Research Assistant Professor

Dr. Ero Capistrano is a Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in the Department of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois. She earned her DVM from the Federal University of Mato Grosso (Brazil) and completed a residency/MS program in small animal surgery at the Federal University of Vicosa (Brazil). She then went on to complete a two-year ophthalmology fellowship at Cornell University before coming to the University of Illinois to receive her Ph.D. in Comparative Biosciences, focusing on corneal healing.

Alternative Therapies for Corneal Ulcers

Ocular surface diseases can be treated with various therapies, and ongoing research has been exploring alternatives to improve corneal healing, including medications to reduce the use of constant antibiotics in ophthalmology. In this section, we will discuss the potential therapies to treat corneal ulcers.