Mass Eye and Ear optometrist and researcher Lotfi Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH, is studying and raising awareness for cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and is helping lead a national charge to get the condition better recognized and treated. When adults develop vision loss, it’s usually due to issues with the eye, but vision impairment in children… Read More »Shedding light on CVI: The Leading but Often Undiagnosed Cause of Childhood Vision Loss The post Shedding light on CVI: The Leading but O...| FOCUS
Katie Hafner, host of the Lost Women of Science Shorts podcast, visited the archives of Mass Eye and Ear to learn more about the vital work of scientist Leona Zacharias, PhD, an ophthalmology researcher who Hafner only knew as her grandmother. For March’s Women’s History Month, listen to the podcast and learn more about Dr.… Read More »Uncovering the Work of a Pediatric Eye Disease Pioneer The post Uncovering the Work of a Pediatric Eye Disease Pioneer appeared first on FOCUS.| FOCUS
Following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Widerson Mompremier began a treatment journey for a rare eye cancer that brought him to Boston as a toddler, and forged a lasting connection with Mass Eye and Ear. A child from Haiti who received treatment from Mass Eye and Ear as a toddler returned to the hospital more… Read More »Journey from Haiti to Mass Eye and Ear and Back for Rare Eye Cancer The post <strong>Journey from Haiti to Mass Eye and Ear and Back for Rare Eye Cancer</strong> appeared...| FOCUS