The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the UAB Department of Optometry are pleased to announce the acquisition of a new Nikon AXR Confocal Microscope, making UAB one of the first academic centers in the United States and first in the Southeast region to house this state-of-the-art technology. With advanced artificial intelligence built into many aspects of its function, the Nikon AXR Confocal Microscope greatly simplifies microscope setup and leads to the most optimal images for research.
The addition of this microscope was made possible through the combined funds from the NIH P30 Vision Core Grant used by the departments, along with the Vision Science Research Center (VSRC). The P30 Center Core Grant supports UAB vision scientists’ four research support cores, which provide a variety of services at centralized locations on campus, ranging from comprehensive data analysis to basic equipment repair.
