In underserved communities across the country, a shocking 95 percent of kids who need glasses do not have them. Most states have a law to assess first graders’ vision by […]
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Mission of Mercy Participation
Registration has officially opened for the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event on August 5-6, 2022. Within seven days, a total of 288 volunteers signed up. Of that number, 10 specifically […]
Have Mercy When it Comes to Vision and Hearing
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The next Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event will offer free hearing screenings and otology services for the first time. In 2019 and 2021, Mission of […]
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Research Stimulus – The Lifeblood of Innovation
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh has bestowed three second round grants funded by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. The grant funding […]
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Accolades for Audiology
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh has two exciting pieces of news to report. Lori Zitelli, AuD, received the Early-Career Audiologist Award […]
A Lifetime of Battling Eye Infections
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 After 40+ years, Regis Kowalski, MS, M(ASCP), is retiring in June from the University of Pittsburgh and as Executive Director of the Charles T. Campbell […]
Traumatic Brain Injury Often Means Sleepless Nights
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 A recent multidisciplinary University of Pittsburgh study of veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) uncovered something interesting. Of the 95 participants, 80 percent had a […]
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Pioneers Giving Forward
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 Much headway has been made in endowing the Pioneers in Skull Base Surgery Chair, but $300,000 remains before the goal is met. The hope is […]
Good News for People with Retinal Dystrophies
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The UPMC Eye Center, led by Dr. José-Alain Sahel, recently became one of 14 ocular gene therapy treatment centers approved in the U.S. to offer […]
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Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Cancer Survivors
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 To commemorate Dr. Jonas T. Johnson stepping down after 16 years as Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, and to honor his 42 years at […]
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Always Looking for the Alternative
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 Deepinder Dhaliwal was lying flat on the table with acupuncture needles in her back when she had an epiphany. “This is so very interesting,” thought […]
Project Theia
When Kathryn Sedory, a nurse in the UPMC Eye Center’s Minor Procedure Room, was asked by co-worker Dr. Jenny Yu-Will to join her on a medical mission trip to Ghana […]
Meet New EEF Team Member Christine Wilson
Christine Wilson has joined the Eye & Ear Foundation as our new Program Administrator. In this role, Christine will serve as the Database Administrator and technical support for the Foundation […]
Vitamins for AMD
Vitamins have been proven helpful for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that can blur central vision. The efficacy of a natural remedy on this common eye condition was […]
Sando Lecture 2022
After a hiatus due to COVID, the second Sando Lecture was held on April 11, 2022. Hosted by the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Department of Otolaryngology at the […]