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Targeting the Immune System to Prevent Vision Loss

Vision researchers at Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology have taken a first step in solving a vexing problem: how to preserve photoreceptor cells and avoid irreversible vision loss in patients following retinal detachment. Degeneration of photoreceptors, the...

SuperVision+ Goggles App Provides Low Cost Solution for the Visually Impaired

Gang Luo, PhD, an Associate Scientist of Mass. Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Institute, recently created the SuperVision+ Goggle app to provide a low cost solution for head mounted vision enhancement devices for the visually impaired. The free app for iPhones (iOS) is designed to be used together with 3D...

Welcome, Summer Interns

A warm welcome to all our summer interns who are joining us this year. We look forward to the rigorous and rewarding months with you all. Among those joining us are Ruby Feng, Jeffrey Bortman, Daawar Chaudhry, and Alex Woltersom.

Protocol

Identify Risk Chart review Assessment of risk factors: cognitive impairment, advanced age, severe illness, sensory deficits, infection, polypharmacy, sleep deprivation, dehydration Screen Clock-in-the Box Assessment Modified Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (mRASS) Days of the Week Backward...

Other Clinical Projects

Currently there are two other clinical demonstration projects from the VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics in Primary Care Clinical Demonstration Project- Dr. Peter Engel - Coinciding with the initiation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT), the Geriatrics in Primary Care program seeks to...

Resources

MedicalHarvard Medical School http://www.hms.harvard.edu HMS Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs (ORMA) http://hms.harvard.edu/content/multicultural-affairs-0 The LGBT Office was established to enhance diversity inclusion while fostering an open, affirming, and welcoming community for...

STEP Home

STEP Home is a group workshop program started by the TRACTS team and created to help returning veterans reintegrate back into their civilian lives after deployment.Veterans are offered assistance with vocational issues, problem solving, family relationships, substance issues, and related...