Lotfi B. Merabet,
OD, PhD, MPH
Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Frederick and Thaddeus Jakobiec Chair in Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
About Me
Dr. Merabet is an optometrist-scientist and is active in clinical research relating to individuals' adaptations to blindness. He also serves on the Board of Directors and Trustees of the Carroll Center for the Blind and the National Braille Press.
As director of the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Dr. Merabet's main research interests include the development of assistive technology for the blind and understanding how the brain adapts to the loss of sight (both from ocular and brain-related causes). Much of this work is done in local collaboration with the Carroll Center and Perkins School for the Blind, Boston Children's Hospital, as well as internationally with the University of Chile and the University of Milan.
Graduate Schools
A.T. Still University (MSc, Physiology)
Harvard School of Public Health (MPH)
University of Montreal (PhD, Neuroscience)
Medical School
New England College of Optometry
Fellowships
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Noninvasive Brain Stimulation)
Boston University and MGH-Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Neuroimaging)
Board Certifications
Optometry