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We are pleased to announce that the Mass. Eye and Ear/Mass General Department of Ophthalmology was once again ranked among the best in the nation, earning the #4 national ranking (and #1 in New England) it has maintained for the past 28 years by U.S. News & World Report , in the 2017-2018 “Best...

The New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) —the second-oldest American medical specialty society in continuous existence—offers its 700+ members thoughtful and stimulating educational programs five times each year. The educational mission of NEOS resonates at every meeting, and members can...

Findings may lead to earlier diagnoses and better prognostic information for patients — and, potentially, new pharmaceutical targets for AMD treatment. Boston, Mass. — Patients with any stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) carry signs of the disease in their blood that may be found...

Frederick Jakobiec, MD, DSc , has received the Merrill Reeh prize from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). This award is given to an individual who has written the most important eye pathology paper on the subject of oculoplastics during the preceding...

As part of the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Emerging Vision Scientists Program, Neena Haider, PhD , and Hajirah Saeed, MD , met with Congress members and their legislators on September 13-14, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to advocate for vision research. The focus of this...

Congratulations to our Chief Resident and senior residents, who have matched with outstanding fellowship programs: Jonathan Chou, MD , Glaucoma Fellow, Stanford University Isaiah Giese, MD , ASOPRS Fellow in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Dr. Stuart Seiff, Preceptor), CPMC/University...

Congratulations to Harvard Ophthalmology faculty who were recognized as one of “ Boston’s Top Doctors 2017,” by Boston Magazine.

Michael Gilmore, PhD , Sir William Osler Professor of Ophthalmology, gave two lectures in December. On December 5, he presented the Annual Neal Groman Lecture at the University of Washington, where he spoke on the origins of leading multidrug resistant hospital pathogens, the enterococci. The...

Ocugen, Inc. has obtained an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize future ophthalmology products based on groundbreaking technology developed by Neena Haider, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology. Learn about this technology and read the full press release.

The VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation recognized four trainees with research awards and fellowships, enabling them to pursue research investigations at Mass. Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear. The VitreoRetinal Surgery Foundation (VRSF) strives to promote education...