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Retinal Disorders:Genetic Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment Edited by Eric A. Pierce, Richard H. Masland, and Joan W. Miller Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announces the release of Retinal Disorders: Genetics Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment, edited by Department of Ophthalmology...

Mass. Eye and Ear Vision Rehabilitation Director Mary Lou Jackson appeared in Ophthalmology Times to discuss the challenges facing vision rehabilitation services in the United States and Canada. This form of occupational therapy is important and growing, but issues such as lack of health insurance...

Is the dress white & gold or black & blue? The science behind " The Great Dress Debate" is explained by Joseph Rizzo III, MD, David G. Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology in the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at Mass. Eye and Ear. To watch the interview on...

Alex Hwang, PhD, won the Muse Award, a sub-category competition of the Wearables in Healthcare Pilot Challenge by Medstro. Dr. Hwang's idea was to use the Muse, which is a compact version of an electroencephalogram that measures electrical signals in the brain, to measure the level of visually...

VA scientists have discovered signs of early aging in the brains of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans caught near roadside bomb explosions, even among those who felt nothing from the blast.Years after coming home from war, veterans are showing progressive damage to the brain's wiring, according to a...

Dr. Robina Matyal has been awarded a $100,000 research grant by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research towards conducting her project titled Fundamentals of Ultrasound Course with Verification of Proficiency. Congratulations!

A hands-on training course has been started in the Echo Lab for the incoming Cardiology Fellows There will be total of 10 in-lab sessions over four weeks with TEE simulators followed by 3 sessions in the operating room during perioperative echocardiography The sessions are held from 5-6:30 pm in the...

Jonathan Talamo, MD, from Mass. Eye and Ear’s Waltham location, was quoted in an article about advances in laser technology and physicians' attitudes toward this dramatic evolution. While some doctors are skeptical of new technology, Dr. Talamo believes laser cataract surgery can create safer and...

After a productive summer of hard work in the ECHO lab, we wish our summer interns the best of luck in their future endeavors as they advance their academic careers. Hope to see all next summer!

Biomaterials Features Findings of Mass. Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School Study BOSTON -- For nearly half a century, contact lenses have been proposed as a means of ocular drug delivery that may someday replace eye drops, but achieving controlled drug release has been a significant challenge...