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Comparison of Early Changes in Ocular Surface and Inflammatory Mediators between Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction and Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction.

Publication: Journal Article

Zhang, Chi, Hui Ding, Miao He, Lina Liu, Liangping Liu, Gang Li, Bing Niu, and Xingwu Zhong. 2016. “Comparison of Early Changes in Ocular Surface and Inflammatory Mediators Between Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction and Small-Incision Lenticule Extraction.”. PLoS One 11 (3): e0149503.

Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Age, Gender, and Anthropometric Features at Diagnosis in a Large, Retrospective, Multisite Cohort.

Publication: Journal Article

Sheldon, Claire, Grace Paley, Rui Xiao, Anat Kesler, Ori Eyal, Melissa Ko, Chantal Boisvert, et al. 2016. “Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Age, Gender, and Anthropometric Features at Diagnosis in a Large, Retrospective, Multisite Cohort.”. Ophthalmology 123 (11): 2424-31.

Genetic Testing FAQs

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What are the benefits of genetic testing? Genetic tests can help to: Diagnose disease Improve the accuracy of a patient’s prognosis and genetic counseling Identify gene mutations that could be passed on to children Screen newborn babies for certain treatable conditions Identify mutations...

Genetic Testing Services at Mass. Eye and Ear

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Genetic testing can be ordered only by a medical professional. Blood is the preferred specimen for testing. CLIA-certified genetic testing services provided by the Ocular Genomics Institute at Mass. Eye and Ear range from $500-$3,500. Health insurance may cover part or all of the cost. A typical...

eye Insights Issue 05: Infectious Eye Diseases

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In this issue of e ye Insights, we provide an update on emerging bacteria and viruses to help inform your clinical practice. We also review two of the most commonly managed infectious eye diseases in Mass. Eye and Ear’s Emergency Department: bacterial keratitis and herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Inside...

Infectious Diseases are a Global Health Problem: From the Editor-in-Chief

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Dear Colleagues, Infectious diseases, including those that affect the eye, are a global health problem gaining increased attention in the ophthalmic community. At the 2016 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, more than 600 people attended a special late-breaking...

New glasses may help minimize peripheral vision loss

News: December 19, 2016

Information for this release was provided by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Rockville, Md. — Vision scientists may have discovered how to reduce pedestrian collisions in crowded and chaotic open space environments like bus terminals, shopping malls and city plazas...

AY 2017-2018 Chief Resident Appointed

News: February 01, 2016

Tomasz (Tommy) Stryjewski, currently a second year resident, has been selected Chief Resident and Director of the Mass. Eye and Ear Eye Trauma Service for the academic year 2017-2018. In this vital role, he will join the leadership of one of the busiest ocular trauma centers in the country and serve...

Honors and Awards Received December 2015

News: February 01, 2016

Lisa Cowan's, MD, PhD, paper, "Introducing a new surgical technology: Controversies in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and impact on resident surgical training," published in the Fall 2015 issue of International Ophthalmology Clinics , was one of the top 10 articles read in 2015 in...

Demetrios Vavvas to Receive Carl Camras Translational Research Award at ARVO 2016

News: March 01, 2016

Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Joan W. Miller Scholar in Retinal Research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, was selected to receive a 2016 ARVO Foundation/Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award. The award will...