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  • Field Expansion Device for Patients with Monocular Vision

    Field Expansion Device for Patients with Monocular Vision

    Dr. Lew is a postdoc research fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear. He received his PhD from the University of Houston College of Optometry, Texas. Before graduate school, he obtained his optometry degree from Malaysia and a Pediatric Optometry Fellowship from India. His research interests centered on depth perception, pediatric, and low vision. His current work with Dr. Eli Peli focuses on developing field expansion devices for patients with monocular vision

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  • Academic Calendar 2024-2025

    Academic Calendar 2024-2025 Seminar Series

    The 2024-2025 Seminar Series includes speakers from across the entire United States as well as local speakers with a focus on inherited as well as acquired retinal diseases and their therapeutic approaches including gene therapy.

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  • Uveitis - A Consequence of Failed Ocular Immune Privilege

    Uveitis - A Consequence of Failed Ocular Immune Privilege

    Uveitis is a condition characterized by intraocular inflammation which can lead to blindness if left untreated; in the US alone, uveitis indeed accounts for ~10% of blindness cases. Importantly, both uveitis and its treatment (typically corticosteroids) can lead to elevated intraocular pressure, which may progress to glaucoma and/or vision loss. It follows that better treatments for uveitis are needed.

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  • UMass Ophthalmology at ARVO 2024

    UMass Ophthalmology at ARVO 2024

    UMass Ophthalmology Presents 6 Talks from ARVO 2024

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  • Childhood Glaucoma: New Paradigms

    Childhood Glaucoma: New Paradigms

  • Understanding Age Related Macular Degeneration Using Metabolomics

    Understanding Age Related Macular Degeneration Using Metabolomics

    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly in developed nations, representing a significant socioeconomic burden. Even though its multifactorial nature is well recognized, the pathogenesis of AMD is not fully understood.

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  • Putting Clinical Information Systems to Work for You (and not the other way around)

    Putting Clinical Information Systems to Work for You (and not the other way around)

  • Management of Severe Blepharoptosis with Neodymium Actuators

    Management of Severe Blepharoptosis with Neodymium Actuators

    My lab has pioneered the use of magnetic actuators for reanimation of paralyzed ocular structures including eyelids and extra-ocular muscles.  Greatest success has been achieved with simple neodymium magnet systems which do not require a power source, produce forces similar to MRI, and are resistant to demagnetization.  

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  • Vision Seminar Series Andrew W. Taylor, PhD

    Ocular Immune Privilege and Retinal Immunobiology

    Andrew W. Taylor, PhD, FARVO, Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Ophthalmology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedesian School of Medicine

    Dr. Taylor is currently the Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedesian School of Medicine. Dr. Taylor received his PhD from The Ohio State University in microbiology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. J. Wayne Streilein, MD, at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Then joined the Schepens Eye Research Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School. In 2010 joined the faculty of the Department of Ophthalmology at Boston University. The focus of Dr. Taylor’s talk will be on the mechanisms of ocular immune privilege and immunosuppression, and the application of these mechanisms in the treatment of ocular diseases.

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  • Vision Seminar Series Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD

    Targeting Fas-mediated Glial Activation and Inflammation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Glaucoma

    Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD, Assistant Scientist, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, and Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School.  Dr. Gregory-Ksander received her Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy from Loyola University of Chicago in 1999.  Dr. Gregory-Ksander joined the faculty at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School in 2004

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  • Vision Seminar Series Meredith Gregory-Ksander, PhD

    International Collaborative Studies in Ophthalmology

    Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, MBA, FARVO, Professor and Vice Chair, and Director of the Retina Center, at the ophthalmology department at Yale School of Medicine presented a multifaceted seminar that spanned 3 topics including retinal embolism, age-related macular degeneration and efforts made through an international collaborative study to analyze clinical data generated by clinician as a proxy for a clinical trial.

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  • Academic Calendar 2023-2024

    Academic Calendar 2023-2024 Seminar Series

    The 2023-2024 Seminar Series includes speakers from across the entire United States as well as local speakers with a focus on inherited as well as acquired retinal diseases and their therapeutic approaches including gene therapy.

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  • Regulation and Translation of Human Gene Therapy

    Regulation and Translation of Human Gene Therapy

    Guangping Gao, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Penelope Booth Rockwell Professor in Biomedical Research, Director of Li Weibo Institute of Rare Disease Research, Horare Gene Therapy Center a & Vector Core, UMass Chan Medical School.

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  • UMass at ARVO

    UMass at ARVO

    Students, Post-docs and Faculties of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UMass presented the research that was presented during the Annual ARVO meeting in New Orleanes. 

