Recent research suggested that COVID-19 may lead to changes to the retina such as OCT reflective lesions of inner retina. However, a new editorial authored by a team of retina specialists, including Harvard Ophthalmology faculty Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Dean Elliot, MD, the Stelios Evangelos Gragoudas Professor of Ophthalmology; and John. B. Miller, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, reports concerns about the purported findings and raises concerns that may represent normal anatomical structures. 

Nearly 40 Harvard Ophthalmology faculty and trainees from our affiliates—including Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Mass. Eye and Ear, and VA Boston Healthcare System—participated in the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting October 11-15 in San Francisco.... Read more about Highlights from the 2019 AAO Annual Meeting

Congratulations to Harvard Ophthalmology faculty who are recognized in Boston magazine’s 2019 Top Doctors list. Physicians are selected by their peers via an online nomination process established by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company.... Read more about Boston's Top Doctors 2019

Dean Eliott, MD, received the Lifetime Mentorship Award from the Vit-Buckle Society at their 5^th Annual Meeting in April. The Vit-Buckle Society provides an open forum that mentors developing vitreoretinal surgeons, nurtures innovative surgical technologies and therapeutic approaches for retinal diseases, and fosters best practices. This award recognizes a retina specialist who has gone above and beyond training fellows and making a difference in...

On October 15-18, 2016 (with subspecialty days from October 14-15), the world’s largest association of eye physicians and surgeons met in Chicago for the 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting. Harvard Ophthalmology was well-represented, with more than 40 faculty members presenting lectures; moderating sessions; and instructing workshops, laboratory sessions, and courses on subspecialty topics. At the annual Harvard Ophthalmology Alumni Reception, held Sunday, nearly 200 alumni, friends, faculty, and trainees gathered for an evening of networking, socializing, and...

Faculty Recognition

Dean Eliott, MD, Evangelos Gragoudas, MD, and Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, have been named members of the Ocular Surgery News "Retina 150" list. This is a select...