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Meet Our Team Image Deborah K. VanderVeen , MD Director, Pediatric Cataract Service; Director, Retinopathy of Prematurity Service; Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Image Isdin Oke , MD, MPH …

Our Patients Mikey’s Whirlwind Week Sometimes in life you need to react dramatically and instantly — as if you had suddenly found yourself at a starting line, needing to do whatever it takes to go from zero to 100 m.p.h. Read more   Rescuing Katie’s …

Enabling Allie to See Again Young patient views the world again after cutting-edge cataract treatment at Boston Children's During her first year of life, Allie DeFrancisco's vision seemed perfect. But by the time she was 15 months old, she developed …

Mikeys Whirlwind Week (as told by Stephen and Elizabeth Collins on June 16, 2021) Sometimes in life you need to react dramatically and instantly — as if you had suddenly found yourself at a starting line, needing to do whatever it takes to go from zero to …

Rescuing Katies Vision Patient's story spreads the word that cataracts aren't just for adults Many people do not realize that a young child, even a newborn, can have cataracts , a condition more commonly associated with older people. Rob Baum knew because …

Research & Innovation Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Ophthalmology is part of a multi-eye center study to determine how best to treat infants once the cataract is removed with the goal of attaining normal vision: contact lenses or surgical …

Contact Us Locations Boston Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Ave. Boston, MA 02115 617-355-6401 International patients For families residing outside of the United States, please contact Boston Children's Global Services , which facilitates the medical …

Meet Our Team Image Ankoor Shah , MD, PhD Ophthalmologist, Department of Ophthalmology; Director, Pediatric Ocular Trauma; Physician Advisor, BCH Virtual Visit Program Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Image Leyla Yavuz Saricay , MD …