Centers of Excellence and Institutes

Where clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry leaders come together to collaborate and discover new life-changing cures.

The Harvard Ophthalmology Centers of Excellence and Institutes are multidisciplinary collaborations that unite clinicians, educators, investigators, trainees, and laboratories across the Department with each directed toward a specific class of eye disorder (Center) or scientific approach (Institute). Their goals are mission-driven and reflect those of the broader Department: provide premier clinical care, conduct transformational research, and provide world-class training to future leaders.

Ophthalmology News

Joshua Ong, MD, Named Abelson Family Fellow

Joshua Ong, MD, a cornea and refractive surgery fellow at Mass Eye and Ear, has been selected as the Abelson Family Fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year. This fellowship, established by Mark Abelson, MD, an alumnus and former faculty member, and the...

Vision Clinical Scientist Development Program Grant Renewed

The Mass Eye and Ear-Vision Clinical Scientist Development Program (K12) has earned its fifth NIH renewal, securing $2.7 million over five years and maintaining its distinction as the nation's longest continuously funded vision-focused K12 program. Led by...