By José-Alain Sahel, MDThe Eye and Ear Foundation Endowed Chair, Department of Ophthalmology A year of growth. 2024 was our first full year in our new beautiful UPMC Vision Institute […]
OPH Looks Back on 2024
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Advancing Survivorship Care Through Research
Marci Nilsen, PhD, MSN, BSN, CHPN, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and School of Medicine within the Department of Otolaryngology. She is […]
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Everything You Want to Know About Keratoconus
“Everything You Want to Know About Keratoconus” was the title of The Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 5th webinar. The first presenter was Gaurav Prakash, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology […]
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Andrew Williams Gets NSF Grant
Andrew Williams, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, has received a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to examine optimal treatment patterns for patients with diabetic […]
Chronic Rhinosinusitis
In The Eye & Ear Foundation’s December 14th webinar, “Chronic Rhinosinusitis,” Dr. Eric Wang tackled what he said seems like a common thing yet has a lot of variation and […]
Nasal Obstruction: The Deviated Septum – Everything You’d Want to Know
Making people breathe better through their nose is an issue near and dear to Dr. Grant Gillman’s heart. He presented “Nasal Obstruction: The Deviated Septum – Everything You’d Want to […]
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HPV and the Changing Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer
At the start of his presentation for the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 9 webinar, “HPV and the Changing Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer,” José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, […]
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Down Syndrome and Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea impacts around one billion adults worldwide, not including kids or the elderly. It is extremely common in people with Down syndrome. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 10th […]
Tinnitus Treatment Options
Viewers of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 12th webinar, “Tinnitus Treatment Options: To Audiology and Beyond” were treated to an overview of tinnitus treatment options and lifestyle changes that […]
Spring Fling: An Update on Allergies
If you think your allergies are getting worse, it is entirely possible, said Dr. Bridget Hathaway, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and Director of Allergy for the […]
Dr. Sahel Receiving Two Awards
Dr. José-Alain Sahel, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the UPMC Eye Center, has two more awards to add to his already […]
BPPV: The Most Common Kind of Vertigo
Dr. Susan Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA, has treated people with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) for almost 35 years. The co-director of the Master of Science degree for […]
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment and Therapies
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s November third webinar had a special guest: John Ash, PhD, the incoming E. Ronald Salvitti Professor of Ophthalmology Research, Vice-Chair, and Director of Research. Alexander […]
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Survivorship
At the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 27th webinar, the co-founders of the UPMC Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic spoke about the head and neck cancer survivorship program. They […]
Eye Injuries
Summer is known as trauma season, when sports and outdoor activities result in an influx of injuries. The eye is especially vulnerable. Consider all the sports with balls that can […]