In Petr Baranov’s words, the Vision Institute is one of the few places in the world where optic nerve regeneration is a genuine institutional priority, not just an individual lab’s […]
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When the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 22nd webinar, “Everything You Need to Know About Angle-Closure Glaucoma” started, Rajesh Sasikumar, MD, Co-Director, Clinical Trials and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, said, […]
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[by Julie Monroe, MSN, AGNP-C, American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeNet Magazine, News in Review, p. 14-15, April 2026] SENDING A BRIEF MESSAGE THROUGH an electronic patient portal, letting patients know […]
Addressing Social Needs to Improve Access to Eye Care: Andrew M. Williams, MD, and the Healthy Vision Lab Glaucoma is a challenging ailment to manage. It is typically asymptomatic but […]
Introducing Clive D’Souza’s presentation at the Eye & Ear Foundation’s December 5 webinar, “Improving Outcomes in Low Vision Driving,” Carrie Fogel, EEF’s Senior Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations, […]
Several members of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology are working on optic nerve regeneration research. In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 13th webinar, “Current Updates in Optic […]
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By Craig Smith, Eye & Ear Foundation Director of Development and Community Initiatives Many diseases ultimately lead to blindness due to optic nerve damage. These include glaucoma, which damages the […]
S+S, Fall 2024 The Eye & Ear Foundation is happy to announce this year’s recipients of the Wiegand Fellowship and the Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award. The Wiegand Fellowship was established […]
Dr. Andrew Williams, MD, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, called the September 27th Eye & Ear Foundation webinar, […]
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By Andrew M. Williams, MD and Lisa A. Goldstein The Healthy Vision Lab at the University of Pittsburgh is unique in its focus on social determinants of health, use of […]
A longtime donor to the Eye & Ear Foundation passed away in February. Nancy McDonald got to know the Eye & Ear Foundation when her late husband Bill was undergoing […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation has received a $5 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to create a Center of Excellence for Patient-Centered Data Analysis, Clinical Research, and […]
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Advancements in glaucoma treatment and research was the topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 15th webinar. Ian Conner, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of the […]
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The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh has new faculty starting August 1st. Denise Gallagher was a retina fellow at Pitt and will be starting as a physician. […]
Yuanyuan Chen, PhD, has a lab that is developing drugs for retinal diseases. Morgan V. DiLeo, PhD, has a lab that is developing new delivery methods for these drugs. Both […]