Learning that your baby or child has hearing loss is a frightening scenario for any parent to imagine. In the United States, hearing loss is present in every 3 per […]
Immunology and Viral Eye Diseases
When thinking of eye diseases, most people will immediately think of things such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. However, many other viral diseases of the eye affect millions […]
Head and Neck Reconstruction: Past, Present and Future
Head and neck reconstruction is the last thing that many people think about when they are told that they have cancer of that region, or have suffered a devastating trauma, […]
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Cataracts – Causes and Treatments
A widespread disorder in the eye is the development of cataracts. For many people, getting cataracts are a natural part of the aging process. According to the National Institute of […]
Sight + Sound Bites | Head and Neck Reconstruction: Past, Present, and Future
Please join us for this lunch and learn webinar, where we will be joined by Mark W. Kubik, MD, who will give a presentation about advancements in reconstruction of the […]
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EEF in the Global News This Week (BBC, TIME Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and More)
In a breakthrough study published May 24th in Nature Medicine, Dr. José-Alain Sahel, our Chairman of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, reports a relatively simple yet remarkably effective way to […]
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Breakthrough Study on Restoring Vision to Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
The darkness descends slowly for people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative eye disease that affects 2 million people worldwide. The condition is typically diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. Still, […]
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The New York Times | Scientists Partially Restored a Blind Man’s Sight With New Gene Therapy
By Carl Zimmer May 24, 2021 A team of scientists announced Monday that they had partially restored the sight of a blind man by building light-catching proteins in one of […]
Sight + Sound Bites Webinar: Cochlear Implants: Candidacy and New Developments
The EEF hosted a lunch and learn webinar presented by Jonas Johnson, MD, Barry Hirsch, MD, and Elena LaQuatra on advancements in cochlear implant technology within the Department of Otolaryngology […]
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Taking Control of Balance and Dizziness
Have you ever stood up too fast, felt dizzy, and nearly lost your balance? Well, it turns out those issues are related and provides a glimpse of the debilitating conditions […]
Good Eyes, Good Genes?
What is Genetic Counseling? An emerging field of medical technology is Genetic Counseling. According to the World Health Organization, genetic counseling is the process through which trained professionals share knowledge […]
Sinusitis
“Spring, when your nose does more running than you do.” —Anonymous The beginning of Spring is when people often suffer from allergies and rhinosinusitis issues due to the increase of […]
Sight + Sound Bites Webinar: Innovative Treatments for Nasal Obstruction and Chronic Rhinosinusitis
The Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a webinar on Innovative Treatments for Nasal Obstruction and Chronic Rhinosinusitis featuring Eric Wang, MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following […]
Choroid: Unsung Workhorse of the Eye
An often understated yet critically important part of the eye is the choroid. Understanding what the choroid is and its role in vision can one day help researchers and clinicians […]
NEXTpittsburgh | $25 million Hillman grant for Pitt to make the region a vision care hub
March 2, 2021 By Michael Machosky The Bay Area is known worldwide for its tech startups. Philadelphia is known for its pharmaceutical cluster. Pittsburgh may someday be known for … […]