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Blindness and Public Policy

Two faculty members, Leo Kim, MD, PhD and Jason Comander, MD, PhD, have been selected to participate in the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Emerging Vision Scientists Program. This program allows scientists to meet with members of Congress to discuss the importance of vision research in...

Targeting the Immune System to Prevent Vision Loss

Vision researchers at Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology have taken a first step in solving a vexing problem: how to preserve photoreceptor cells and avoid irreversible vision loss in patients following retinal detachment. Degeneration of photoreceptors, the...

SuperVision+ Goggles App Provides Low Cost Solution for the Visually Impaired

Gang Luo, PhD, an Associate Scientist of Mass. Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Institute, recently created the SuperVision+ Goggle app to provide a low cost solution for head mounted vision enhancement devices for the visually impaired. The free app for iPhones (iOS) is designed to be used together with 3D...