“Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people.” —Helen Keller These words, spoken so many years ago, unfortunately still hold true for millions of people with untreated […]
Hearing Loss and Social Isolation
A New Look at Treating Eye Disease
Exciting breakthroughs in ocular drug delivery and release may provide relief for vision patients who rely on eye drops, thanks to the work of Morgan Fedorchak, PhD, Assistant Professor of […]
Surgical Cognition Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh
There is much more to surgery than manual dexterity. A virtuoso violinist does not necessarily make a great surgeon. The Surgical Cognition Laboratory at the Eye & Ear Institute is […]
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Getting a Bird’s Eye View
Scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine continue to advance their research on a variety of areas that could eventually help solve the […]
A Window to the Brain: Understanding How What We Hear Influences How We Behave
As humans, our senses, such as hearing, influence how we perceive and recognize the world around us. For example, most everyone has experienced the phenomenon of hearing a certain song […]
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Swimming Towards a Cure: Studying Fish to Understand Vision Loss in Humans
Led by Jeffrey Gross, PhD, the E. Ronald Salvitti Chair in Ophthalmology Research and the director of the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration, researchers are studying an unlikely […]
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COVID-19 and Your Respiratory Tract: Important Signs to Know From the ENT Team
The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine would like to provide information on COVID-19 and how it affects your respiratory tract. The clinicians are here […]
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Introducing Sight + Sound Bites
The Eye & Ear Foundation proudly introduced a new biweekly lunchtime educational webinar series of the research and clinical innovations at the Eye and Ear Institute. Our inaugural webinar was […]
Coronavirus & Your Eyes: What UPMC Eye Center Ophthalmologists Want You to Know
The Department of Ophthalmology continues to provide services while restricting visitation and postponing non-urgent procedures in order to keep patients and employees safe. We want to provide patients with information […]
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Pitt Announces a Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
I am excited to share the news that the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced today a potential COVID-19 vaccine, which goes on like a Band-Aid, does not […]
Telemedicine: The Department of Otolaryngology’s Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 viral pandemic has arrived in Western Pennsylvania. Governor Tom Wolf has called for preventative measures to limit the spread of this disease, including frequent hand washing, cleaning surfaces, […]
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Dr. Caroline Vloka Wins Dorothy Christie Scott Academic Mission Award
The Eye & Ear Foundation is happy to announce that Caroline Vloka, MD has been awarded this year’s Dorothy Christie Scott Academic Mission Award in Ophthalmology. Dr. Vloka is a […]
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EEF During This Very Troubling Time
I hope this post finds you healthy. I wanted to advise that currently our office is following the University of Pittsburgh and government COVID-19 guidelines, and the staff is working […]
The Leading Visual Diagnosis Among Children
Physicians, scientists, and staff from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind […]
A Beam of Light to the Brain Can Help to See in the Future
Included below is a translated segment by Kalevi Rantanen published in Helsingin Sanomat, the largest subscription newspaper in Finland, on February 20, 2020. In the future, the blind can see […]
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