Deborah A. Ferrington
Chief Scientific Officer
Doheny Eye Institute
With more than 20 years of experience in academic research, Deborah A. Ferrington, PhD, is globally recognized for her ground-breaking research on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among the elderly. As Doheny Eye Institute’s chief scientific officer and holder of the Stephen J. Ryan-Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Endowed Presidential Chair, she leads and guides the scientific community of Doheny in its mission to further the field of vision research.
It is estimated that approximately 290 million individuals will suffer from AMD by the year 2040, imposing heavy burdens on health care systems worldwide. With limited and largely ineffective treatment options available to most AMD patients, there is an urgent need for new therapeutic strategies, which is the focus of Dr. Ferrington’s research. She continues this work as a scientist, offering new insight through her research.
