Novel lens modulates release of drug levels to hard-to-reach tissues at the back of the eye Researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Boston Children’s Hospital ...
A new study from the Pediatric Airway, Voice and Swallowing Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear raises questions on the minds of parents struggling with ...
Yellow lens glasses are sold with promises to reduce headlight glare from oncoming traffic and help aging individuals see better at night. A new study ...
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 ...
Ophthalmologists around the world, including Mass. Eye and Ear retina surgeons, are exploring ways that artificial intelligence can fight eye disease.
This “CRISPR trick,” developed by Dr. Qin Liu’s lab at Mass. Eye and Ear, may advance new treatments for inherited diseases — including retinitis pigmentosa.
A small clinical trial at Mass. Eye and Ear showed that some patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) improved when taking high doses of statins, a common drug to lower cholesterol.
A new device has helped children with Down syndrome and sleep apnea to breathe well through the night, giving them the rest they need.
A gene therapy researcher at Mass. Eye and Ear is hard at work on a cure for Usher syndrome.
Mass. Eye and Ear researchers have found that elderly people with hearing loss can triple their understanding of words in noisy situations by training on a custom audiomotor game.
When Katie Niemeyer was 16 years old, she had an extreme reaction to a new medication — leading to a diagnosis of Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Within days, she was hospitalized with second and third degree burns covering her entire body and given only a 50 percent chance to live. Today, she supports Mass. Eye and Ear research to tackle the devastating disease.
A protein that lubricates the joints may soon bring stress relief to dry eyes around the world. Researchers at Mass. Eye and Ear have developed a new treatment for dry eye disease that is currently in clinical trial.
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