Thanks to the support of the Hillman Foundation to the Department of Ophthalmology, a partnership between Duquesne University Department of Philosophy and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology is […]
Phenomenology and Vision Loss
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AMD Project Wins Grant
A team coordinated by Jay Chhablani, MD, Vice Chair of Clinical Trials and Professor of Ophthalmology at the UPMC Vision Institute, has won a Thome Foundation two-year $500K grant for […]
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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Hillman Grant for Ophthalmology Center of Excellence
The Eye & Ear Foundation has received a $5 million grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to create a Center of Excellence for Patient-Centered Data Analysis, Clinical Research, and […]
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Vitamins for AMD
Vitamins have been proven helpful for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that can blur central vision. The efficacy of a natural remedy on this common eye condition was […]
Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Changing Cells: Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
Presented by Jose-Alain Sahel, MD, Leah Byrne, PhD, and Joseph Martel, MD. They will cover the research the department is currently doing on using optogenetics to restore vision. […]
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Functional Vision Loss
According to the World Health Organization, 2.2 billion people worldwide have a visual impairment. William Smith, DO, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, projects […]
Improving Eye Care Delivery
Focusing on patient education, patient preferences, and system-based changes to broaden eye care delivery is Dr. Andrew Williams’ passion. The Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh talked […]
Imaging for Retinal Diseases
You know how people say, “You had to be there?” That is the case with The Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 19 webinar, “Imaging for Retinal Diseases.” It is one […]