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The free, full-text of the 2015 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)/Champalimaud Award Lecture, “ VEGF: From Discovery to Therapy,” is now available online. Joan W. Miller, MD, the Henry Willard Williams Professor and Chair of HMS Ophthalmology, presented this lecture at the...

On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, the National Eye Institute (NEI) will be hosting a discussion on Twitter about color blindness. Join them @NatEyeInstitute and use the hashtag #NEIchat to discuss color blindness facts and how it can affect daily life.

Joseph F. Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), was selected for the 2015-2016 HMS Young Mentor Award, which recognizes faculty who are in the early stages of their careers, and are devoting their time to providing mentoring for others...

Mass. Eye and Ear researchers describe, for the first time, an association between a defective myogenic response of blood vessels in the retina and early, accelerated development of retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes. The findings may lead to the development of targeted therapies to delay...

Harvard Ophthalmology hosted its Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion on June 8-9. The CME-accredited event featured faculty and alumni lectures, award presentations, a poster contest, networking opportunities, and much more. Below are some of the highlights. Mariana Mead Lecture During the Annual...

New research shows that immune cells developed from early exposure to bacteria contribute to vision loss in glaucoma patients. A research team from Harvard Ophthalmology and MIT has shown that immune cells in the eye that developed in response to early exposure to bacteria are a key contributor to...

Researchers have developed a potential new strategy for improving outcomes in corneal transplant surgeries by injecting vasoactive intestinal peptide into the eye. A new study led by Harvard Ophthalmology faculty reports for the first time that injection of the neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal...

On October 7 th and 8 th, Jason Comander, MD, PhD, and Leo Kim, MD, PhD, participated in the Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Emerging Vision Scientists Program. This program allows scientists to meet with members of Congress to discuss the importance of vision research in the continuing...

More than 300 Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology faculty, alumni, and trainees gathered for a three-day festival of events that included the Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion, tours of Mass. Eye and Ear and Schepens Eye Research Institute, a celebratory dinner, and visits to the...

Scott Greenstein, MD was quoted in an article for the Huffington Post about ways that certain ocular problems can be signs of underlying issues. For example, if the eyelids are unable to close, this may be a symptom of facial nerve paralysis, which can be a feature of Lyme Disease. Additionally...