Harvard Ophthalmology, in conjunction with Mass Eye and Ear and Boston Children’s Hospital, hosted its biennial Strabismus Symposium and Neuro-Ophthalmology Fall Festival events on October 20-22. These two information-packed conferences brought together 200 people over three days for interactive case panels, engaging round table discussions, and didactic talks.... Read more about 2023 Strabismus Symposium and Neuro-Ophthalmology Fall Festival
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
Regenerating the optic nerve was long considered impossible. But over the last 20 years, advances in the field have instilled confidence in many researchers—including ...
New research by Larry Benowitz, PhD, and colleagues shows how zinc regulates the survival of retinal ganglion cells, and by binding it (zinc chelation), can help the optic nerve to regenerate. Their findings, published in PNAS (January, 2017), could potentially lead to therapies that help patients with optic nerve injuries due to trauma, glaucoma or other causes, including spinal cord injury....
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, andAngela Turalba, MD, these clinical conferences featured surgical and clinical case presentations, topical lectures, interactive panel discussions, and videos. This event was divided...