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Friday, February 24, 2023Read more
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
UMass Insight Newsletter, Winter 2023
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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Eye Center Team Leaves No Pin Standing at Holiday Celebration
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Serving Local Veterans in Outreach Eye Clinic
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Monday, November 28, 2022
Eye Center WINS First Place in Eye Care in Best of Central Mass 2022
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Eye Team Family Fun Day - Celebrating Our People
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Monday, July 11, 2022
UMass Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Leading Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in Ophthalmology
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Monday, June 27, 2022
They Came. They Learned. They Made a Difference. They Graduated. Congratulations to Our Inaugural Class of Residents!
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Monday, June 27, 2022
UMass Insight Newsletter, Summer 2022
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022
UMass Ophthalmology at NEOS 2022
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Monday, May 23, 2022
Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) 2022 graduates and mentor
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Monday, May 23, 2022
UMass Ophthalmology at ARVO 2022
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Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Dr. Bo Tian Awarded a Grant by Worcester Foundation 2022
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Thursday, March 17, 2022
UMass Memorial Eye Center Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
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Monday, January 24, 2022
Shlomit Schaal elected to Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology Board of Trustees
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Monday, January 24, 2022
Drs. Johanna Seddon and Tianxiao Huan Awarded a Pilot Project Program Grant
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Thursday, December 23, 2021
Eye Center Gathers to Say Farewell
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Tuesday, December 07, 2021
UMass Insight Winter 2022
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Monday, December 06, 2021
Eye Center Team in a League of Their Own
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Friday, November 05, 2021
The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Hosts a Research Open House for Medical Students
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Friday, October 29, 2021
Eye Team Members Enjoy Day of Empowerment
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Monday, October 25, 2021
Thanksgiving Comes Early at the Eye Center
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Ophthalmology Team Focuses on Culture of Inclusivity
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Wednesday, October 06, 2021
Residents Attend New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Conference
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Thursday, September 30, 2021
Hitting It Out of the Park
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Presents: Quality Conference
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Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Eye Team Welcomes Retina Surgeon, Dr. Jeng-Miller
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Thursday, September 02, 2021
UMass Memorial physicians help Habitat for Humanity build homes in Worcester
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Monday, August 30, 2021
Eye Team Forges Strong Relationship at Department Picnic
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Monday, August 23, 2021
Eye Team says Farewell and Thank-You to Dr. Khanna
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Friday, August 13, 2021
Welcome to the family, the Great Eight!
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Retinal Vasculitis with Anti-VEGF treatment
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Sunday, July 11, 2021
Gene Therapy of Cornea Neovascularization
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Saturday, June 26, 2021
Works Shine at Residents’ Day Program
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Saturday, June 26, 2021
UMass Insight Summer 2021
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Patient Experiences Lead to Changes in the Eye Center
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Monday, June 21, 2021
Eye Center Gains Input from All Stakeholders During Strategic Retreat
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Friday, June 11, 2021
HK2-Mediated Aerobic Glycolysis in AMD
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Tuesday, June 01, 2021
Dr. Tianxiao Huan has been awarded a grant by Worcester Foundation, 2021
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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Dr. Claudio Punzo Awarded a Pilot Project Program Grant
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Monday, May 17, 2021
Ophthalmology Department says Farewell as Samuel Leeman Moves on to Medical School
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Thursday, February 04, 2021
Residency Program Celebrates Successful Match
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
UMass Insight Winter 2021
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Monday, December 14, 2020
Eye Team Celebrates the end of 2020 with the first Virtual Eye Ball
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Monday, November 02, 2020
Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Dr. Laura Moreno-Leon
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Exciting News for Dr. Bonaldi
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Friday, October 09, 2020
Virtual Open House for Student Research Involvement
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Blind Date Event Proves Eye Opening Experience for Caregivers
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Monday, July 27, 2020
Ophthalmology Residency Program Now Accepting Applications
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
UMass Memorial Health Care and Israeli company to collaborate on new solution to prevent avoidable blindness
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Thursday, July 02, 2020
COVID-19 Safety Measures
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
American Macular Degeneration Foundation donates $100K for Dr. Seddon’s research
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Inaugural Virtual Ophthamology Conference: Ben-Gurion/UMass Collaboration
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Hemant Khanna awarded a grant from Foundation Fighting Blindness to study retinitis pigmentosa
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Friday, June 19, 2020
Eye Center Embraces Community Change
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Friday, June 12, 2020
Inaugural Virtual Residents’ Day Held June 12th
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Friday, June 12, 2020
UMass Insight Summer 2020
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Thursday, June 04, 2020
Hemant Khanna appointed to NIH study section
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Monday, May 25, 2020
Eye Team Welcomes Katherine Ribeiro, BSc, MBA, as our New Eye Center Manager
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Monday, May 25, 2020
Eye Center Pledges to Keep Patients and Employees Safe
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Altered photoreceptor metabolism in mouse causes late stage age-related macular degeneration-like pathologies
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Dr. Claudio Punzo receives BrightFocus Grant
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Monday, April 06, 2020
Eye Team Shares Positivity and Tips for Self-Care During Times of Global Crisis
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Wednesday, April 01, 2020
Dr. Kassira joins the Eye Team at UMASS Memorial Medical Center
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Saturday, March 28, 2020
Eye-Related Care During COVID-19
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Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Eye Team says Farewell to Darlene Bocash-Winn
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Friday, February 21, 2020
Eye Team Designs the Dream Eye Center
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Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Dr. Seddon Featured in Future Vision Award Video
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
Eye Team Embarks on Arbinger Journey
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Eye to Eye Conference Brings Together UMass Ophthalmologists and MCPHS Optometrists
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Dr. Christopher Teng’s “Walk Through Glaucoma Park” Vision Seminar Captures the Audience
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, Named January 2020 Communicator of the Month
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Eye Center Team Wins the Innovators of the Year Award (Again!)
