This year proved to be an exciting one for the Department of Ophthalmology. Looking back at 2023, we are proud of all we have accomplished. Our faculty, fellows, residents, and […]
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EEF Looks Back on 2023
Without question, 2023 will be a very important year for the future of how we hear, see, and live. In May of 2023, the UPMC Vision Institute, led by Dr. […]
OPH and OTO Conferences
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recently held conferences for their members. The AAO-HNS Academy was held in Nashville September […]
2023 Addison Gibson Grant
The Eye & Ear Foundation has received another $100,000 grant from the Addison Gibson Foundation to help cover medical costs for low-income patients in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. […]
Siciliano and Muse 2023
Two prestigious annual lectures were held in November: The Siciliano and the Muse. On November 9, the Department of Otolaryngology held an Eye & Ear Foundation sponsored Siciliano Lecture, with […]
Boris Rosin Receives Medical Research Award
Boris Rosin, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous, Department of Ophthalmology/UPMC Vision Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, received a Medical […]
Meet the new Director of the Facial Nerve Disorders Clinic
Christina Yver, MD, has unique training and expertise in the management of facial nerve disorders. It just so happened that the University of Pittsburgh was looking for a provider with […]
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Mission of Mercy 2023
On the first day of the 2023 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event, a homeless woman who struggles with vision loss as a result of childhood abuse came to the vision […]
White Cane Day
The UPMC Vision Institute observed White Cane Day on October 10. This national observance is held every year on October 15. Since that fell on a Sunday this year, staff […]
Urgent Care Eye Clinic Opens
The UPMC Vision Institute has opened an urgent care eye clinic, making it one of the few clinics in the country dedicated to the care of eye emergencies, one of […]
Fox Center Symposium 2023
The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh held its annual symposium at the Vision Institute October 10-11, 2023. The Fox Center is […]
Dr. Palmer’s Project Wins Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award
Catherine Palmer, Director of Audiology for UPMC and Professor in the Departments of Communication Science and Disorders and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, is the winner of this year’s […]
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Potential Solution for Drug Resistant Keratitis
The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory — in collaboration with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center – has submitted for publication a highly clinically relevant preclinical study for the recent extensively drug […]
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Barry Schaitkin Retires
Barry M. Schaitkin, MD, retired in August from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology. He was in practice for over 40 years. “Barry Schaitkin was the consummate clinician with […]
Hillman Scholars Summer 2023
The Department of Ophthalmology had another successful Hillman Scholars Program in Vision Science this summer. The Department is one of six sites of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Academy program. […]