DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST STUDY INTO ONH

Mark Borchert, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Neurology Request an Appointment Doheny Eye Center, Los Angeles 1450 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (323) 442-6335 The Vision Center Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 361-2347

Clinical Specialties Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Academic Degrees American Board of Ophthalmology American Academy, LACMA Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Residency Doheny Eye Institute, USC Department of Surgery, Ophthalmology, 1984 1987   Fellowships Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987 Board Certification American Board of Ophthalmology   Research Activities Dr. Mark S. Borchert directs the world’s largest study into optic nerve hypoplasia, now the single leading cause of blindness in infants in the United States and Europe. Another area of Dr. Borchert’s research is the development of better diagnostic and treatment tools, in particular the pioneering use of spectroscopy to measure glucose levels in the eye.