The Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 9th webinar, “Bringing Hearing to the Greater Pittsburgh Community,” was presented by Catherine V. Palmer, PhD, UPMC Director of Audiology, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & […]
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S+S, Spring 2024, p. 6 Community care has long been a focus point in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. In the past few years, however, both Departments — along […]
Written by Craig Smith, EEF Development Officer For the second year in a row, faculty and residents in the Department of Ophthalmology will be running in this year’s Pittsburgh Marathon […]
On the first day of the 2023 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event, a homeless woman who struggles with vision loss as a result of childhood abuse came to the vision […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation community outreach initiatives have been active as of late. Here is an update: […]
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is trying to increase access to ophthalmic care in Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities. Discussing their efforts were […]
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Volunteer registration is officially open for Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh 2022. The two-day clinic will be held on August 5-6 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. “This is the […]
In underserved communities across the country, a shocking 95 percent of kids who need glasses do not have them. Most states have a law to assess first graders’ vision by […]
Registration has officially opened for the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event on August 5-6, 2022. Within seven days, a total of 288 volunteers signed up. Of that number, 10 specifically […]
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The next Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event will offer free hearing screenings and otology services for the first time. In 2019 and 2021, Mission of […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation is teaming up with Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh to provide free vision and hearing care for the underserved community. This is a great volunteer opportunity! […]
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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 […]