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 […]
Mission of Mercy 2023
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Update on Optic Nerve Regeneration Progress
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 […]
White Cane Day
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 […]
Urgent Care Eye Clinic Opens
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 […]
Fox Center Symposium 2023
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 […]
Potential Solution for Drug Resistant Keratitis
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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Developing a Model with Stakeholders to Improve Hearing and Vision Care in the Community
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 […]
Breakthrough Research Getting Much Needed Support
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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Simulating Life to Understand the Impact of Vision Loss or Gain
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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UPMC Vision Institute, Leading the World in Imaging the Eye
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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Hillman Scholars Summer 2023
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. […]
Low Vision Team Wins Award
The Low Vision team in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh was an award winner for the 2023 Community and Ambulatory Services Quality Fair. They won for […]
Advancements in Cataract Surgery
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, cataracts affect more than 24.4 million Americans aged 40 and older. By age 75, approximately half of all Americans have them. No wonder […]
Advance Practice Providers Program
The Department of Ophthalmology has launched an Advance Practice Providers (APP) ophthalmology program to assist in providing care at the Urgent Eye Care Clinic (UECC) as well as inpatient consult […]
Emerging Vision Scientist
Shaohua Pi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has been selected as a National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Emerging Vision Scientist to advocate vision science to Congress. “I […]