My Residency at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Lenna Walker, OD, a graduate of the New England College of Optometry, shares her experience as a Harvard Medical School optometry resident at Mass. Eye and ...
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Online Health Fads to Avoid
In the new age of holistic healing and internet self-diagnosing, people are searching online to find natural remedies now more than ever. Most of the ...
What We’ve Learned About the Balance System From Astronauts
Recent research at Mass. Eye and Ear suggests balance testing may predict who could be better at controlling vehicle motion during spaceflight. Dr. Faisal Karmali ...
Why Teenagers Need More Sleep — And Why High Schools Should Push Start Times Later
Teenagers are notoriously tired, but why? Sleep Specialist Dr. Noah Siegel talks about what causes sleep deprivation in teenagers and how schools can help fix ...
Mission: Sight
On April 15, Sally Ankeny Reiley will run her sixth Boston Marathon® as a member of Team Eye and Ear, Mass. Eye and Ear’s marathon ...
Silent Reflux 101
Approximately half of the patients who have silent reflux have symptoms like heartburn, which almost everyone with acid reflux experiences. You are probably thinking, “What is ...
A Life of Joy and Gratitude after a Cancer Diagnosis
Twenty-five years ago, Patti Murphy received a terrifying cancer diagnosis and faced an uncertain future. In this guest post on Focus, and in honor of ...
4 Tips to Protect Your Eyes in the Winter
Mass. Eye and Ear Ophthalmologist Ryan Vasan, MD, offers four ways to protect your eyes this winter. Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, winter can be ...
Saving Nicholas’ Eye
A horrific eye injury leads a young patient to the Mass. Eye and Ear Eye Trauma Service. It’s an eye injury that no one wants to ...
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 ...
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 ...
