Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 The Eye & Ear Foundation (EEF) lost a beloved friend and supporter in Peggy Smyrnes-Williams, who passed away on October 9, 2021. A vice president […]
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An Amazing Breakthrough and Big First Step
Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 After 40 years of total blindness, a 58-year-old French man saw stripes in a crosswalk. He was also able to reach out and touch a […]
Jonas T. Johnson, MD: a Surgeon, a Clinician, a Teacher, and a Leader
Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 After 42 years at the University of Pittsburgh, 16 of which were as Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Dr. Jonas T. Johnson is stepping […]
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek In today’s university environment, a research collaboration between departments often results in not only more creative solutions but also quicker results […]
A Lifetime of Care and an Everlasting Commitment to Help Others
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek It is rare today to have a 60-year commitment to anything. For Margaret and William Barati, two of their most important […]
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Deep Learning to Enhance Care
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Carrie Fogel More than half a million head and neck cancers are diagnosed each year globally, with an increased amount of cases being found […]
Pittsburgh first in the US to receive promising PRIMA system to restore vision for severe AMD
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Scientists and clinicians in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine had the distinction in January 2020 […]
UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower: Construction Update
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Construction on the state-of-the-art UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh starting to take shape. Located on the […]
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Q&A with Dr. Andrew McCall, Otologist
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 Sight & Sound launches a new feature with this edition – a Question & Answer (Q&A) session with one of our popular University of Pittsburgh […]
Big Data, Big Possibilities
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Carrie Fogel Much has been discussed regarding the potential for what is termed ‘Big Data’ to revolutionize how we understand patterns and trends relative […]
Solving the Mystery of Cortical Visual Impairment
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Thanks to a generous gift from the Jack Buncher Foundation, physicians, scientists, and staff from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University […]
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Enhancing Patient-Centered Care
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Carrie Fogel When Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor in the Department of Acute and Tertiary Care in the University of Pittsburgh School of […]
A Life Dedicated to Restoring Vision
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Lawton Snyder The Eye & Ear Foundation family was very saddened by the recent loss of Jim Funderburgh, PhD one of the Department of […]
Applying Research Methods to Study and Improve Surgery
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek Since 1972, the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh has endeavored to train not only its surgeons, residents, and […]
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