Kinga M. Bujakowska, PhD, a molecular geneticist and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, has been awarded the Research to Prevent Blindness 2020 RPB International Research Collaborators Award.... Read more about Kinga M. Bujakowska, PhD, Receives RPB International Research Collaborators Award

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020. This year’s ceremony—designed for safe social distancing—featured residents in-person with a live broadcast via Zoom, followed by a virtual-only graduation for clinical fellows on June 18.... Read more about Congratulations to our 2020 Clinical Trainee Graduates

The blinq™ vision scanner, a diagnostic tool for amblyopia that was created by Boston Children's Hospital Ophthalmologist-in-Chief David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, received an Honorable Mention in Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards competition.... Read more about David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Recognized by Fast Company

This year's Iraty Award for Research in Retinal Diseases honors Petr Baranov, PhD, a scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard...

Nine out of 22 Heed Fellowships for AY2020-21 were awarded to current and incoming Harvard Ophthalmology trainees. This postgraduate fellowship is one of the most prestigious honors for ophthalmology trainees who are pursuing academic careers in ophthalmic patient care, education, and research.... Read more about Trainees Receive Heed Fellowships

David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH, the Albert and Diane Kaneb Chair in Ophthalmology and Director of the Glaucoma Service at Mass. Eye and Ear, has been selected by his peers to present the 2021 American Glaucoma Society Clinician-Scientist Lecture at the 2021 Annual Meeting next March.... Read more about Glaucoma Specialist Dr. David S. Friedman Receives Esteemed Honor

An image of a developing mouse brain captured by Mary C. Whitman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School,  and Jessica Bell, a research assistant in the Elizabeth Engle Laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital, was one of the winning entries of the Harvard Brain Science Initiative Beauty of the Brain contest.... Read more about Beauty of the Brain Image Contest

Lloyd P. Aiello, MD, PhD, has been named the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Friedenwald Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The Friedenwald Award was established in 1957 as a memorial to Dr. Jonas S. Friedenwald, a distinguished researcher whose contributions encompassed the entire field of ophthalmic investigations.... Read more about Lloyd P. Aiello, MD, PhD to Receive Friedenwald Award

Lloyd Paul Aiello,  MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Co-Director of the Diabetic Eye Disease Center of Excellence at Harvard Medical School, has been inducted into the Retina Hall of Fame for his contributions to the research and treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The Retina Hall of Fame was established in 2016 to honor the significant achievements and contributions of leaders in the field.... Read more about Lloyd Paul Aiello Inducted Into Retina Hall of Fame