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
UMass Insight Winter 2020
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Monday, December 09, 2019
Grand Rounds Announcement
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Sunday, December 08, 2019
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Winter Retreat Hosts Dr. Eric Dickson as Guest Speaker
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Friday, November 22, 2019
Dr. Lam Presents Three Unsung Heroes in Ophthalmology
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Friday, November 15, 2019
Something Special: Connecting at First-Ever Convention
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Dr. Johanna Seddon Honored as Guest Lecturer at Mount Sinai, New York
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Eyes to the Past Exhibit Draws Large Crowd
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Monday, October 28, 2019
Eye Center Named as an Innovator of the Year Finalist for Third Consecutive Year
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Saturday, October 19, 2019
The Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences holds Residency Interviews
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Friday, October 18, 2019
Dr. Judy Kim Discusses Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
The Eye Team Showcases Innovations and Progress in Patient Care for 2019
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
UMass Presence at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019
New Eye Simulator for UMass Ophthalmology Residents
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Friday, September 20, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Lim Opens the New Academic Year’s Vision Seminar Series
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Monday, September 16, 2019
UMass Chan Medical School Licenses Gene Therapy Program Utilizing Mini-Gene Approach for Leber Congenital Amaurosis Type 10 to Iveric Bio
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Sunday, September 08, 2019
Eye Center’s Families Get Together to Celebrate the End of Summer
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Saturday, September 07, 2019
Residents Embark on First Wellness Walk with the Chair
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Tuesday, July 02, 2019
Dr. Shlomit Schaal Named to Board of Governors for UMass Memorial Medical Group
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Monday, July 01, 2019
UMass Eye Center Welcomes Inaugural Class of Ophthalmology Residents
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Dr. Schaal Delivers Keynote Talk at Marshall University School of Medicine
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
UMass Ophthalmology Trainees Presenting Their ARVO Original Research
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Dr. Schaal Celebrating 3 Years at UMass
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Saturday, June 15, 2019
Eye Team Participates in Multicultural Women’s Health Summit
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
The Eye Team Celebrates Sweet 16 Second Year in a Row
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Friday, June 07, 2019
Dr. Omar Helmy’s Farewell, end of a chapter and start of a new one
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Saturday, June 01, 2019
Dr. Johanna Seddon honored as member of the American Ophthalmological Society (AOS)
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Women’s Faculty Awards honor excellence across career spectrum
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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Spring Retreat - Stepping Up Standards of Respect
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Saturday, May 25, 2019
UMass Insight Spring 2019
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Establishing a New Eye Clinic at the University Campus
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Wednesday, May 01, 2019
LISTEN: A conversation with Shlomit Schaal on improving eye health
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
UMASS Ophthalmology at ARVO 2019
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Monday, April 22, 2019
Exciting and New: Ophthalmology Residency Training Program in UMass Chan Medical School
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Saturday, April 20, 2019
UMass Researchers Win BrightFocus Grant
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Saturday, April 20, 2019
Dr. Kathy Colby Introduces New Thoughts About Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Dr. Hadad Completes 3 months of research rotation at the Eye Center as part of the UMass Ben Gurion Student Exchange Program
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Sunday, March 24, 2019
Dr. Raju Rajala discusses how photoreceptors cope with high energy demands to maintain their metabolism and health
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Friday, March 01, 2019
Dr. Seddon, a world-renowned clinician-scientist joins UMass Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
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Thursday, February 28, 2019
Delaying Cone Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Potential treatment for eye cancer using tumor-killing virus
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Friday, January 25, 2019
Dr. Michael Boulton discusses Programmed Bone Marrow-Derived cells as a Systemic Therapy for Retinal Degeneration
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Monday, December 10, 2018
UMass Insight Winter 2019
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Saturday, December 08, 2018
Eye Team Celebrates 2018 at the Worcester Art Museum
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Saturday, November 17, 2018
Dr. Mark Johnson Discusses Vitreo-Retinal Interface Pathology
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Eye Team Celebrates Tech Appreciation Week
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Sunday, November 04, 2018
