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 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recently held conferences for their members. The AAO-HNS Academy was held in Nashville September […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation has received another $100,000 grant from the Addison Gibson Foundation to help cover medical costs for low-income patients in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. […]
Boris Rosin, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous, Department of Ophthalmology/UPMC Vision Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, received a Medical […]
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 […]
Leaders of the 2023 Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference shared the groundbreaking findings that were presented in October and talked about the future of vision restoration in […]
The UPMC Vision Institute observed White Cane Day on October 10. This national observance is held every year on October 15. Since that fell on a Sunday this year, staff […]
The UPMC Vision Institute has opened an urgent care eye clinic, making it one of the few clinics in the country dedicated to the care of eye emergencies, one of […]
The Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh held its annual symposium at the Vision Institute October 10-11, 2023. The Fox Center is […]
The Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory — in collaboration with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center – has submitted for publication a highly clinically relevant preclinical study for the recent extensively drug […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 The Eye & Ear Foundation recently received a grant from the Eden Hall Foundation to fund a training program for hearing and vision care for community health […]
S+S, Fall 2023 Gary Yam, PhD, received a U01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) based on work from the Hillman-funded Funderburgh Corneal Regeneration Project. Dr. Yam is […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 The Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion has two unique programs for people with low vision: a StreetLab and a driving simulator. The Pittsburgh StreetLab for Low […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 Only six devices in the world house a rare kind of imaging technology called laser doppler holography. Three are in Paris and two are in other parts […]
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The Department of Ophthalmology had another successful Hillman Scholars Program in Vision Science this summer. The Department is one of six sites of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Academy program. […]