Wills Eye Hospital

03/30/2026

Today is National Doctors’ Day—a time to celebrate the extraordinary physicians at Wills Eye Hospital who dedicate their lives to preserving, restoring, and protecting sight.

For many patients, their doctor was there during a moment of fear or uncertainty and helped bring hope, healing, and clarity back into focus.

If a Wills Eye doctor has made a difference in your life or the life of someone you love, today is the perfect moment to express your thanks. When you make a gift in their honor, you can include a personal note of gratitude that will be shared directly with your physician.

Join us in celebrating the doctors who make sight-saving care possible every day.
https://www.willseye.org/national-doctors-day/

03/27/2026

The 78th annual Wills Eye Conference brought together hundreds of ophthalmology innovators and change makers for two days of education and engagement in Philadelphia.

03/27/2026

The 78th annual Wills Eye Conference kicked off with our Research Symposium on Thursday. We welcomed presenters from Penn Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Harvard Medical School, University of Illinois College of Medicine, and Indiana University School of Medicine to speak about ocular neovascularization and gene therapy.

03/26/2026

Today marks the start of the 78th annual Wills Eye Conference! We are kicking things off with our Research Symposium.

The Wills Eye Conference Research Symposium, co-sponsored by the Vickie and Jack Farber Vision Research Center at Wills Eye, highlights cutting-edge topics relevant to vision research and features a renowned faculty of clinicians, scientists, and thought leaders who will share their latest findings and solutions.

03/25/2026

Doctors’ Day is just a few days away, and gratitude is already pouring in for the physicians of Wills Eye Hospital.

So far, hundreds of heartfelt notes have been shared by patients and families who want to thank the doctors who helped protect their sight. Each message is a powerful reminder of the difference compassionate, expert care can make.

If a Wills Eye doctor has made an impact in your life, there’s still time to honor them with a gift and a personal note of thanks.

Your message will be shared directly with your physician on Doctors’ Day.

Honor your doctor today: https://www.willseye.org/national-doctors-day/

03/18/2026

National Doctors’ Day is coming up on March 30, and it’s a time to celebrate the physicians who make such a difference in our lives.

If a Wills Eye doctor helped protect your sight or cared for someone you love, now is the perfect time to say thank you. When you make a gift in honor of your physician, you can include a personal message that will be shared with them on Doctors’ Day.

A few heartfelt words can mean more than you might imagine. Honor your doctor and share your note of gratitude today!

https://www.willseye.org/national-doctors-day/

03/17/2026

In our final featured speaker highlight post ahead of the upcoming Wills Eye Conference, we are thrilled to spotlight three more talented physicians joining us to present during the Research Symposium on March 26.

Timothy W. Corson, PHD is a Professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto and serves as the co-director of the Graduate Department for Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Thomas W. Gardner, MD, MS, is a Clinician-Scientist-Educator whose career is dedicated to preventing vision loss caused by diabetes.

Eric A. Pierce, MD, PHD, is a Chatlos Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and the founding director of the Ocular Genomic Institute at Mass Eye and Ear.

Register to attend the conference: https://www.willsconference.org/

03/16/2026

This week at Wills Eye!

Register for these continuing medical education opportunities: https://www.willseye.org/education-events-calendar/

Sign up for regular emails about CME at Wills Eye: https://www.willseye.org/webinar

03/11/2026

Last week we welcomed Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO for our second annual Joseph Markoff, PhD, MD, Endowed Lecture.

Dr. Pasquale spoke on the early paracentral scotoma conundrum in glaucoma.

03/09/2026

Recently, Dr. Joel Schuman, Vice Chair for Research Innovation and Co-Director of our Glaucoma Service, spoke with HealthShare Exchange about his work at Wills Eye Hospital.

Watch:

Professor of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, Vice Chair for Research Innovation January 22nd, 2026

03/06/2026

Dr. Jonathan Myers, Chief of our Glaucoma Service, spoke with Glaucoma Physician about selective laser trabeculoplasty's (SLT) place in the glaucoma treatment paradigm.

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03/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Salimi, Wills Eye Glaucoma Fellow and recipient of this year’s Rick Bay Excellence in Eyecare Education Scholarship!

This award comes from the Rick Bay Foundation, which was established to honor the president and publisher of the Review of Ophthalmology. The recipient is selected based on their embodiment of Rick Bay’s integrity, compassion, partnership, and dedication to the greater good.