Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary

This study tested if adding a common steroid eye drop (fluorometholone) for four weeks after surgery for trachoma could help prevent the eyelashes from growing back into the eye. It involved over 2,400 patients who had surgery to correct this painful condition. The goal was to se…

This small, completed study tested the safety of aflibercept injections around the eye in people with active Thyroid Eye Disease. The goal was to see if this drug, which blocks a protein that causes swelling, could safely reduce eye inflammation, bulging, and double vision. Eleve…

This study tested a new, highly sensitive blood test to find tiny amounts of leftover cancer after surgery in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancer. The goal was to see if detecting this 'molecular residual disease' could better predict which patients might have their ca…