Have you ever had an eye infection? A case of dry eye? Horrible allergies? If you are like most people, at some point in your life, you have had to […]
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Learning that your baby or child has hearing loss is a frightening scenario for any parent to imagine. In the United States, hearing loss is present in every 3 per […]
When thinking of eye diseases, most people will immediately think of things such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. However, many other viral diseases of the eye affect millions […]
Head and neck reconstruction is the last thing that many people think about when they are told that they have cancer of that region, or have suffered a devastating trauma, […]
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A widespread disorder in the eye is the development of cataracts. For many people, getting cataracts are a natural part of the aging process. According to the National Institute of […]
Please join us for this lunch and learn webinar, where we will be joined by Mark W. Kubik, MD, who will give a presentation about advancements in reconstruction of the […]
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In a breakthrough study published May 24th in Nature Medicine, Dr. José-Alain Sahel, our Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, reports a relatively simple yet remarkably effective way to […]
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The darkness descends slowly for people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative eye disease that affects 2 million people worldwide. The condition is typically diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. Still, […]
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By Carl Zimmer May 24, 2021 A team of scientists announced Monday that they had partially restored the sight of a blind man by building light-catching proteins in one of […]
The EEF hosted a lunch and learn webinar presented by Jonas Johnson, MD, Barry Hirsch, MD, and Elena LaQuatra on advancements in cochlear implant technology within the Department of Otolaryngology […]
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Have you ever stood up too fast, felt dizzy, and nearly lost your balance? Well, it turns out those issues are related and provides a glimpse of the debilitating conditions […]
What is Genetic Counseling? An emerging field of medical technology is Genetic Counseling. According to the World Health Organization, genetic counseling is the process through which trained professionals share knowledge […]
“Spring, when your nose does more running than you do.” —Anonymous The beginning of Spring is when people often suffer from allergies and rhinosinusitis issues due to the increase of […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a webinar on Innovative Treatments for Nasal Obstruction and Chronic Rhinosinusitis featuring Eric Wang, MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following […]
An often understated yet critically important part of the eye is the choroid. Understanding what the choroid is and its role in vision can one day help researchers and clinicians […]