NIH News: #NIH revises its research grant review process to improve focus on scientific merit and reduce reputational bias. The framework will be implemented for applications submitted on or after Jan. 25, 2025. go.nih.gov/9EROYa2

Check out newest preprint: an artificial intelligence method for phenotyping OCT scans using unsupervised and self-supervised deep learning biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Harvard Ophthalmology Sayuri Sekimitsu

Amazing presentations by my star mentees at #AAO2023! Highlighting racial #disparities in #glaucoma outcomes and care. We show Black, Hispanic and Native American glaucoma patients are at greater risk of vision loss and blindness. Harvard Ophthalmology

Had the opportunity to speak today at #aao2023 on the importance of diversity in glaucoma datasets. We need to train and build fair and equitable AI models and tools so we can ensure good clinical care to ALL our patients. AAO Harvard Ophthalmology

Had a great time at #AAO2023 catching up with so many colleagues and friends. Here is Mass Eye and Ear team #glaucoma looking glam! We clean up well 😁

The #retina is indeed a window into your health. Listen as we discuss our new study published in Science Translational Medicine linking retinal phenotypes with systemic health/disease. Maryam Zekavat Sayuri Sekimitsu Pradeep Natarajan Mass Eye and Ear Harvard Ophthalmology

The thickness of the retina may help predict the risk of various eye, neuropsychiatric, and cardiometabolic disorders, shows a new phenotypic and genotypic analysis of retinal #OCT images from members of UK Biobank. Mass Eye and Ear DrZebardast Maryam Zekavat scim.ag/5Fk

Hot off the press: Machine Learning–Derived Baseline Visual Field Patterns Predict Future Glaucoma Onset in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Harvard Ophthalmology Mass Eye and Ear iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?a…

Privileged to speak as part of the glaucoma #AI session at #AGS2024 with this amazing group of experts, colleagues and friends! Siamak Yousefi Michael Boland, MD, PhD Malik Kahook Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD Harvard Ophthalmology

Our latest work in JAMA Ophthalmology: PRS improves prediction of glaucoma onset among ocular hypertensive patients in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Harvard Ophthalmology Ayellet Segrè jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

We found significant #disparities in US eye care with Black, Hispanic, and Native American patients having worse vision outcomes and less disease monitoring. #Glaucoma may be undertreated in these minority groups. ⁦Harvard Ophthalmology⁩ ⁦American Journal of Ophthalmology⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38548127/

Had the pleasure to be part of an amazing expert panel discussion on future of AI in glaucoma with ⁦Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD⁩ Michael Boland, MD, PhD Siamak Yousefi at #AGS2024. See the summary here: aao.org/education/head…

Short but incredibly rewarding trip to Seattle for #ARVO2024. Had the pleasure to present our work on #glaucoma PRS and catch up with my amazing mentees. Harvard Ophthalmology

Short but incredibly rewarding trip to Seattle for #ARVO2024. Had the pleasure to share our work on #glaucoma PRS and catch up with my amazing mentees. Harvard Ophthalmology

Fantastic talk from DrZebardast at #ARVO2024 yesterday!

#AcademicTwitter Hired a new bioinformaticist who quit before starting for a better position. Their behavior resulted in rejection of other qualified candidates & set back our research by mths. Are you all seeing this sort of behavior happening often? mitigation tactics?

Join us for Ophthalmology live Journal Club on Optimizing SLT, free to AAO members Register here: bit.ly/AAO_SLT_Journa… When: Wed., June 19, 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. ET Who: Andrew R. Carey, MD, & Nazlee Zebardast, MD DrZebardast #glaucoma #laser #eyetwitter

It turns out Qantas prefers that you hold your baby on a flight rather than use your #FAA approved car seat. All b/c you didn’t know and were not told to get ‘pre approval’. Amazing. #irresponsible and #dangerous.

Janey Wiggs et al. Mass Eye and Ear report Independent Effects of Blood Pressure on Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: A Mendelian Randomization Study, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?a….

Blood pressure affects your risk of glaucoma -> Here we present our paper on Independent Effects of Blood Pressure on Intraocular Pressure and Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration: A Mendelian Randomization Study, iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?a… DrZebardast