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The Harvard Ophthalmology Mobility Enhancement and Vision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence aims to help people with low vision safely achieve greater freedom and quality of life by enhancing the use of their residual vision and by improving their ability to navigate on foot or by car. Researchers...

Dear Colleagues, January was National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this vision-robbing disease. Glaucoma is a leading cause of worldwide blindness; yet, half of the three million Americans with glaucoma are not aware that they have it. People of all ages...

Diagnostic Technology Diagnostic technology for glaucoma is evolving at a rapid pace. Examples of optic nerve imaging technology that aid in the early detection and management of glaucoma are: digital fundus photography, confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (HRT), and optical coherence tomography...

Louis R. Pasquale, MD Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical SchoolDirector, Glaucoma Service, Mass. Eye and Ear At what point should an eye care provider refer a patient to a glaucoma specialist? Glaucoma specialists have the training and expertise to medically and surgically treat all types...

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a nationally respected and innovative healthcare system that is making a positive difference in people's lives. Based in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north communities, CHA provides coordinated care to a diverse patient population guided by its core...

Harvard Ophthalmology to Welcome Larger Residency Class This Year The Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Training Program, is proud of being clinically and surgically busy, and also focused on continually improving the experience of our residents. The faculty, volume, and opportunities have grown...

Center of Excellence CO-DIRECTORS David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD MEMBERS See a list of Glaucoma faculty The Glaucoma Center of Excellence was established with the explicit goal of shrinking the timeline in bringing sight-saving advances to our patients and people throughout...

Center of Excellence Co-Directors Reza Dana, MD, MSc, MPH Ula V. Jurkunas, MD Members See a list of Cornea COE faculty The Cornea Center of Excellence brings together one of the world’s largest group of scientists and physicians to advance our understanding of corneal biology, develop treatments for...

My name is Elorm Avakame and I am the Vice President for Internal Affairs.I hail from scenic Bensalem, Pennsylvania, home of the Fighting Owls! (Otherwise known as a suburb directly adjacent to the great city of Philadelphia) My family comes from Ghana, in West Africa, but I was born in Edmonton...

My name is Jen and I am the current parliamentarian of SNMA. I was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Queens, New York. I then left NY for sunny California where I studied Human Biology at Stanford University. I am an avid sports fan and even though medical school keeps me busy I stay on...