Emory Eye Magazine | Page 6

Feature | The Research Matrix Pathologist/oncologist Hans Grossniklaus works with Georgia Tech colleagues to study the use of microtechnology to treat choroidal melanoma and retinoblastoma, among other projects. MATRIX: A PLACE OR MEDIUM IN WHICH SOMETHING IS DEVELOPED Questions directing the Emory Eye Center’s research matrix 1. Where is our greatest expertise? 2. Where is our current and future funding being directed? 3. And what eye-related illnesses create the greatest disease burden worldwide? Current top five research priorities in the Emory Eye Center ĸ