2026 Chandler Grant Honorary Lecturer -  Teresa C. Chen, MD

Teresa C. Chen, MD

The Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society is honored to recognize Dr. Teresa C. Chen as the 2026 Chandler Grant Honorary Lecturer. Dr. Chen will deliver the Chandler Grant Honorary Lecture during the morning session of the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Annual Meeting on Friday, December 4, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. This distinguished honor recognizes her exceptional achievements in glaucoma care, research, education, and leadership, as well as her longstanding service to the Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society.

Dr. Chen is a full-time glaucoma specialist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. Throughout her distinguished career, she has served as Director of Clinical Affairs for the Glaucoma Service and as Massachusetts Eye and Ear's first Chief Quality Officer. She has earned international recognition for her excellence in patient care, research, education, and mentorship.

A pioneering clinician-scientist, Dr. Chen has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and played a key role in developing groundbreaking optical coherence tomography (OCT) technologies that have advanced the diagnosis and management of glaucoma worldwide. She is also the editor of the internationally acclaimed textbook Glaucoma Surgery, which became Elsevier's top-selling ophthalmology subspecialty text during its first year of publication and has since been translated into eight languages. Her many honors include the Harvard Medical School A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award, the Women in Ophthalmology Scientific Contribution Award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award.

Throughout her years of service to the Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society, she has held numerous leadership positions, including Vice President (2009–2011), President-Elect (2011–2013), President (2013–2015), and Immediate Past President (2015–2017). She also served as the first Course Director of the biennial Chandler Grant Glaucoma Symposium, the Society's internationally recognized educational conference presented through Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Her vision and leadership helped shape the symposium into a premier educational forum for glaucoma specialists from around the world.

The Chandler Grant Glaucoma Society proudly recognizes Dr. Teresa C. Chen for her lasting impact on glaucoma research, education, and patient care, and her remarkable leadership and dedication to the Society.

Prior Distinguished  Chandler-Grant Lecturers

Malik Kahook, MD                                              2024

Peter A, Netland, MD, PhD                                2022

Eve J. Higginbotham, SM, MD, ML                    2021

Paul P. Lee, MD, JD                                           2019

Janey Wiggs, MD, PhD                                      2017

Cynthia Mattox, MD                                           2015

Mark A. Latina, MD                                            2013

Martin Wand, MD                                               2011

Joel S. Schuman, MD                                        2009

Murray A. Johnstone, MD                                  2007

David S. Walton, MD                                         2005

David G. Campbell, MD                                     2003

A. Robert Bellows, MD                                      1999

David L. Epstein, MD                                         1997

M. Bruce Shields, MD                                        1995

E. Michael Van Buskirk, MD                               1994

Richard F. Brubaker, MD                                    1992

B. Thomas Hutchinson, MD                               1990

Richard J. Simmons, MD                                   1987

Robert N. Shaffer, MD                                        1985