How Immunotherapy May Change Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Now considered the “fifth pillar” of cancer therapy, immunotherapy has become a more popular option for patients. Specialist Dr. Derrick Lin talks about its impact ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Glaucoma Surgery
Dr. David Solá-Del Valle, a glaucoma specialist at Mass. Eye and Ear, breaks down different techniques in glaucoma surgery, including some that are minimally invasive. As ...
Snow Blindness: 4 Important Facts
Mass. Eye and Ear Ophthalmologist Ryan Vasan, MD, offers winter sports enthusiasts valuable information on snow blindness. What is snow blindness? Snow blindness, or photokeratitis, is essentially ...
How to Insert and Remove Soft Contact Lenses
Learning how to properly insert and remove soft contact lenses can help prevent long-term damage to your eyes. If you wear contact lenses, inserting and removing ...
3 Ways that Artificial Intelligence Could Fight Eye Disease
Ophthalmologists around the world, including Mass. Eye and Ear retina surgeons, are exploring ways that artificial intelligence can fight eye disease.
Does Your Child Have Constant Ear Infections? It May Be Time For Ear Tubes
After repeated ear infections, when is the right time for ear tubes? Pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Gillian Diercks walks us through what to consider.
Setting Sights on Making a Splash
A young Mass. Eye and Ear patient swims competitively throughout her journey with a rare eye cancer, ocular melanoma.
Hearing Again
Madeline, a young patient at Mass. Eye and Ear, developed hearing loss after breaking tiny bones in her ear in a car accident. Dr. Michael Cohen was able to reconstruct her ear and give Madeline the sense of hearing back.
Why Does the Sun Make Some People Sneeze?
Sun sneezing is a phenomenon that happens to about a quarter of our population – but why? Mass. Eye and Ear sinus specialist Dr. Benjamin Bleier explains.
How Can Diabetes Affect Your Eyes?
Diabetes can affect the eyes in a number of ways, but diabetic retinopathy is by far the most common and serious complication. Learn more about diabetic eye disease.
Designing a Sound Future for Percy
Meghan and Sean, from Portland, Maine, designed clothing and learning tools to help their son, Percy, adapt to life with cochlear implants. Now they've launched Coamplify to share their ideas with other kids and families.
5 Strategies for Communicating with Family and Friends with Hearing Loss
Research shows that age-related hearing loss is associated with social isolation — and even cognitive issues. A Mass. Eye and Ear speech-language pathologist offers 5 communication strategies for staying connected.
