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New England Eye Center Ophthalmologists Named To Boston Magazines Top Doctor List for the 4th Consecutive Year Eye Care Specialists Receive Top Recognition From Their Peers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA.(February 16, 2010) – New England Eye Center is pleased to announce that Ophthalmologists Jay S. Duker, M.D. and Thomas R. Hedges III, M.D. have… Read More

New EnglandEye CenterOffers Military Assistance Program Soldiers get chance for better vision through LASIK program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA. (February 19, 2010) – New England Eye Center is pleased to announce the launch of the “Military Assistance Program (MAP)” to provide our Military personnel the ability to achieve better vision through LASIK at substantial… Read More

New England Eye Center Medical Students & Doctors Use the Latest Innovative Technologies for Advanced Training in Cataract Surgery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA (February 22, 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… Read More

LASIK Specialists Offer Police, Fire and EMS Personnel Better Vision FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA.(February 19, 2010) – New England Eye Center is delighted to announce the expansion of our 1st Responder Program throughout New England. A successful program, now in place for 5 years has helped hundreds of Police Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Service… Read More

Eye Care Specialists Receive Top Recognition From Their Peers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA. (January 09, 2012) – New England Eye Center is pleased to announce that Ophthalmologists Jay S. Duker, MD, Thomas R. Hedges III, MD, Katrinka Heher, MD, and Mitchell Strominger, MD have been selected by their peers as some of the Best… Read More

New England Eye Center Medical Students & Doctors Use the Latest Innovative Technologies for Advanced Training in Cataract Surgery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA (February 22, 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… Read More

New EnglandEye Center Ophthalmologists Named To Boston Magazines Top Doctor List for the 6th Consecutive Year Eye Care Specialists Receive Top Recognition From Their Peers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA. (January 09, 2012) – New England Eye Center is pleased to announce that Ophthalmologists Jay S. Duker, MD, Thomas R. Hedges III, MD, Katrinka Heher,… Read More

BOSTON, MA (Wednesday, August 31, 2011) — Eating a diet high in vitamin D, as well as the nutrients betaine and methionine, might help reduce the risk of macular degeneration, according to new research conducted by New England Eye Center and Tufts Medical Center scientists led by Johanna M. Seddon, MD, ScM, Director of the… Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)– New England Eye Center (NEEC) the Ophthalmology Department at Tufts Medical Center and the principle ophthalmic teaching service for Tufts University School of Medicine is pleased to announce that researchers and collaborators from around the world have found two new genetic variants that influence the risk… Read More

LASIK is extremely effective for those who wish to address refractive errors that impair their vision. This refractive surgery is a great alternative to glasses and contact lenses, which may explain why millions have already undergone LASIK surgery worldwide to restore their vision. Yet even though LASIK is so popular, there are plenty of myths… Read More