Wills Eye Hospital

10/29/2025

Impact of Diabetic Eye Disease: Listening to People with Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Eye Disease to Shape the Future of Care and Cures

October 30, 2025 SECURE ONLINE MEETING

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. EDT

For full event information and details please clink the link below: http://bit.ly/4ntnYlk

Be part of a better future for eye health. Join a first-of-its-kind virtual meeting dedicated to giving people living with diabetes and diabetes-related eye disease the chance to have their voices heard and amplified. During this secure, online meeting, individuals with diabetes from around the world, including those with and without eye disease, will share their personal experiences and their hopes for the future in a series of one-on-one conversations. This meeting is part of a movement to put your concerns at the forefront of guiding the development of new treatments to stop and reverse vision loss from diabetes. By leading the dialogue, people with diabetes will help shape the future of research, driving faster progress towards new treatments and cures.

In partnership with:

Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative - www.marytylermoore.org

The Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Innovation (CCOI) - https://cc-oi.org/

10/23/2025

Dr. Sunir Garg, our Co-Director of Retina Research, spoke with NBC News about new findings around a device designed to help people with age-related macular degeneration.

The device helped people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, which affects about 1 million people in the U.S.

10/20/2025

Save the date(s)! Big things coming soon at Wills Eye!

More info: https://willseye.cloud-cme.com

10/19/2025

Last night at the cocktail hour event we honored a trifecta of leadership! Join us in sharing well wishes with AAO 2025 President Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, AAO 2026 President Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, and AAO 2027 President Stephanie Jones Marioneaux, MD.

10/18/2025

Congratulations to Jason Hsu, MD and Leslie Hyman, PhD! Both Wills Eye team members are receiving Achievement Awards at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual conference. The Achievement Award program recognizes members for their contributions to the Academy, its scientific and educational programs, and to ophthalmology.

10/17/2025

More than 70 Wills Eye physicians and trainees are presenting across our subspecialties at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual conference this weekend.

Don't miss a moment: https://www.willseye.org/wills-eye-at-aao/

10/17/2025

Members of our Wills Eye team are on-site at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual conference and ready at booth #2001!

Don't miss our Meet the Experts presentations or Residency Meet & Greet Saturday and Sunday - we'll see you there.

Full details: https://www.willseye.org/wills-eye-at-aao/

10/16/2025

📢 Final Call for Case Submissions!
Submissions for the 2026 Atlantic Coast Retina Club (ACRC) close October 30. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your expertise, foster collaboration, and advance the dialogue in retinal research and care!

📅 January 8-9, 2026
📍Philadelphia, PA

Submit your case today 👉 mcpi.cventevents.com/acrcmacula2026

10/15/2025

We are thankful to have great partners like Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Medical College to help with important community engagement work like Give Kids Sight Day!

10/14/2025

Attendees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2025 annual conference will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Jonathan Myers, Chief of our Glaucoma Service, on the topic of virtual reality perimetry systems.

Dr. Myers will be at Booth 2001 as part of our Meet the Experts series on Saturday, October 18 at 11 a.m.

10/11/2025

Sidra Zahar, MD, Wills Eye Hospital Retina Fellow, will receive the Ronald GMichels Foundation Award at AAO 2025. The Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation Awards are granted annually to outstanding second-year vitreoretinal fellows in training in the United States.

Of this recognition, Dr. Zahar shared: "I am honored and humbled to join the Michels family...I have had the opportunity to conduct research on a variety of conditions, including endophthalmitis, retinal vascular diseases, proliferative vitreoretinopathy and trauma. My goal is to combine clinical care with research efforts to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of difficult-to-manage diseases."

She joins an illustrious group of 17 Wills alumni who also have received the award since 1991.

10/10/2025

UPCOMING ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE: Please be aware of planned road closures around Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia on Monday, October 13 and plan travel accordingly.

The area immediately north of Wills Eye Hospital's location at 840 Walnut St. will be directly impacted.

Familiarize yourself with the planned closures:

As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia and New Jersey will be commemorating the found