Cris Jacoba, MD, and Konstantina Sampani, MD, both fellows at the Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin Diabetes Center, placed first and second, respectively, in the New England Ophthalmological Society annual Hecht poster contest for residents and fellows.... Read more about Beetham Eye Institute Fellows Recognized with Awards and Fellowships

Leo A. Kim, MD, PhD, a clinician scientist with surgical expertise and an innovator in the treatment of retinal diseases associated with neovascularization and fibrosis and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, will serve as the next incumbent of the Monte J. Wallace Ophthalmology Chair in Retina at Mass Eye and Ear, effective December 1, 2021.... Read more about Leo A. Kim, MD, PhD, Next Incumbent of the Monte J. Wallace Ophthalmology Chair in Retina at Mass Eye and Ear

A recent meta-analysis, led by Deeba Husain, MD, suggests that AMD patients present distinct plasma metabolomic profiles, which vary with disease severity. After analyzing blood samples of their 491 patients from two cohorts–one in Boston and one in Coimbra, Portugal–they found that metabolites differed significantly between AMD patients as compared to controls, and with various stages of the disease.... Read more about Researchers Identify Metabolomics as a Potential Tool to Improve Diagnostic and Prognostic Information on AMD

The Atlantic Coast Retina Club (ACRC) Meeting and Macula 2019 Conference was held at Mass. Eye and Ear and the Seaport Hotel on January 10-12.... Read more about ACRC/Macula 2019 a Success