Harvard scholars for a Masters Degree in Health Care Management (MHCM) Visit UMass
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Friday, October 05, 2018
Black Belt Graduation Ceremony Features Eye Center’s Operational Excellence Project
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
UMass Eye Center Participates in Teddy Bear Clinic
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Monday, October 01, 2018
Eye Team Walks for the Cure
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
The Eye Center Team Showcases Innovations in Patient Care
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
Dr. Joan Miller Summarizes the Past, Present and Future of AMD Treatment
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Friday, August 31, 2018
First Ophthalmology Kaizen Event at the Eye Center
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Fresh eyes on ophthalmology
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Danaë Alexandrou, undergraduate student, summarizes her summer at the Eye Center
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Saturday, August 18, 2018
The Eye Team Celebrates Margaret (Peggy) Thrappas and Kate Wood as They Move on to Another Chapter in Their Lives
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Friday, August 10, 2018
Dr. Dan Yoon Joins the Eye Team at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Healthcare
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Thursday, August 02, 2018
Welcome Suzanne Johnston, MPH, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmologist
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Wednesday, August 01, 2018
Dr. Grier joins the Eye Center
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Monday, July 02, 2018
UMASS Eye at ARVO
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Misha Faustina for completing the UMMS Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
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Sunday, June 17, 2018
The Eye Team Reaches Out to the Worcester Community
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Eye Team Participates in UMMHC Standards of Respect Initiative
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Dr. Lucian Del Priore Discusses Stem Cell Therapeutics for Degenerative Retinal Diseases
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
UMass Insight Spring 2018
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Saturday, May 12, 2018
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Spring Retreat
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Wednesday, May 02, 2018
2nd Annual Diabetes Day at UMass Chan Medical School
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Friday, April 20, 2018
Vision Seminar Speaker, Dr. Henry Kaplan, introduces novel research that carries the hope to restore cone function in retinitis pigmentosa
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Eye Center Featured on Everyone Everyday Campaign
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Saturday, April 14, 2018
Dr. Eric Dickson, UMass Memorial Health Care President and Chief Executive Officer, Hosts Innovators of the Year Dinner
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Tuesday, April 03, 2018
NEW Eye Clinic - Now Open at Northborough Crossing
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Women in Retina Leading the Way
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Tuesday, March 06, 2018
The Eye Center Says Farewell To Dr. Hinkle
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Monday, March 05, 2018
Dr. Lin gives a Special Vision Seminar
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Saturday, March 03, 2018
Dr. Khanna to work in collaboration with Ophthotech on developing novel gene therapy for blinding eye diseases
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Drs. Faustina and Schaal Participated in Annual AUPO Meeting
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
UMass Researchers Win Prestigious Macula Society Research Grant
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Vision Seminar Hosts Michael E. Zegans, MD, Chair of Ophthalmology at Dartmouth
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Thursday, February 01, 2018
The Eye Team Thanks President Patrick Muldoon for his Leadership
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Vision Seminar Hosts Dr. Thiran Jayasundera, an Expert in Retinal Degenerative Diseases
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Eye Center Team Wins the Innovators of the Year Award
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Saturday, December 09, 2017
UMass Insight Winter 2018
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Monday, November 20, 2017
Second Eye to Eye Conference Introduces New Faculty
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Friday, November 10, 2017
The Eye Center Celebrates Dr. Asdourian’s Retirement
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Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Dr. Schaal and Dr. Thorndyke named as honorary members of the Argentinean Women's Medical Society
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Sunday, October 29, 2017
UMass Chan showcases women’s leadership in academic medicine at international conference
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Monday, October 23, 2017
Vision Seminar Series hosts Dr. Sayon Roy, Ph.D., a renowned researcher in the area of Diabetic Retinopathy
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
The Eye Center celebrated its second Green Belt Innovation Celebration at the Hahnemann Campus
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
UMass Chan researchers find possible correlation between retinal blood flow, obstructive sleep apnea
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Monday, October 16, 2017
The Eye Center Welcomes Dr. Juan Ding
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Saturday, October 14, 2017
Dr. Punzo Recipient of Macular Degeneration BrightFocus Award
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Farewell Dr. Asdourian!
