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 […]
Preparing for Mission of Mercy 2024
ophthalmology
THRIVE
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 […]
Without Bounds
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 […]
Seeing the Future of Gene Therapy
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 […]
SAC Review of OPH
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 […]
2024 Dorothy Christie Scott Award
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 […]
Leveraging the Microbiome to Alleviate Ocular Surface Disease
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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OPH Training Program Update
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 […]
VI One-Year Anniversary
Happy one-year anniversary to the Vision Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion! Since its opening in May 2023, there have been 47,013 total patient visits, with 9,712 new patients. In […]
Holly Stants Receives Alumni Award of Excellence
By Holly Stants Holly Stants, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT, UPMC Rehabilitation Institute Low Vision Team Leader, is the recipient of the 2024 University of Pittsburgh Occupational Therapy Department Alumni Award […]
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Help Us Without Paying a Cent
Anyone, regardless of income level, can play a vital role in supporting the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. By doing so, you […]
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy: Advancements in Research and Care
The Eye & Ear Foundation closed out April with a webinar entitled, “Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy: Advancements in Research and Care.” The first presenter was Kunal Dansingani, MBBS, […]
Cornea
S+S, Spring 2024, Back cover Thanks to support from Eye & Ear Foundation donors, under the leadership of the late Dr. Jim Funderburgh, scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology learned […]
Making Care Available to All
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 […]
Age-Related Macular Degeneration|Retina
S+S, Spring 2024, p. 4 Diseases and disorders of the retinal are major contributors to blindness. Age related macular degeneration falls into this category, and is the leading cause of […]