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
More than 75 Harvard Ophthalmology faculty and trainees from our affiliates—including Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston Children’s Hospital, and VA Boston Healthcare System—participated in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting October 26-30 in Chicago.... Read more about Highlights from the 2018 AAO Annual 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).
Rosario Fernandez-Godino, PhD, MSc, has been selected to receive the BrightFocus Foundation Award. The award, presented by the foundation’s Macular Degeneration Research Program to investigators who have generated promising preliminary data on potential treatments for macular degeneration, will provide $160,000 of support over two years.... Read more about Dr. Fernandez-Godino Receives BrightFocus Foundation Award
Rachel M. Huckfeldt, MD, PhD, has been selected to receive a Career Development Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness. The award, which is given to two junior clinical investigators who are studying retinal degenerative diseases, will provide $375,000 of support over five years.... Read more about Dr. Huckfeldt Receives Foundation Fighting Blindness Award
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.... 
In a first step toward cracking the genetics of common strabismus, 