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Monday, October 09, 2017
Collaborative grant awarded to study anti-oxidant therapy for retinal degenerative diseases
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Tuesday, October 03, 2017
The Eye Center Embraces Epic
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Sunday, October 01, 2017
Vision Seminar Series Hosts Dr. Demetrios Vavvas from Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
Study shows potential of CEP290 minigenes as therapeutics for childhood blindness disorder
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Friday, September 08, 2017
New eBook published
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Friday, September 01, 2017
Hemant Khanna awarded NIH-RO1 grant renewal
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Wednesday, August 02, 2017
Transformation of the eye center
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Green Belt Innovation Celebration at the Hahnemann Campus
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Monday, July 10, 2017
Rods and Cones compete for AAV access
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Shlomit Schaal admitted to premier leadership program for women in medicine
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
A New Era of Advanced Cataract Surgery at UMass Memorial
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Friday, June 16, 2017
Vision Seminar Series hosts Dr. Emily Chew, immediate past president of ARVO
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Drs. Punzo, Khanna, and Hinkle Promoted to become Associate Professors
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Monday, May 29, 2017
New collaborative project to understand retinal disease
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Vision seminar debuts mini-symposium talks on research presented at ARVO
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Friday, May 19, 2017
Vision Seminar Series awarded Regeneron Educational Grant
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
Transformation of the Eye Center featured at UMass Memorial Alignment to True North Event
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Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Eye Center Yellow Belt Celebration
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Monday, May 01, 2017
UMass Eye Doctors Participate in Multicultural Women’s Health Summit
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Dr. Misha Faustina Joins the Eye Team at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Healthcare
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Saturday, April 15, 2017
UMass Insight Spring 2017
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
PACE Prize Presented at UMass Memorial Medical Group Spring Social Event
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Dr. Shlomit Schaal presents at Family Medicine Grand Rounds
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Dr. Jeffery Heier – Honorable Guest Speaker for March Vision Seminar
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Friday, March 17, 2017
Two medical students completed the Capstone Scholarship and Discovery Course in Ophthalmology
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Thursday, March 02, 2017
News & Views for 3D NGenuity system
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Ophthalmology Faculty and Staff Welcomes Ms. Darlene Bocash-Winn as a new Clinic Manager
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Vision Seminar Hosts an International Guest Speaker
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Friday, February 10, 2017
Involvement of the Eye in Dermatological Diseases
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Saturday, February 04, 2017
First "Eye to Eye" symposium held at the Eye Center
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Monday, January 23, 2017
Commencement of the 2017 Vision Seminar series at UMass Chan Medical School with a lecture by Dr. Hemant Khanna
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Saturday, January 07, 2017
Eye Center Introduces new Open Access Clinic
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Sunday, December 25, 2016
UMass Insight Winter 2017
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Thursday, December 01, 2016
A New Book Published: Cystoid Macular Edema – Medical and Surgical Management
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Vision Seminar attracts more than 50 attendees
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Dr. Schaal, Chair of UMass Ophthalmology, Invites Local Ophthalmologists for a Meet and Greet Reception at the Beechwood Hotel
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Monday, October 31, 2016
The New OCT Angiography machine brings excitement to the Ophthalmic Clinicians and Researchers
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Saturday, October 22, 2016
Dr. Priya Janardhana gave grand rounds on “Uveitis in Children” to the Pediatric and Internal Medicine Department
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Friday, October 21, 2016
New mouse model for Age-related Macular Degeneration
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Dr. Shlomit Schaal led the retina poster tour at the American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Friday, October 14, 2016
A Start of a New Collaboration
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Wednesday, October 05, 2016
UMass Ophthalmology Physicians and Technicians head to NEOS
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Once again Vision Seminar Series demonstrates considerable value for our attendees
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Retina Service Acquires ERG machine for clinical practice, first and only in Worcester area
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Learn more about Dr. Khanna's talks in Japan
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Monday, August 22, 2016
Promising efforts to accurately identify early Diabetic Retinopathy changes
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Dr. Haijiang Lin joins our faculty Team
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Successful launch of Vision Seminar Series at UMass Ophthalmology
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