Meet Our Donors

One Mother's Story

Marnie Kaufman drew tears and cheers at our 2008 Founders’ Day Luncheon at The Taj Boston.  A mother of four boys, Marnie was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC), a rare form of head and neck cancer, when her youngest was just one.   “My sons were 9, 7, 4 & 1 at the time and all I could think was that I was desperate to live until the youngest would have a memory of me.” More...

Returning the Gift of Hearing

Mary Taylor’s friendship with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary began four decades ago, when at the age of 19 she began to rapidly lose her hearing.  Thanks to Mass. Eye and Ear physicians, who performed several middle ear surgeries throughout her life, Mary’s hearing was restored.  More...

Waging War Against Glaucoma and Winning

Stanley Richards received an “unnerving” diagnosis from his ophthalmologist in 1994 during a routine eye examination at Mass. Eye and Ear: The intraocular pressure (IOP) in his eyes had reached an undesirable level which led to the development of exfoliation glaucoma, a condition characterized by dandruff-like material that accumulates in the front of the eye and raises the IOP. Treatments are available, but there is no cure.  More...

Hope for a Cure for Hearing Loss

For Ines and Frederick Yeatts, Ph.D., their friendship with Zheng-Yi Chen, D.Phil., is all about mice, fish, chickens and hope for a cure for hearing loss.

“We first learned about Dr. Chen from the Boston Globe,” said Fred.  “There was a big story about his research to restore hearing by regrowing hair cells in the inner ear – and it really impressed us.  He seemed like such a smart and committed guy, we thought we’d like to help him.” More...

Upcoming Events

Celebrate with Mass. Eye and Ear and be part of our Sense-ation Gala! The event will be held on October 13 to benefit our Cures for Kids Fund. To learn click here.

 The Reynolds Society

Join Today: Become a member of the Reynolds Society by making annual gifts totaling $2,500 or more to support the hospital, your physician, or a specific research area. Find out how to join here.

Planned Giving

Estate Planning? When planning your estate, please remember Mass. Eye and Ear. Your plans today will help build a better tomorrow for people everywhere.