On Thursday and Friday, the Atlantic Coast Retina Club featured interesting case studies presented by residents, fellows and invited course faculty. On Saturday, the Macula 2015 Conference featured...

Researchers Report that Panel-based Genetic Diagnostic Testing for Inherited Eye Diseases is Highly Accurate and More Sensitive than Exome Sequencing
Findings published online in Genetics in Medicine...

Mass. Eye and Ear Brings Cutting-edge Femtosecond Laser Technology to Boston-area Patients

Another option for cataract surgery

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BOSTON, MASS.  – Patients choosing cataract surgery...

Findings described in Nature Communications

BOSTON, MASS. – Scientists from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology have used the power of new genomic technology...

Drawing nearly 250 clinicians, researchers, trainees, and industry representatives from around the world, the Third International Biennial Symposium on AMD, which was held October 24–25, 2014 and co...

Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, Pawan Sinha, PhD, Michael Young, PhD, and Joan W. Miller, MD, FARVO

The first Symposium on Ocular Regeneration: Cell Therapy and Regeneration in the Retina, held on October...

OCTOBER 24, 2014 (Boston, MA): The Bertarelli Program in Translational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering a collaborative program between Harvard Medical School and the École Polytechnique Fédérale...

Comprehensive attitudinal survey on eye health shows differences among groups; underscores critical need for funding research 

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BOSTON, MASS. (Sept. 22, 2014) -- Many Americans...

World-renowned scientific award, often called the "Nobel Prize of Vision," recognizes the groundbreaking development of anti-angiogenic therapy for retinal disease

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Study Results published in Sept. 4 JAMA Ophthalmology

BOSTON (Sept. 4, 2014) -- Residential geography, time spent in the sun, and whether or not sunglasses are worn may help explain why some people...