Does My Baby Need Tongue-Tie Surgery for Breastfeeding?

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 ...

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Skip the Yellow Glasses for Night Driving, Study Says

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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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CRISPR “Trick” May Advance Treatments for Inherited Diseases

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.

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Could Statins Treat Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration?

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.

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Not Losing Any Sleep

A new device has helped children with Down syndrome and sleep apnea to breathe well through the night, giving them the rest they need.

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Chasing the Light with Usher Syndrome

A gene therapy researcher at Mass. Eye and Ear is hard at work on a cure for Usher syndrome.

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Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places? An Audio Game May Help…

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.

Patient Stories

Tackling Stevens Johnson Syndrome

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.

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Translating Science: A stress-relief solution for dry eye 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.