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

Building diverse teams and collaborating across disciplines were overarching themes at the 2017 Harvard Ophthalmology Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion, held June 23-24. More than 350 alumni, faculty, and trainees gathered in Boston for continuing medical education, alumni presentations, achievement awards, and intergenerational networking.

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Harvard Ophthalmology was well represented at this year’s Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Imaging in the Eye Conference and Annual Meeting. More than 230 faculty and trainees participated as course instructors, panelists, and lecturers on May 6-11...

Over 120 clinicians, scientists, and trainees attended the 2016 Biennial Glaucoma and Neuro-ophthalmology Fall Festivals, held September 23-25 in Boston. Co-directed by Louis Pasquale, MD, Joseph Rizzo III, MD, and Angela Turalba, MD, these clinical conferences featured surgical and clinical case presentations, topical lectures, interactive panel discussions, and videos. This event was divided...

The second Biennial International Symposium on Ocular Regeneration brought together leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, genetics, stem cell biology, neuroregeneration, and neuroremodeling who aim to accelerate cures for blinding diseases. The event, held October 20, 2016 in Boston, MA, drew nearly 200 researchers, clinicians, trainees, and industry representatives from around the world.

At the fourth Biennial International Symposium on AMD, held October 21-22, 2016 in Boston, more than 200 clinicians, researchers, trainees, and industry representatives discussed current AMD topics and the challenges that lay ahead. One of the central themes of this year’s symposium was the need for a more precise stratification of the disease.

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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...

On September 21-22, 2012, Harvard Ophthalmology hosted its 2nd Biennial International Symposium on age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which spurred lively discussion and debate among more than 200 clinicians, researchers, and trainees in attendance. A diverse and distinguished group of AMD experts from around the world engaged in stimulating and open-ended panel discussions on a wide array of AMD topics that included RPE/Bruch’s membrane/choriocapillaris, infl ammation, lipids/cardiovascular...

Drawing nearly 250 clinicians, researchers, trainees, and industry representatives from around the world, the Third International Biennial Symposium on AMD, which was held October 24–25, 2014 and co-chaired by Chief and Chair of Ophthalmology, Joan Miller, MD, FARVO, and AMD Center of Excellence co-directors Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO and Ivana Kim, MD, had special significance because it followed the 2014 António Champalimaud Vision Award, which recognized the development of antiangiogenic therapies for AMD and other retinal diseases. Five members of the HMS Department of...

A diverse and distinguished group of clinicians and researchers from around the world enjoyed a stimulating two days of active discussion at the first international AMD symposium hosted by the Harvard Ophthalmology. The symposium, which also included leaders from...

Demetrios Vavvas, MD, PhD, Pawan Sinha, PhD, Michael Young, PhD, and Joan W. Miller, MD, FARVO

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Attracting more than 330 alumni, faculty, and trainees, the 2016 HMS Ophthalmology Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion offered an array of continuing medical education (CME) events as well as opportunities for networking and reconnecting with classmates. Most attendees were from the New England and Tristate areas, although a few traveled from as far as California, Singapore, and India. All nine HMS Ophthalmology affiliates were represented.

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More than 300 HMS Department of Ophthalmology faculty, alumni, and trainees gathered for a three-day festival of events that included the Annual Meeting and Alumni Reunion, tours of Mass. Eye and Ear and Schepens, a celebratory dinner, and visits to Fenway Park and the Museum of Fine Arts from June 20 to 22, 2014. Annual Meeting co-chairs Drs. Ula Jurkunas and ...

David M. Brown, MD, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, will present the inaugural Joan W. Miller Lecture, entitled "Pathophysiology of Retinal Vein Occlusion (RVO) - Revelations of the anti-VEGF Trials," today, Friday, April 15, 2016 at the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Annual Meeting at the Back Bay Event Center in Boston. The lectureship was endowed with a contribution from...