By: Los Angeles Business Journal Staff
As Doheny Eye Institute’s chief scientific officer (CSO) and Stephen J. Ryan – Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation endowed presidential chair, Deborah Ferrington, PhD, applies more than 20 years of experience in academic research and leadership to building a better future for vision research.
Among her many accomplishments, Ferrington is most recognized for groundbreaking research on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. She is relentless in her pursuit of emerging strategies and research beyond current treatment options to better tackle AMD, a disease that affects more than 290 million individuals worldwide.