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NIH and India fund collaborative grant for glaucoma research Boston, Mass. — Researchers from the U.S. and India have begun a new collaborative project to identify genetic risk factors and traits related to glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI)...

Roberto Pineda II, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, has been accepted into the International Intraocular Implant Club (IIIC). This prestigious society accepts only 250 members worldwide. Founded in 1966, the IIIC supports research and education in the field of intraocular lens implantation...

Congratulations to the Harvard Ophthalmology faculty and alumni who are receiving America Academy Ophthalmology awards for their outstanding contributions to ophthalmology through vision research, education, and service. Laureate Recognition Award The Laureate Recognition Award, the Academy’s single...

A diverse and distinguished group of clinicians and researchers from around the world enjoyed a stimulating two days of active discussion at the first international AMD symposium hosted by the Harvard Ophthalmology. The symposium, which also included leaders from related disciplines outside...

At the fourth Biennial International Symposium on AMD, held October 21-22, 2016 in Boston, more than 200 clinicians, researchers, trainees, and industry representatives discussed current AMD topics and the challenges that lay ahead. One of the central themes of this year’s symposium was the need for...

The second Biennial International Symposium on Ocular Regeneration brought together leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, genetics, stem cell biology, neuroregeneration, and neuroremodeling who aim to accelerate cures for blinding diseases. The event, held October 20, 2016 in Boston, MA, drew...

The Echo Lab was represented by Jelliffe Jeganathan as he presented his research project titiled, "Use of Three-Dimensional Printing to Create Patient-Specific Thoracic Spine Models as Task Trainers" at the 15th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesiology on...

At the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting, May 6–10 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Harvard Ophthalmology faculty, trainees, and research fellows authored 233 abstracts, including 38 papers and 195 research posters representing the investigative work of more than 220 individuals: 91 faculty, 14 clinical fellows...

As part of the National Eye Institute Audacious Goals Initiative, the National Institutes of Health awarded $12.4 million to six research teams to identify biological factors that affect neural regeneration in the retina. Larry Benowitz, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues at Stanford...

Boston, Mass. — Ula V. Jurkunas, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, and a resident of Winchester, Mass., has been selected to receive a 2017 ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras...