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 […]
Elizabeth Wood applied to the Pittsburgh Gene Therapy Bootcamp on a whim. The husbandry technician, or “monkey nanny” at the University of Pittsburgh learned about it from a mass email. […]
If you have early or intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and are between 55 and 80 years old, you can help advance science for your condition and be compensated for […]
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The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology have three new hires to bolster efforts in the community. Postdoc research fellows Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, MD, and Valeria Villabona-Martinez, MD, are the Community […]
The most common diagnosis in children who attend the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) is cortical visual impairment (CVI). Preeti Patil, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who […]
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As Director of the Healthy Vision Lab, Dr. Andrew Williams, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is identifying patients’ transportation needs from existing data […]
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Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh’s 2023 event shattered all records. The two-day annual event provides free vision, hearing, and dental care. This year’s event will be held Nov 1-2, 2024. More […]
The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh are collaborating on a project called THRIVE: Treating HeaRing and Improving Vision: Education. Thanks to a grant from the […]
The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh have a mission to improve vision and hearing care for patients in underserved areas by attempting to meet them […]
Many advancements have occurred in the field of gene therapy since the last webinar on this topic. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 25th webinar, “Seeing the Future of Gene […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee recently had its annual meeting in which they extolled the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. The committee was created […]
Jacob Winters, MD, is the 2024 winner of the Department of Ophthalmology’s Dorothy Christie Scott Award. Named after Dr. Dorothy Scott, the award was endowed by her late husband Glenwood […]
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are leveraging the microbiome to alleviate ocular surface diseases. This exciting work was the topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 31st webinar, […]
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Tiona White was part of the pilot ophthalmic technician training program in the Department of Ophthalmology. When we last wrote about the program in December 2022, she had joined after […]