The investigation began in 2023 when Mass Eye and Ear neuro-ophthalmologists noticed that three patients in their practice had been diagnosed with the relatively uncommon disease in just one week.

BOSTON — Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear give new insight into research that shows an association between popular drugs used for weight loss and a rare form of blindness. According to this new ...

Primary Source JAMA Source Reference: Yang M, Margaretten M "Recurrent eye and ear pain in an older patient" JAMA 2022; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.8313.

Date: April 3, 2025 Source: Keck School of Medicine of USC Summary: The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a new mouse study.

Just as the eye's pupils constrict or dilate like a camera's aperture to adjust how much light gets in, the ears too have their own way to regulate hearing. Scientists long thought that these ...