Scheie Eye Institute

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

We are incredibly proud to announce that Penn Medicine’s Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, and Albert Maguire, MD, along with Katherine High, MD, of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, have been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, widely dubbed the "Oscars of Science".

Decades ago, treating inherited blindness was the stuff of science fiction. But this team persisted, developing the first-ever FDA-approved gene therapy for an inherited condition. Their work hasn't just restored sight for patients with genetic blindness; it blazed a trail for over 140 clinical trials targeting vision loss for millions.

Please join us in celebrating these visionaries who proved that with resilience and imagination, the "impossible" is within reach.

04/22/2026

We are incredibly proud of our CHOP and Penn Medicine team – Drs. Katherine High, Albert Maguire and Jean Bennett - who have been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, widely dubbed the "Oscars of Science".

Decades ago, treating inherited blindness was the stuff of science fiction. But this team persisted, developing the first-ever FDA-approved gene therapy for an inherited condition. Their work hasn't just restored sight for patients with genetic blindness; it blazed a trail for over 140 clinical trials targeting vision loss for millions.

Please join us in celebrating these visionaries who proved that with resilience and imagination, the "impossible" is within reach.

03/12/2026

Please save the date for this upcoming CME Lunch Symposium with Vindico Medical Education, "Capitalizing on Advances in Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Treatment." Our own Madhura Tamhankar, MD, who serves as Activity Chair for the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, will be featured. Learn more and add to your calendar here: http://www.vindicoce.com/H652.

02/19/2026

Madhura Tamhankar, MD, was elected to the prestigious Academy of Master Clinicians at Penn Medicine. Dr. Tamhankar is celebrated as a clinician exemplifying the Academy's highest standards of professionalism, humanism, and excellence in medicine. Please join the Department of Ophthalmology and the Scheie Eye Institute in congratulating Dr. Tamhankar for this incredible achievement.

02/04/2026

🎙️ New podcast episode featuring Dr. Douglas is live!

Listen to surgeons Christina Jackson, César Briceño, and Jennifer Douglas of Penn Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, and ENT discuss their combined roles in the transorbital approach (TOA) to tumors of the skull base.

🎧 Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

02/02/2026

Scheie Eye Institute ophthalmologists have proudly volunteered with Puentes de Salud, a nonprofit health organization, for longer than a decade. Please read on to learn more about our community’s past and present partnership.

01/30/2026

Please join the Scheie Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology in congratulating and welcoming the Scheie Residency Class of 2030!

Ana Garcia, MD (Weill Cornell Medical College)
Adam Hidad, MD (Georgetown University)
Kimberly Jin, MD (University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester)
Taiki Nishihara, MD (University of California, San Diego)
Ricardo Tochimani, MD, MS (New York Medical College)

In addition, Tianyuan (Ben) Yao, MD (University of Arkansas) has matched with us for the iPower program and will be a member of the Scheie Residency Class of 2031.

Our community is thrilled with the results of today's Match Day, and we cannot wait to welcome our newest residents.

Congratulations to all!