RCA is the global leader in retina research.
Our mission is saving vision through innovation. Research done at Retina Consultants of America impacts retinal treatments around the world. We have the scale and specialization to make the future of care start today.
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Unparalleled reach and expertise
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Access to clinical trials around the country
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Smart acceleration to the future of care

For Sponsors/CROs
Choose a proven partner
for your next study.

For Providers
Refer a patient for a clinical trial.

For Patients
Find an alternative treatment option.
- Patient perspective:
If I can stop it with my generation, then I’ll do whatever I can to stop it.”
- Patient perspective:
How do you make advances if you don’t try new things?”
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- Patient perspective:
This is the only place I would recommend anybody with any kind of problems come.”
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Together, we're turning trials into treatments.
Meet the team who oversees active clinical research and helps establish the pipeline for future research. Our PIs have collective experience of over 2,000 trials in the last 5 years.

Dr. James W. Dooner
Austin Retina Associates

Dr. Peter A. Nixon
Austin Retina Associates

Dr. Robert W. Wong
Austin Retina Associates

Dr. Philip P. Storey
Austin Retina

Dr. Ramana S. Moorthy
Associated Vitreoretinal and Uveitis Consultants

Dr. Dilsher Dhoot
California Retina Consultants

Dr. Adrian O'Malley
Pacific Northwest Retina

Dr. Michael Borne
Mississippi Retina Associates

Dr. Mark S. Dacey
Rocky Mountain Uveitis
New cures are ahead.
We have the map.
As our network grows, we remain united in ending blinding diseases through innovation and compassion.
- 75
Active Site Studies
- 51
Locations
- 1,429
Patients Randomized in 2023

Let's never stop innovating.
With the support of partners and volunteers, RCA Research is defining the “what’s next” of retinal care.

