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Results of the DRCR.net Protocol T Study In the first clinical trial directly comparing three drugs most commonly used to treat diabetic macular edema, researchers found all were effective in improving vision and preventing vision loss. However, one drug, aflibercept, provided greater improvement...

In the 2015 Annual Meeting of the the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), HMS Ophthalmology faculty and trainees will present 255 abstracts, including 35 papers, 188 posters, 3 award lectures, 4 educational courses, 6 mini symposia, 8 special interest groups, 2 cross...

Aubrey L. Gilbert ( Boston Children's Hospital/ Mass. Eye and Ear), a clinical fellow in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, received the 2015/2016 Fight for Sight (FFS)-North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) Research Award. This joint award from FFS and NANOS funds research for...

Contact: Suzanne Day suzanne_day@meei.harvard.edu 617-573-3897 BOSTON – Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded several grants in 2015 to Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology, which will support research on the causes, treatment, and...

Courtney Bovee, MD, has been named the 2015-2016 Ruthanne and Richard Simmons Glaucoma Fellow in the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology. This award honors a legacy of academic excellence.

Seanna Grob, MD, HMS Department of Ophthalmology Resident, won second place in the 2015 Ophthalmology Times Resident Writer's Award for her case study, "Management of drug-induced cicatricial conjunctivitis and dry eye," which she wrote in collaboration with Reza Dana and resident Hajirah Saeed. She...

Kathryn M. Hatch, MD was quoted in an article in Ocular Surgery News. She was corresponding author on a study that found the use of intraocular aberrometry during cataract surgery with TORIC intraocular lens (IOL) implantation reduced postoperative residual refractive astigmatism compared to eyes...

We are thrilled that Mass. Eye and Ear, the primary affiliate hospital of HMS Ophthalmology, and Mass General Hospital, where we lead the Ophthalmology Department, have been ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals 2015-2016. This year’s report ranked Mass. Eye and Ear’s Department of...

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...

ONL Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for preserving sight in a range of retinal diseases, has announced that Joan W. Miller, MD, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and Chief of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and...