Inherited Retinal Degenerations Fellowship

Programme overview

What the official source supports

• Director Rachel Huckfeldt; co-supervisors Jason Comander and Michalis Georgiou
• About four days a week in IRD clinic, remainder mainly research
• Psychophysics, retinal electrophysiology, imaging and genetic testing with embedded genetic counselors
• Fellows help care for patients in clinical trials from first-in-human to phase 3

Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Ophthalmology diagnoses and treats children with vision problems, including pediatric cataracts, eye injuries and juvenile glaucoma. source ↗

At a glance

Programme details

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Evidence

Sources

• Official programme source ↗research.massgeneralbrigham.org · checked 2026-10-30

In brief

About this fellowship

Inherited Retinal Degenerations Fellowship is a retina & vitreous fellowship listed at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, USA. The sources we checked do not state a training length, so confirm it directly with the programme.

Retina fellowships train ophthalmologists beyond residency in diseases of the retina and vitreous.

Questions to ask before you apply

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• Ask which procedures the fellow performs, how supervision changes and how time is divided between clinics, operating rooms and research.
• Check whether a clinical fellowship, research appointment or observership is being advertised; each has different responsibilities.

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