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The first gene-augmentation therapy for an IRD was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2017 after nearly two decades of development in preclinical models and clinical trials. The drug, known as Luxturna®, is for individuals with autosomal recessive retinal dystrophies...

Harvard Ophthalmology research contributions have resulted in major advancements in medical science and ophthalmic practice. Discoveries made in various fields—including genetics, immunology and ocular biology—have reshaped the foundations of ophthalmology and formed many new paradigms for the...

Harvard Medical School comprises a network of formal hospital and research affiliations, which provide patient care in addition to medical and research training. Accordingly, Harvard Ophthalmology has evolved into an academic institution with a multi-institutional structure and a broad base of...

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is consistently named one of the top hospitals in the nation and #1 in New England by U.S. News & World Report. Working collaboratively within Harvard’s broad network, the clinicians and researchers in this world-class institution are bringing scientific...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers, committed to providing excellence in clinical care, teaching, research and community outreach. BIDMC is ranked each year as a "Best Hospital" by U.S. News & World Report in multiple specialties...

The VA Boston Healthcare System's consolidated facility consists of: Jamaica Plain campus, located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical Area) West Roxbury campus, located on the Dedham line Brockton campus, located 20 miles south of Boston. Visit the Boston VA Healthcare System website

Center of Excellence Co-Directors Patricia A. D'Amore, PhD, MBA Deeba Husain, MD Ivana K. Kim, MD Members See a list of AMD faculty Overview The Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Center of Excellence is dedicated to unraveling the complex and multifactorial causes of AMD and to advance...

Logos and guidelines Presentation template Poster examples and logos Disclosures of outside financial interests and conflicts of interest Grant submission deadlines Continuing Medical Education (CME) Harvard Ophthalmology Mentoring Program Policy for Requesting Chair Letters of Support Resources are...

1850 Henry Willard Williams, AM, MD, delivers the first course of clinical ophthalmology lectures at Harvard Medical School—the first course of its kind ever given in an American medical school. 1871 Dr. Williams becomes the first Chair of the newly established Harvard Medical School (HMS)...