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Jonathan Talamo, MD, from Mass. Eye and Ear’s Waltham location, was quoted in an article about advances in laser technology and physicians' attitudes toward this dramatic evolution. While some doctors are skeptical of new technology, Dr. Talamo believes...

Kathryn M. Hatch, MD was quoted in an article in Ocular Surgery News. She was corresponding author on a study that found the use of intraocular aberrometry during cataract surgery with TORIC intraocular lens (IOL) implantation reduced postoperative...

Scott Greenstein, MD was quoted in an article for the Huffington Post about ways that certain ocular problems can be signs of underlying issues. For example, if the eyelids are unable to close, this may be a symptom of facial nerve paralysis, which can be...

Louis Pasquale, MD of Mass. Eye and Ear's Glaucoma Service and Thomas Merrill, OD, optician and manager of Mass. Eye and Ear Optical Services, were quoted in an article on protecting eyes from sun damage. Dr. Pasquale stressed the danger of reflective...

The remarkable story of Charles L. Schepens, MD, is featured in the June 2015 issue of EyeWorld: The Newsmagazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. Dr. Schepens is widely known as the Father of Modern Retinal Surgery and the...

Lotfi Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH appeared in a short video about Laura Dewey Bridgman who attended the Perkins School for the Blind in the 1800s and is the first known deaf-blind person to be successfully educated in the United States. She learned tactile sign...

Is the dress white & gold or black & blue? The science behind " The Great Dress Debate" is explained by Joseph Rizzo III, MD, David G. Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology in the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology and Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmology Service at...

Mass. Eye and Ear Vision Rehabilitation Director Mary Lou Jackson appeared in Ophthalmology Times to discuss the challenges facing vision rehabilitation services in the United States and Canada. This form of occupational therapy is important and growing...

Charles Osgood interviews Joseph Ciolino, MD, about treating glaucoma with a drug-eluting contact lens. Click here to listen (and for transcript). Related: Press release from Mass. Eye and Ear

Results of the DRCR.net Protocol T Study In the first clinical trial directly comparing three drugs most commonly used to treat diabetic macular edema, researchers found all were effective in improving vision and preventing vision loss. However, one drug...