Kimberly Kinga Gokoffski
University of Southern California
Assistant Professor/Lecturer
Optic nerve regeneration, retinal ganglion cell, electric fields, axon growth
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Dr. Kimberly Gokoffski, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California Dept of Ophthalmology. She practices as a neuro-ophthalmologist, leading a robust clinical and surgical practice diagnosing and treating conditions that affect communication between the eye and the brain. Her research interests are focused on the clinical need for optic nerve regeneration. Restoration of vision in patients with optic nerve damage such as from glaucoma requires therapies that can regenerate the optic nerve. Dr. Gokoffski’s research addresses one of the major rate-limiting steps to optic nerve regeneration–directing long distance axon growth. Her research is currently focused on: 1.) elucidating the molecular signals that guide axon growth and 2.) developing applied electrical fields into a breakthrough technology to direct axon growth.