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Study Results published in Sept. 4 JAMA Ophthalmology BOSTON (Sept. 4, 2014) -- Residential geography, time spent in the sun, and whether or not sunglasses are worn may help explain why some people develop exfoliation syndrome (XFS), an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle...

World-renowned scientific award, often called the "Nobel Prize of Vision," recognizes the groundbreaking development of anti-angiogenic therapy for retinal disease Jump to: About the 2014 Champalimaud Laureates About the Champalimaud Foundation Background | Videos | Photographs | Downloads SEPTEMBER...

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...

Janey Wiggs, MD, PhD, is the lead author on the article, “ Genome-wide association analysis identifies TXNRD2, ATXN2 and FOXC1 as susceptibility loci for primary open-angle glaucoma” published online in Nature Genetics on January 11, 2016. Dr. Wiggs and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University...

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...