Exciting news to report: Pittsburgh is the U.S. site for a clinical trial with a gene-independent, cone sparing therapy for retinitis pigmentosa. SparingVision, a French company developing therapies for ocular […]
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EEF’s First Microsite
In the hopes of expanding our reach and improving our content, the Eye & Ear Foundation created its first microsite. A microsite is a branded content site that lives outside […]
shENT: Supporting Female Surgeons
To promote camaraderie among the female members of the Department of Otolaryngology and to provide an open forum to discuss topics that specifically affect the female members, shENT was created […]
Department of Ophthalmology Technician Training Program
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has a unique technician training program. Borne out of a need to increase staffing, the Department onboards candidates […]
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Community Outreach Update
The Eye & Ear Foundation community outreach initiatives have been active as of late. Here is an update: […]
Community Outreach
Social, cultural, and economic conditions challenge the ability of health providers to bring the best medical care to all our citizens. The Eye & Ear Foundation has stepped up to […]
2022 Albert C. Muse Dinner
The 2022 Albert C. Muse Dinner had an atmosphere of homecoming. Held on November 17, 2022, both recipients have ties to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following a […]
Meet Katie Cecconi, Community Service Coordinator
A partnership between the Department of Ophthalmology’s outreach missions, a grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, and the Eye & Ear Foundation has resulted in a new position: Community […]
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Wiegand Fellowship 2022
Bingjie Wang, an expert in signal and imaging processing for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), is the recipient of the 2022 Wiegand Fellowship in Ophthalmology. The $55,000 will support her research […]
Remembering Barbara Myers
The Eye & Ear Foundation is mourning the loss of Barbara Myers, the wife of Dr. Eugene Myers, former Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh […]
New CREATES Partnership
Pittsburgh CREATES (Collaborative Research Education and Technology Advancement in Surgery) has partnered with Vicarious Surgical Inc., a Massachusetts company. Discussions began earlier this year about the potential for collaborative efforts […]
A Shining Light for the Eye & Ear Foundation
S+S Fall 2022 With the passing of Marian Mosites this past July, the Eye & Ear Foundation has lost a generous and kind soul. A head and neck cancer survivor, […]
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The Philosophical Approach to Giving
S+S Fall 2022 Sheldon Marstine did everything right with his business and continues to do everything right as a philanthropist. He was the owner and CEO of Zenith Support in Pittsburgh’s […]
Pittsburgh CREATES
S+S Fall 2022 CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery) has been productive in the last six months. Funded by a grant to the Eye & Ear Foundation […]
The Art of the Vision Institute
S+S Fall 2022 The Vision Institute’s East Atrium, which leads to the elevator near the Low Vision and Rehabilitation Clinics, will feature a suspended sculpture with hundreds of different colored […]