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  • Autoimmune Retinopathy: Tackling the Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment

    Autoimmune Retinopathy: Tackling the Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment

    Dr. Lucia Sobrin, Charles Edward Professor of Ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary of Harvard Medical School spoke about “Tackling the Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment of Autoimmune Retinopathy”.

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  • COVID-19 and Ocular Inflammation/Lessons from Big Data

    COVID-19 and Ocular Inflammation/Lessons from Big Data

    Nisha Acharya, MD, MS, Director, Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease Service, Elizabeth C. Proctor Distinguished Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Director, F.I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco. 

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  • Clinical Development of Gene Therapy for Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by Biallelic Mutations in GUCY2D (LCA1)

    Clinical Development of Gene Therapy for Leber Congenital Amaurosis Caused by Biallelic Mutations in GUCY2D (LCA1)

    Dan Yoon, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences UMass Chan Medical School

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  • Photoreceptor Metabolism in Age-related Macular Degeneration Pathogenesis

    Photoreceptor Metabolism in Age-related Macular Degeneration Pathogenesis

    Claudio Punzo, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School

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  • Juan Ding OD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; James Ledwith, MD, FAAFP, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

    Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Using Artificial Intelligence in a Primary Care Setting

    Juan Ding, OD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and James Ledwith, MD, FAAFP, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

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  • Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Complications in Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs): Characterization, Management and Potential Implications for IRD Trials and Studies

    Inflammatory Autoimmune-mediated Complications in Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs): Characterization, Management and Potential Implications for IRD Trials and Studies

    Alessandro Iannaccone, MD, MS, FARVO, Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Center for Retinal Degenerations and Ophthalmic Genetics Diseases Director, Duke Visual Function Diagnostic Laboratory Program Director, Duke Fellowship in Retinal Degenerations and Ophthalmic Genetics Co-Medical Director, Retina Module, Duke Eye Center Clinical Research Unit

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  • The Role of Carotenoids and Very-long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Retinal Health and Disease Throughout the Lifespan

    The Role of Carotenoids and Very-long-chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Retinal Health and Disease Throughout the Lifespan

    Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, Val A. and Edith D. Green Presidential Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vice-Chair for Clinical and Basic Science Research Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine.

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  • Speakers for Seminar Series 2022-2023

    Speakers for Seminar Series 2022-2023

    The 2022-2023 Seminar Series includes speakers from across the entire United States as well as local speakers with a focus on inherited as well as acquired retinal diseases and their therapeutic approaches including gene therapy.

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  • UMass Ophthalmology at ARVO 2022

    UMass Ophthalmology at ARVO 2022

    Emma Wood, Evan Bilsbury, Sean Doherty, Moradi Mousa, Tianxiao Huan, PhD

    Johanna Seddon, MD, ScM, Department of Ophthalm ology & Visual Sciences

    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.

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  • Macular Degeneration: Nature-Nurture: Behaviors, Genetic Susceptibility, Phenotypes and Prediction: Paths to Therapies

    Macular Degeneration: Nature-Nurture: Behaviors, Genetic Susceptibility, Phenotypes and Prediction: Paths to Therapies

    Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, Professor of Ophthalmology, UMass Chan Medical School Director of Retina, Director of Macular Degeneration Center of Excellence Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

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  • Understanding the Homing Requirements of Distinct Anti-uveitic Treg Subsets

    Understanding the Homing Requirements of Distinct Anti-uveitic Treg Subsets

    Darren J. Lee, PhD Assistant Professor, Departments of Ophthalmology, Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Vision Research, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK

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  • Retinal Very Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: When the Fats Matter

    Retinal Very Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: When the Fats Matter

    Martin-Paul Agbaga, PhD Assistant Professor, Director of Lipidomics Core Facility University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Departments of Ophthalmology and Cell Biology Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK

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  • From Building a Ciliary Light Sensor to Extracellular Vesicle Release and Retinal Disease

    From Building a Ciliary Light Sensor to Extracellular Vesicle Release and Retinal Disease

    William Spencer, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University

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  • Therapeutic Targeting of Heme Synthesis for Neovascular Eye Diseases

    Therapeutic Targeting of Heme Synthesis for Neovascular Eye Diseases

    Timothy W. Corson, PhD Merrill Grayson Senior Associate Professor Vice-Chair for Basic and Translational Research Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine

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  • Metabolic Regulation of Innate Immune Response in Ocular Infection

    Metabolic Regulation of Innate Immune Response in Ocular Infection

    Ashok Kumar, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences Wayne State University School of Medicine, Kresge Eye. Institute

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