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During the third-year course in Core Medicine, Harvard Medical School students receive introductory training on vision and disorders of the eye, taught by Harvard Ophthalmology faculty. Additionally, students have an opportunity to both observe and evaluate patients in the Mass. Eye and Ear...

Working Across Teams Now, more than ever, advancing the field of medicine requires teamwork – across departments, around the world, and between clinicians and scientists. However, such collaborations take time and persistence to form and flourish; many dissolve before reaching their full potential...

India Established in 1987, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is a comprehensive eye health facility with its main campus located in Hyderabad, India. A World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, the Institute offers comprehensive patient care, sight enhancement and...

DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE Education, Research, and Reflection Provide Strong Foundations for Unrivaled Clinical Care In this final installment of our 2020 Vision series, you will read about Harvard Ophthalmology’s 20 years of groundbreaking advances and how they helped to define clinical excellence...

DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at Harvard Ophthalmology In the latest issue of Eye Witness, we highlight our latest efforts on inclusion, diversity, and equity, including our EYE CAN program, a multi-tiered framework created by our IDE leaders that aims to increase diversity...

It is our philosophy that transparency is essential for prospective trainees to make the important decision to join our Harvard Ophthalmology community. Numbers do not define and cannot entirely reflect the character and strengths of a program. However, they are part of the essential data that...

Ophthalmology Careers Podcast Series Ophthalmology Surgical Simulation Training: Our Surgical Training Lab Ophthalmology Surgical Simulation Training: Training for Complex Cases Ophthalmology Surgical Simulation Training: I & I courses Ophthalmology Surgical Simulation Training: One on One Sessions...

AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in developed countries, and accounts for 8.7% of visual impairment worldwide. AMD is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors with age being the greatest risk factor. In the United States, AMD affects 7 percent of people age 60-69 and 35...