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Alice R. McPherson, MD, a Harvard Ophthalmology alumna and one of the world's leading vitreoretinal specialists, has been recognized with the inaugural Retina Hall of Fame Award for her pioneering contributions in the retina field. Dr. McPherson received the award at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the...

An estimated 37 million Americans have a form of hearing loss, and as author David Owen notes in his new book, Volume Control, many don’t seek the treatment they need due to the cost of hearing aids and stigma associated with wearing them. “Hearing problems are often aggravated by the human tendency...

The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board is excited to announce the release of a short documentary: Roller derby. Cycling. Activism. Community. LGBTQ and Two Spirit people live full and vibrant lives. There's Heart Here tells their stories. Watch the film. For more information about LGBTQ and...

Cataract Master, the cataract surgical training tool created at Mass. Eye and Ear in 2012 by John I. Loewenstein, MD , Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Clinical Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear, and former Harvard Ophthalmology faculty member Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is...

Drs. Robina and Mahmood kindly hosted this annual Thanksgiving dinner for everyone who has worked in the lab. It was a wonderful gathering. Thank you for hosting this amazing dinner!

Scientists identify new pathway that may enable the inner ear to be reprogrammed to grow lost hair cells, which could help develop treatments to restore hearing. A new discovery from a team led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers may bring scientists a step closer to developing treatments that...

"Every day, and usually unconsciously, I carry around fear that I’ll be judged for my sexual orientation. This fear has affected my experience of medical training, and I suspect I’m not alone. Trainees in your own hospital may feel the same way. Before every rotation in medical school, I was anxious...

Congratulations to the following Harvard Ophthalmology Faculty and Trainees on recieving ARVO Travel Grants: Dina B. K. Abusamra, PhD, Clinical Research Fellow at Mass. Eye and Ear Saghar Bagheri, MD, Clinical Research Fellow at Mass. Eye and Ear Karen Chang, PhD, Research Fellow at Mass. Eye and...

Commonly used ibuprofen may not be the safest pain relief option for all children following tonsillectomy due to an elevated risk for significant post-operative bleeding when compared to acetaminophen, according to a new randomized trial from Massachusetts Eye And Ear/Harvard Medical School...

A new study led by a research team from Harvard Medical School and Mass. Eye and Ear, describes how bacteria adapted to the modern hospital environment and repeatedly cause antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections. This study examined one of the first sustained hospital outbreaks of a multidrug...