Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek and Craig Smith Ambassador “A person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity.” The Eye & Ear […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation Ambassador Program
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Advancing Care by Advancing Access
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Carrie Fogel For thirty-five years, the Eye & Ear Foundation has been committed to supporting promising research in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology […]
Q & A with Dr. Andrew Eller, Ophthalmologist
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Craig Smith Why am I seeing Floaters? Consider the eye or eyeball as a camera with a lens in the front and film in […]
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A Lifetime of Care and an Everlasting Commitment to Help Others
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek It is rare today to have a 60-year commitment to anything. For Margaret and William Barati, two of their most important […]
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Two patients in Pittsburgh first in the United States to receive a promising PRIMA system to restore vision for severe Macular Degeneration
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Scientists and clinicians in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine had the distinction in January 2020 […]
UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower: Construction Update
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Construction on the state-of-the-art UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Tower in the Uptown neighborhood of Pittsburgh starting to take shape. Located on the […]
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Big Data, Big Possibilities
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Carrie Fogel Much has been discussed regarding the potential for what is termed ‘Big Data’ to revolutionize how we understand patterns and trends relative […]
Solving the Mystery of Cortical Visual Impairment
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Craig Smith Thanks to a generous gift from the Jack Buncher Foundation, physicians, scientists, and staff from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University […]
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A Life Dedicated to Restoring Vision
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Lawton Snyder The Eye & Ear Foundation family was very saddened by the recent loss of Jim Funderburgh, PhD one of the Department of […]