In Nature, Luk Vandenberghe, PhD, Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center at Mass. Eye and Ear, discusses increasing the efficiency of gene therapies by manipulating the viral vectors that transport genes into cells. He also talks about taking a nonprofit approach to tackle the economics of developing gene therapy for rare diseases.... Read more about Luk Vandenberghe, PhD, Builds Designer Viruses for Improved Gene Therapy
On September 2018, a Harvard Ophthalmology delegation traveled to China to meet with PriMed, Peking University Medical Hospital, and the Center of International Cooperation & Communication of Peking University Health Science Center.... Read more about Academic Partnerships with China Continue
On November 2, the 20th Annual Boston Angiogenesis Meeting (BAM) event attracted more than 100 faculty members and trainees from several Boston-area institutions to present, discuss, and network around their common interests in angiogenesis.... Read more about 20th Annual Boston Angiogenesis Meeting
Attendance for the 3rd Biennial International Symposium on Ocular Regeneration and the 5th Biennial International Symposium on AMD continues to climb each year, reflecting the high caliber of these meetings and the value they bring to their respective fields. Both events sparked great discussions and drew rave reviews from attendees, participants, and sponsors alike.... Read more about Symposia Facilitate Dialogue on Innovative Research
Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Chandler Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of the Ocular Genomics Institute at Harvard Medical School, and the Associate Chief for Clinical Research in Ophthalmology and Interim Glaucoma Service Director at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
Recently released, a short video shares the journey of a series of Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) patients who were kind enough to allow us to tell their story.... Read more about Stories of Patients With Strabismus
Mary-Magdalene Ugo Dodd, MD, received the 2018 AAPOS Fellow Research Award for her project, "Long Term Outcomes of Adjustable Nasal Transposition of Split Lateral Rectus Muscle for Third Nerve Palsy - An International Perspective."... Read more about Dr. Dodd Receives AAPOS Fellow Research Award