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 […]
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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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Developing a Model with Stakeholders to Improve Hearing and Vision Care in the Community
S+S, Fall 2023 The Eye & Ear Foundation recently received a grant from the Eden Hall Foundation to fund a training program for hearing and vision care for community health […]
Breakthrough Research Getting Much Needed Support
S+S, Fall 2023 Gary Yam, PhD, received a U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) based on work from the Hillman-funded Funderburgh Corneal Regeneration Project. Dr. Yam is […]
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Navigating the Challenges of HNC with Generous Support
S+S, Fall 2023 The Department of Otolaryngology is excited to welcome two new patient navigators to the head and neck surgical oncology team, thanks to a significant grant the Eye […]
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Simulating Life to Understand the Impact of Vision Loss or Gain
S+S, Fall 2023 The Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion has two unique programs for people with low vision: a StreetLab and a driving simulator. The Pittsburgh StreetLab for Low […]
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Building Head and Neck Cancer Care Around the Best Functional Outcomes for Patients
S+S, Fall 2023 Under the leadership of Dr. Zevallos, one of the big changes that is moving forward for the Department of Otolaryngology is to hire otolaryngology head and neck […]
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UPMC Vision Institute, Leading the World in Imaging the Eye
S+S, Fall 2023 Only six devices in the world house a rare kind of imaging technology called laser doppler holography. Three are in Paris and two are in other parts […]
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A New Horizon for Hearing Care
S+S, Fall 2023 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is creating a premier Pittsburgh Hearing Institute, to be housed on the sixth floor of the new UPMC […]
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. […]