Racing the Clock and Raising Hope for Usher Syndrome Patients
Researchers Zheng-Yi Chen, DPhil, and Qin Liu, MD, PhD, are combining forces to combat a rare disease that leads to blindness and deafness. Watch this video of ...
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Open Globe Injury: The Road to Recovery
Donald Masciadrelli was cleaning his yard when a tree branch ruptured the globe of his eye. After multiple surgeries and ongoing care from the Mass ...
Explaining Eyelid Reconstruction Following Skin Cancer Removal
When a bump on the eyelid is cancerous, a patient usually requires surgery to have it removed, which leaves behind a hole. Oculoplastic surgeons like ...
Creating The Willie Fund to Honor Her Father’s Legacy
Casey Finigan decided to turn to advocacy and raising funds for research after learning her father Willie was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Since ...
Choosing LASIK to See Clearly Outside the Camera Lens
The decision to undergo laser vision correction is not an easy one. Once a patient does decide to pursue this course, there are several options ...
A New Tongue Built for a Life Well-lived
In the 1990s, Gail Rogers had her life derailed by oral cancer. A complex tongue reconstruction she underwent at Mass Eye and Ear not only ...
Surgical Care That Begins At the Bedside
Bedside manner can make or break care. Just ask, Felicity Janczewski, of Worcester, Mass. Her experience seeing Gregory W. Randolph, MD, FACS, FACE, at Mass ...
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Enables Close Look at Obstructive Sleep Apnea’s Cause
When patients struggle with obstructive sleep apnea and conventional treatments aren’t helping, a diagnostic procedure called a drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) can help identify what’s ...
Correcting Decades of Sun Damage With Mohs Surgery
The sun spares nobody. Just ask Bill Kieffer, who has lived with an aggressive form of skin cancer for what has felt like an eternity. ...
Eyes on the Finish Line
Twenty-four-year-old Liza Welch shares her experience with Mass Eye and Ear, and what’s inspired her to run the 126th Boston Marathon. In elementary school, Liza Welch ...
Saving Arpita’s Eye
Mass Eye and Ear oculoplastic surgeon Michael K. Yoon, MD, was part of a team of doctors within the Mass General Brigham system who helped ...
Cancer Couldn’t Tackle Brandon Bolden
Former New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden was treated at Mass Eye and Ear in 2018 for mucoepidermoid carcinoma. He kept his battle private ...
