The University of Pittsburgh has the unique privilege of having an ophthalmic microbiology laboratory. There are not too many around nationally, according to Dr. Alex Mammen, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Cornea, Cataract, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and medical director of the UPMC Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology […]
If you have a question about hearing aids, it was likely answered in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 9 webinar. Catherine Palmer, PhD, CCC-A, Professor in the Department of Communication Science & Disorders and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, and Director of Audiology for the UPMC Integrated Health […]
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If you are an organ donor, there is a chance your corneas could be part of a life changing operation. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s January 28 webinar, “Corneal Transplantation: From Donor to Recipient,” took viewers through the process. Criteria for Donation Janice Anderson, Ocular Customer Service Specialist with the Center for Organ Recovery and […]
On Monday, January 10, Eye & Ear Foundation webinar attendees got a tour of the University of Pittsburgh Skull Base Surgery Center from the comfort of their homes and offices. Doctors Carl Snyderman (Professor of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology Co-Director of the Center for Cranial Base Surgery) and Paul Gardner (Peter J. Jannetta Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery, […]
According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people worldwide have a visual impairment. William Smith, DO, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, projects that all these individuals have some level of functional vision loss. The prevalence is expected to double over the next 30 years due to an […]
Focusing on patient education, patient preferences, and system-based changes to broaden eye care delivery is Dr. Andrew Williams’ passion. The Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh talked about “Patient and Community Engagement to Improve Eyecare Delivery in Glaucoma and Other Chronic Eye Diseases” in The Eye & Ear Foundation’s December 17th webinar. […]
So much of our society is centered around food and drink. But swallowing issues can prevent some people from participating and enjoying this important life activity. In The Eye & Ear Foundation’s December 1 webinar, “The Why and the How Behind Treating Swallowing Disorders,” Tamara Wasserman-Wincko, MS, CCC-SLP, discussed the causes of dysphagia, or difficulty […]
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You know how people say, “You had to be there?” That is the case with The Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 19 webinar, “Imaging for Retinal Diseases.” It is one thing to describe the different imaging modalities. It is far more effective, however, to do this by showing what each detects. The good news is […]
Think of it like a kidney stone, but in your mouth. When material builds up over time, the salt in the saliva glands calcify and form a stone in the glands of the mouth called a salivary stone. Or, if you want to be fancy, the medical term is sialolith. When it blocks the salivary […]
Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel’s optogenetics breakthrough has been featured on CNN. This new kind of gene therapy has allowed a 58-year-old man with retinitis pigmentosa to see objects after 40 years of total blindness. The CNN segment will air at 11 AM EST on Saturday, November 6, and at 3 PM EST on Sunday, November 7. […]
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For three years, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh has hosted a two-day clinic providing free dental care to the underserved members of the community. This year, free vision care was also offered, courtesy of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. “It was a tremendous, tremendous success,” said Lawton Snyder, CEO of The Eye […]
If you’re one of 140 million worldwide contact lens wearers, you likely know how dangerous water can be when handling contact lenses. But do you know why? In The Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 20, 2021, webinar, Contact Lens Safety: Benefits of New Technology, Ellen Butts, OD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, […]
A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision. The technology, described in a paper published today in the journal eLife, streamlines development of gene therapy approaches for the treatment of genetic […]
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Nearly 50 million Americans have tinnitus. Of those, 99% can be classified as subjective tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association. This is described as when someone hears a sound without an external source. In the October 7, 2021 Eye & Ear Foundation webinar, “What’s the Buzz? The Neuroscience and Treatment of Tinnitus,” Dr. Philip […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 1, 2021 webinar, “Dry Eye: The Problems, The Solutions, The Future,” was one of the most well attended. This is no surprise, considering that dry disease is very common. At least 15-30 million Americans suffer from ocular surface damage due to dry eye, said Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac, […]