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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...

BOSTON (March 12, 2014) -- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and NeoStem, Inc. ("NeoStem" or the "Company"), a leader in the emerging cellular therapy industry, announced today that it has entered into a sponsored research collaboration with Massachusetts Eye and Ear/ Schepens Eye Research...

Findings described in Nature Communications BOSTON, MASS. – Scientists from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology have used the power of new genomic technology to discover that microbes that commonly infect the eye have special, previously unknown properties...

Mass. Eye and Ear Brings Cutting-edge Femtosecond Laser Technology to Boston-area Patients Another option for cataract surgery Contact: Mary Leach BOSTON, MASS. – Patients choosing cataract surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear may now elect to have laser-assisted cataract surgery with the...

BOSTON (May 20, 2014) –Two prominent faculty members of the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute were selected by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) to receive prestigious 2015 ARVO Achievement...

Findings described online in JAMA Ophthalmology Contact: Mary Leach617-573-4170BOSTON (July 21, 2014) -- Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a common complication of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a family of retinal diseases in which patients typically lose night and side vision first and then develop...

Comprehensive attitudinal survey on eye health shows differences among groups; underscores critical need for funding research Contact: Mary LeachBOSTON, MASS. (Sept. 22, 2014) -- Many Americans across racial and ethnic groups describe losing eyesight as potentially having the greatest impact on...

On Thursday and Friday, the Atlantic Coast Retina Club featured interesting case studies presented by residents, fellows and invited course faculty. On Saturday, the Macula 2015 Conference featured an elite group of retina specialists from around the country focusing on the latest developments in...

OCTOBER 24, 2014 (Boston, MA): The Bertarelli Program in Translational Neuroscience and Neuroengineering a collaborative program between Harvard Medical School and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has announced a new set of grants worth $3.6 million for five...