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MillennialEYE named Kathryn M. Hatch, MD, an “Outstanding female leader in ophthalmology” in their January/February 2017, and published a profile about her career and work. MillennialEYE is an all-digital publication and online community for the future leaders in ophthalmology. The full story can be...

Boston, Mass. — It’s the part of the eye exam everyone hates: the pupil-dilating eye drops. The drops work by opening the pupil and preventing the iris from constricting in response to light and are often used for routine examination and photography of the back of the eye. The drops sting, can take...

Five Ophthalmology residents have been selected for 2017-2018 Heed fellowships by the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation and the Society of Heed Fellows . This accounts for nearly 25% of of all awarded Heed fellowships this year. Congratulations to: Durga Borkar, MD Eric Gaier, MD, PhD James (Tony) Stefater...

Boston, Mass. — Massachusetts Eye and Ear opened a new ophthalmology (eye care) practice at 578 Main Street in Malden, Mass., on March 6. Mass. Eye and Ear, Malden is the hospital’s 19 th location designed to bring the expertise of Mass. Eye and Ear specialists to the surrounding greater Boston area...

Congratulations to our incoming optometric residents for AY 2017-2018: Jordan Davidner, New England College of Optometry Bonnie Wessler, University of Puerto Rico.

Grayson Armstrong, MD, MPH, was selected to receive a Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (MSEPS) Advocacy Ambassador Travel Grant to attend the AAO’s 2017 Mid-Year Forum in Washington, DC. MSEPS is dedicated to the public’s direct access to ophthalmic care, and to serve the total...

Boston, Mass. — The brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and language) according to a new...

Kahn Laboratory Lab PI: C. Ronald Kahn ( C.Ronald.Kahn@joslin.harvard.edu) 6th floor Joslin Diabetes Center 1 Joslin Place 02215 Boston

David Wu, MD, PhD , was selected for the Mass. Eye and Ear 2017 Eleanor and Miles Shore 50 th Anniversary Fellowship Program for Scholars in Medicine. Established in 1995, this program seeks to support the academic success of junior faculty when demands for one’s time and attention are high by...