News Items
2012
May 30, 2012 –Three New England Eye Center Physician-Researchers Ranked among Top 75 worldwide in Microsoft Academic's Top Authors In Ophthalmology.
February 09, 2012 – New England Eye Center Retina Fellow J. Sonya Bryant, MD, has been selected to represent The Retina Society in the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Ambassador Program. She will attend the AAO Midyear Forum in Washington, DC, April 25-28, 2012 as a guest of the organizations.
2011
August 31, 2011 – New England Eye Center,
Tufts Medical Center Researchers
and
Collaborators Around the World
Find Two New Genetic Clues
to Development of Macular Degeneration.
August 31, 2011 – Twin Study Shows Lifestyle, Diet
Can Significantly Influence Course
of Macular Degeneration Among Individuals
With The Same Genetic Susceptibility.
February 10, 2011 – Johanna Seddon MD to be a featured speaker at free vision seminar March 5 at Harvard Medical School. Renowned expert will explain latest developments in treating age-related macular degeneration and related diseases.
2010
December 10, 2010 – New England Eye Center doctors named as Boston Magazine's Top Doctors for 5th Year In a Row!
October 13, 2010 – Prestigious Journal of the AMA
Highlights Dr. Seddon’s Discoveries about AMD
June 22, 2010 – Research to Prevent Blindness Awards $100,000/Yr Grant
to
New England Eye Center – Grant to Support Research and Treatments
for Preventing Eye Disease and Blindness
March 23, 2010 – Dr. Eli Peli, OD, MSc, FAAO, New England Eye Center’s Director of the Vision Rehabilitation Service, is the recipient of the 2010 Otto Schade prize from the Society for Information Display (SID).
February 23, 2010 – Ophthalmology residents, medical students and practicing ophthalmologists studying eye microsurgery at New England Eye Center and Tufts University School of Medicine will be using one of the latest, most sophisticated tools from Alcon Inc. – the INFINITI® Vision System with OZil®.
February 19, 2010 – Military Assistance Program from New England Eye Center – Soldiers get chance for better vision through LASIK program
February 19, 2010 – First Responders (Police, Fire and EMS peronnel) can achieve better vision through New England Eye Center LASIK program
February 8, 2010 – New England Eye Center Investigator
Awarded Medical Student Research Fellowship
from ‘Research to Prevent Blindness’ – Varsha Manjunath doing OCT research
at New England Eye Center
January 26, 2010 – Doctors Across U.S. Teamed Up in Boston
to Educate Local Sports Teams, Doctors
and Other Sports-Related Medical Professionals – Focus was on Education, Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Vision Injuries
January 25, 2010 – Dr. Eli Peli, OD, MSc, FAAO, New England Eye Center’s Director of the Vision Rehabilitation Service, is the recipient of the 2009 William Feinbloom award from the American Academy of Optometry.
2009
December, 2009 – New England Eye Center doctors named as Boston Magazine's Top Doctors: Jay S. Duker, MD and Thomas R. Hedges, III, MD
Sept. 15, 2009 – Laser Treatment for Vision Loss from Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion is Safer than Corticosteroid Injections.
Study shows that Laser Treatment is both safer and equally effective.
Sept. 15, 2009 - New Treatment Found to Reduce Vision Loss from Central Retinal Vein Occlusion. Eye injections of corticosteroid medication may improve patients’ vision.
Sept. 1, 2009 – New England Eye Center
Acquires Framingham Ophthalmology Practice
Summer/Fall 2009– “Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Vascular Diseases 2009: An Intensive Review” will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Contact Stephanie Dunn at sdunn@tuftsmedicalcenter.org for more details.
June 25 –Dan Landmann, M.D. a senior resident at New England
Eye Center at Tufts Medical Center is the recipient of the 2009
Massachusetts Medical Society's Information Technology Award.
June 20 – Tufts Eye Alumni Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Contact Stephanie Dunn at sdunn@tuftsmedicalcenter.org for more details.
March 15 , 2009 – Tufts/NEEC Scientist Wins First Place Prize in Biennial ARVO/AFER-Merk Innovative Ophthalmology Research Awards
2008
July 08 , 2008 – Brazilian Doctors Sponsored by RSI at New England Eye Center; Drs. Dinorah and Castro recipients of RSI sponsorship grant
June 30 , 2008 – FDA Approves Crystalens HD™for use in US – Fourth Generation accommodating intraocular lens (IOL)
March 25 , 2008 – Sailor Wins New England Eye Center "Shot-In-The-Dark" Promo at Boston Celtics Basketball Game - During Vision Awareness Week; Wins LASIK surgery
March 24 , 2008 – New England Eye Center Hosts Third Annual Vision Awareness Week with events at Floating Hospital and Boston Celtics Games
2007
December, 2007 – New England Eye Center at St. Elizabeth's helps Scouts Aid Iraq Troops by sending Moisturizing Eyedrops
November,
2007 – Boston Magazine Names 5 New England Eye Center Ophthalmologists in its Annual Best Doctors Lists
June,
2007 – Dr. Panjwani Receives $90,000 Glaucoma Research Grant from the National Glaucoma Research (NGR), a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
