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When is Genetic Testing Appropriate?

Many inherited diseases are caused by mutations in a single gene (Mendelian disorder), and detection of the responsible mutation can predict development of the disease with relatively high accuracy. If your clinical findings suggest the presence of an inherited eye disease, such as those described...

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) is reactivation of a varicella zoster virus infection (shingles) involving the eye. In the acute phase, patients present with a dermatomal forehead rash and severe pain around the infected area. Inflammation of anterior segment tissues and, less commonly, posterior...

Congratulations to Our Newest Alumni – Class of 2016!

The graduation ceremony for the HMS Ophthalmology Class of 2016 trainees was held on June 16, 2016, at 4:00 pm in the Meltzer Auditorium at Mass. Eye and Ear. Thirty-five trainees were recognized, including eight HMS Ophthalmology Residents, the Chief Resident, and one Optometry Resident, as well as...

NEOS Poster Contest Winners

It was an impressive show Mass. Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear trainees, who placed first, second, and third in the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) annual poster contest held earlier this month. Congratulations to: First place: “Exosome-associated...

Cardiac Anesthesia Meeting

Our monthly cardiac anesthesia meeting will be held on August 2016 at the West Campus Anesthesia Library from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Valve Research Group will be presenting their research projects

Researchers shed light on vascular growth factors in thyroid eye disease

New findings may stimulate the development of targeted therapies for proptosis in patients with acute thyroid eye disease Boston, Mass. — Researchers from Mass. Eye and Ear - including Schepens Eye Research Institute - and Boston Children's Hospital have identified new underlying mechanisms of...

Boston 3D TEE Course, An Interactive Hands-On Workshop

We're proud to announce that Dr. Mahmood and the team successfully conducted another session of our Interactive Hands-On 3D Workshop on 27-28 August, 2016 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. As the only hands-on 3D imaging workshop in the country providing opportunities to learn and...

Researchers find proliferating cells in normal and diseased corneal endothelium

Findings published in the American Journal of Pathology offer new directions for treatment of patients with Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) Boston, Mass. — Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, identified rapidly proliferating cells (known as “neural crest...