Narsing A. Rao, MD, is professor of ophthalmology and director of the Uveitis Service and the Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory at USC. He is involved in the treatment of inflammatory ocular diseases affecting the uveal tract, vitreous, retina, and sclera. Dr. Rao has published over 440 peer-reviewed papers in clinical and basic science findings and has received numerous honors and awards for his research endeavors on ocular inflammatory diseases from Research to Prevent Blindness and the National Institute of Health. He delivered several named lectures, both national and international, including visiting professorship at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, University of Paris, France, Moorefields Eye Institute, London, University of Rome, Italy, Tokyo Medical University, Kyushu University in Fukoka, Japan, and University of Sydney.
For his outstanding contributions to ophthalmology, he was awarded the Lorenz E. Zimmerman medal from American Academ
