In the 2015 Annual Meeting of the the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), HMS Ophthalmology faculty and trainees will present 255 abstracts, including 35 papers, 188 posters, 3 award lectures, 4 educational courses, 6 mini symposia, 8 special interest groups, 2 cross sectional group sessions, and 4 workshops. 

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Retinal Disorders:
Genetic Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment
Edited by Eric A. Pierce, Richard H. Masland, and Joan W. Miller

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announces the release of Retinal Disorders: Genetics Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment, edited by Department of Ophthalmology faculty Eric A. Pierce,...

Results of the DRCR.net Protocol T Study 

In the first clinical trial directly comparing three drugs most commonly used to treat diabetic macular edema, researchers found all were effective in improving vision and preventing vision loss. However, one drug, aflibercept, provided greater improvement for people with more severe vision loss when treatment was initiated. The trial was conducted by the...

Researchers Report that Panel-based Genetic Diagnostic Testing for Inherited Eye Diseases is Highly Accurate and More Sensitive than Exome Sequencing
Findings published online in Genetics in Medicine

Contact: Mary Leach 

BOSTON, MASS. (Nov. 20, 2014) --Investigators at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and colleagues reported the development and characterization of a...

World-renowned scientific award, often called the "Nobel Prize of Vision," recognizes the groundbreaking development of anti-angiogenic therapy for retinal disease

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About the 2014 Champalimaud Laureates
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BOSTON (May 20, 2014) –Two prominent faculty members of the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology and Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Schepens Eye Research Institute were selected by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) to receive prestigious 2015 ARVO Achievement Awards. These honors were announced during the ARVO 2014 Annual Meeting held May 4 through 8 in Orlando, Florida.

Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO, is...