Specialty Ophthalmology
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Turning Back the Clock on Aged Eye Cells
A team of researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have successfully restored vision in elderly mice by turning back the clock on their aged nerve cells in the retina to recapture their youthful function.
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Mass Eye and Ear Doctors Collaborate with Dana-Farber to Rebuild Damaged Corneas Using Patients' Own Stem Cells for the First Time in the U.S.
Surgeons at Mass Eye and Ear are the first in the U.S. to have replaced the eye surface of patients who each experienced chemical burns to one eye—by using their own stem cells taken from the other healthy eye—in a technique known as cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation.
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Using Technology to Assess Patient-recorded Outcomes in Glaucoma Treatment
David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH, a clinician scientist and director of the Glaucoma Service at Mass Eye and Ear, discusses a pilot program to assess patient-reported outcomes for glaucoma treatment.
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Glaucoma
David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH, a clinician-scientist and director of the Glaucoma Service in the Department of Ophthalmology, discusses the implementation of artificial intelligence in the detection of glaucoma in screening with photographs.
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Potential Treatment Targets Identified for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
By assessing genomic–metabolomic associations in age-related macular degeneration, Deeba Husain, MD, of the Department of Ophthalmology, and colleagues have obtained additional evidence of the pathogenic role of the LIPC gene and glycerophospholipid metabolism, which may represent novel treatment targets.
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Advancing Treatments for Inherited Retinal Diseases
Rachel M. Huckfeldt, MD, PhD, at Mass Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Ophthalmology, discusses how she and her colleagues work collaboratively to better understand the genetic basis of inherited retinal diseases and work towards genetic treatments, including gene replacement and genome editing.
Ophthalmology
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Alice C. Lorch, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Chief for Quality for the Department of Ophthalmology, Mass Eye and Ear, Director, Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Training Program
Recent Article
Mass Eye and Ear Sets Standards of Transparency and Accountability in Ophthalmology
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Bruce Ksander, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Scientist, Mass Eye and Ear
Recent Article
Turning Back the Clock on Aged Eye Cells
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Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD
Associate Chief, Ophthalmology Clinical Research, Mass Eye and Ear, Paul Austin Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk
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Joan W. Miller, MD
Chief, Ophthalmology Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Chief, Ophthalmology Department, Mass Eye and Ear, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Recent Article
Mass Eye and Ear Sets Standards of Transparency and Accountability in Ophthalmology
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Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH
Associate Chief of Clinical Data Science and Director of the Morse Laser Center, Mass Eye and Ear, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Co-Director, Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Fellowship
Recent Article
Female Hormonal Therapy Makes Only Small Contribution to Risk of Noninfectious Uveitis
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Luk Vandenberghe, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Grousbeck Family Chair in Gene Therapy and Director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center, Mass Eye and Ear
Recent Article
Developing a Gene-based Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19
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Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD
Associate Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Turning Back the Clock on Aged Eye Cells
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Milica Margeta, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Scientist, Mass Eye and Ear
Recent Article
Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease Linked to Reduced Glaucoma Risk
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Tobias Elze, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Scientist, Mass Eye and Ear
Recent Article
Central Visual Field Patterns Identified by Artificial Intelligence Improve Prediction of Glaucoma Progression
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Ula V. Jurkunas, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Scientist, Mass Eye and Ear
Mass Eye and Ear/Mass General Ophthalmology
An international center for ophthalmology treatment and research, Mass Eye and Ear/Massachusetts General Hospital is the primary teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School’s Department of Ophthalmology, and is consistently recognized as one of the nation’s top hospitals for eye care. Led by Chief and Chair Joan W. Miller, MD, the department provides seamless access to the most innovative care available anywhere in the world.
