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Individual Risk Prediction for Sight-Threatening Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Birth Characteristics

Publication: Journal Article

Pivodic, Aldina, Anna-Lena Hård, Chatarina Löfqvist, Lois Smith, Carolyn Wu, Marie-Christine Bründer, Wolf Lagrèze, et al. 2019. “Individual Risk Prediction for Sight-Threatening Retinopathy of Prematurity Using Birth Characteristics”. JAMA Ophthalmol, 1-9.

Rationale, Design, Methodology and Baseline Data of Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study (FS-DIRECT)

Publication: Journal Article

Wang, Yu, Zhong Lin, Liang Wen, Shi Song Rong, Xiao Xia Ding, Dong Li, Ke Mi Feng, Feng Hua Wang, Yuan Bo Liang, and Gang Zhai. 2019. “Rationale, Design, Methodology and Baseline Data of Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study (FS-DIRECT)”. Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 1-10.

Relapsing Optic Neuropathy and Multiple Cranial Neuropathies in a Middle-Aged Woman

Publication: Journal Article

Douglas, Konstantinos Aa, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, and Dean Cestari. 2019. “Relapsing Optic Neuropathy and Multiple Cranial Neuropathies in a Middle-Aged Woman”. JAMA Ophthalmol.

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The Problem You are doing all you can do, surgically and medically, for your patients with vision impairment, but they continue to report difficulty with visual tasks or have to abandon activities they enjoy. The Solution Vision rehabilitation is the next step in the continuum of ophthalmic care...

Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome (OIS): Diagnosis, Treatment, and Referral Guidelines

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Diagnosis As part of a thorough history, it’s important to ask about the use of medications associated with OIS, such as bisphosphonates taken for the treatment of osteoporosis. A comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation is performed. Pain can be an important symptom of OIS, particularly in myositis and...

David Smits, MD, Named Richard J. Simmons and Ruthanne B. Simmons Glaucoma Fellow

News: April 23, 2019

David Smits, MD, has been named the 2018-2019 Richard J. Simmons and Ruthanne B. Simmons Glaucoma Fellow in the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology. This annual award was established in 2011 in recognition of two glaucoma physicians who were Harvard Ophthalmology graduates: the late Dr. Ruthanne...

Harvard Ophthalmology Trainees Awarded Heed Fellowships

News: April 30, 2019

Four out of 24 Heed fellowships were awarded to Harvard Ophthalmology trainees for AY2019-2020. These fellowships are funded by the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation and the Society of Heed Fellows. Congratulations to: Jose D. Diaz, MD Kareem Moussa, MD Huy V. Nguyen, MD Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD The Heed...

Researchers Identify Viral Peptides Critical to Natural HIV Control

News: May 07, 2019

Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have used a novel approach to identify specific amino acids in the protein structure of HIV that appear critical to the ability of the virus to function and replicate. They also found that the immune systems of individuals who are...

Boston KPro Newsletter

News: July 02, 2019

The latest issue of Boston KPro News is available. The new issue features: FDA Approval Obtained for the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I Lucia Design Integrating a Pressure Sensor in the Boston KPro Boston KPro Usage Chart Finding an Optimal Substitute for Human Donor Corneas King Khaled Eye...

Researchers Identify Metabolomics as a Potential Tool to Improve Diagnostic and Prognostic Information on AMD

News: July 09, 2019

A recent meta-analysis, led by Deeba Husain, MD , suggests that AMD patients present distinct plasma metabolomic profiles, which vary with disease severity. After analyzing blood samples of their 491 patients from two cohorts–one in Boston and one in Coimbra, Portugal–they found that metabolites...