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Cris Jacoba, MD, Named Winner of AAO EyeWiki Article Contest

Cris Jacoba, MD, the Chief Retina Fellow at Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, was one of four winners of the 2021 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) EyeWiki® Resident and Fellows-in-Training contest for his contributing article "Diabetic Macular Ischemia."Dr. Jacoba is invited to...

Daisy Shu, PhD, Receives ARVO Advocacy Award

Daisy Shu, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, was awarded the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2021 Emerging Advocate Award. This award recognizes ARVO members who have made efforts to incorporate advocacy as part of...

Daniel Liebman, MD, MBA, Selected for AAO Advocacy Program

Daniel Liebman, MD, MBA, a PGY-3 resident, has been selected by the Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons (MSEPS) as a representative to participate in the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Advocacy Ambassador Program. The program provides residents and fellows an opportunity to...

SPOTLIGHT: Deborah Pavan-Langston, MD, and Women in Ophthalmology

Alumna and Professor of Ophthalmology emerita Deborah Pavan-Langston paved the way for women in ophthalmology as our department's first female resident. In an American Academy of Ophthalmology Scope article, Joan W. Miller, MD, explains the profound impact that Dr. Pavan-Langston has had on our...

Gena Heidary, MD, PhD, Selected for AUPO Leadership Development Program

Gena Heidary, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Ophthalmology Fellowship Training at Boston Children's Hospital, has been selected to participate in the Association for University Professors in Ophthalmology (AUPO) Academic Leadership Development Program. This program is...

Gang Luo, PhD, Recognized with American Academy of Optometry Award

At the recent American Academy of Optometry annual meeting in Boston, Gang Luo, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, was honored with the 2021 William Feinbloom Award. This award is presented to an individual who...

Ophthalmology Faculty Receive Faculty Development Awards

Three ophthalmology faculty members were honored last month at the 26th annual celebration for the Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards. These fellowship and distinguished scholar awards support the academic success of junior faculty who are balancing early careers with significant...

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Dear Colleagues, Research in gene augmentation and genome editing for the treatment of inherited retinal disorders (IRDs) is thriving. It is estimated that IRDs affect about 200,000- 300,000 people in the United States and 4-6 million people worldwide. Most patients with these conditions become...

Gene Therapy, Gene Editing, and IRDs

Gene-Augmentation Therapy Gene therapy typically refers to gene-augmentation therapy. In this approach, a healthy version of the mutated gene is packaged inside an engineered and nonpathogenic form of adeno-associated virus (AAV), with the virus serving as a vector to carry the gene. AAV does not...