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

Researchers led by a team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have identified a novel cellular entry factor for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) types—the most commonly used viral vectors for in vivo gene therapy. AAVs are vectors–or vehicles—that are created from a virus that is made harmless by molecular engineering, and have shown promise transporting genetic therapy treatments to affected tissues.... Read more about Researchers Uncover Mechanism for How Common Gene Therapy Vectors Enter Cells

Cataract Master, the cataract surgical training tool created at Mass. Eye and Ear in 2012 by John I. Loewenstein, MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Clinical Chief of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear, and former Harvard Ophthalmology faculty member Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is now available to all American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) members to use at no cost.... Read more about Cataract Master Tool Now Available to AAO Members