Rebecca Kammer

Dr. Rebecca Kammer brings over 20 years of experience in academia, low vision patient care, clinician education, endpoint development, and professional consulting. She is a world-renowned expert in low vision models of patient care and has conducted cutting-edge clinical trial research in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and other retinal conditions. Prior to joining Samsara Vision, Dr. Kammer served as the Vice President of Clinical Operations at jCyte Inc, where she led the clinical studies for a cell therapy for retinitis pigmentosa. She also owned her own consulting firm that supported clinical studies of therapies and devices for visual impairment and retinal diseases. This support included extensive experience with the first-generation implantable miniature telescope. During this consulting phase, Dr. Kammer mentored clinicians in the practice of low vision rehabilitation while simultaneously founding the low vision service within UC Irvine's Gavin Herbert Eye Institute department of ophthalmology. Her earlier professional years included teaching optics and low vision at optometry schools and leading the low vision clinical department at the Southern California College of Optometry (SCCO). Dr. Kammer holds a bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering from University of LaVerne, a Doctor of Optometry degree from SCCO and a PhD in Higher Ed.