Is Sudden Hearing Loss an Emergency?
When someone suddenly loses his or her hearing, it’s hard to know what to do or when to get help. Ear specialist Steven Rauch, MD ...
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What Can Help with Sleepless Nights Caused by COVID-19?
During this unprecedented public health crisis, COVID-19 concerns and the resulting impact from the pandemic have been causing anxiety for many, and for some, leading ...
Are Contact Lenses Safe to Wear During COVID-19?
Suspicions are arising that contact lenses may raise risk for COVID-19 transmission. Amy C. Watts, OD, director of the Optometry and Contact Lens Service at ...
Not Missing a Moment
Deborah Hoberman spent years thinking the symptoms she was experiencing were a normal part of aging. She learned her assumptions were wrong after receiving care ...
COVID-19 and Loss of Smell: A Mass. Eye and Ear Expert Weighs in
Eric Holbrook, MD, comments on the reports of loss in smell and taste related to the new coronavirus. Emerging reports suggest a loss of smell might ...
Promising Early Findings on First-of-its-Kind Retinitis Pigmentosa Therapy
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of blinding eye diseases caused by more than 150 different gene mutations, making effective therapies difficult to develop. A new ...
7 Questions with Chief Ophthalmology Resident Dr. Grayson Armstrong
Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, chief resident of the Harvard Ophthalmology Residency Program and director of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Ocular Trauma Service, gives ...
The Ugly Truth Behind Ear Candling
Have you thought about performing ear candling on yourself or your child to remove excess ear wax buildup? Dr. Cher (Xue) Zhao tells Focus that ...
New Book Featuring Mass. Eye and Ear Hearing Loss Experts Urges Sufferers to Seek Help
David Owen, a reporter for The New Yorker, spent time at Mass. Eye and Ear in 2018 interviewing hearing scientists, clinicians and patients for his ...
Sights Set on Summer at Camp Harbor View
Children receive vision screenings, eye health education from Mass. Eye and Ear at Camp Harbor View each summer. In July and August, staff from departments ...
10 Questions with Mass. Eye and Ear Otolaryngology Residency Program Director
Focus sat down with Program Director Dr. Stacey Gray to get the ins and outs of the Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School Otolaryngology Residency ...
Researchers to Build Cell Atlas of the Human Eye as Part of International Collaboration
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) awarded a $2 million grant to a team, including Mass. Eye and Ear ophthalmology scientists, as part of a global research ...
