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 webinar, “Down Syndrome and Sleep Apnea: A New Treatment on the Horizon” focused on the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on patients with Down syndrome […]
Yuanyuan Chen, PhD, has a lab that is developing drugs for retinal diseases. Morgan V. DiLeo, PhD, has a lab that is developing new delivery methods for these drugs. Both labs were represented in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 30 webinar, “Improving Drugs and How They’re Delivered for Eyecare.” Chen Lab Dr. Chen, Assistant […]
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 help patients with tinnitus. Presenter Lori Zitelli, AuD, CH-TM, Managing Audiologist in the UPMC Department of Audiology and an Adjunct Instructor at the University of […]
Our eyes help us see, but the brain is where the magic really happens. In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 31 webinar, “Cortical Vision: Can We See with Just Our Brain?” attendees learned about visual neuroscience, brain stimulation, and the work being done that will hopefully lead to some level of vision restoration. “This […]
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The finish line is always the end goal of a marathon. In the case of the Phaco Fanatics team, however, the ultimate goal is to raise $1,000 for Eyes on Wheels in the Pittsburgh Marathon on May 7. The team is comprised of four University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology residents: Trish Campos, Pete Jones, […]
Manoj Kumar — Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and faculty at the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center — is first author of a study published in the March 2023 issue of Science Advances. Entitled “A genetically encoded far-red fluorescent indicator for imaging synaptically released Zn2+,” the study reveals a new technology with important […]
Now in its seventh year, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh has treated over 5,000 patients since its inception. This free two-day dental, eye, and hearing clinic is for the underserved members of our community, from the working poor and people experiencing homelessness to veterans and families who are uninsured or don’t have access to affordable health […]
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S+S Spring 2023 The Eye & Ear Foundation and UPMC Mercy received a $150,000 mobile “eyeVan” from Brother’s Brother Foundation for the Department of Ophthalmology to use for free community vision clinics in the Pittsburgh Region. The key exchange was Wednesday, March 1 on the Mercy Hospital campus. The van is like a doctor’s office […]
S+S Spring 2023 To meet the critical need for a reliable performance standard for amplification technology independent of industry claims, the Hearing SUPPORT project was created. It will now become a reality, thanks to a $100,000 grantfrom the Hearst Foundation to the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Department of Audiology at the University of […]
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S+S Spring 2023 One million dollars has been raised to endow the Pioneers in Skull Base Surgery Chair, thanks to many donors. UPMC will match the funds. Once Dr. Joseph Maroon, Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery and the Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, retires, the name will change […]
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In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 23 webinar, EEF CEO Lawton Snyder provided an overview of the impact the EEF has made to advance care over a span of 13 years. Lawton Snyder’s Background Snyder joined EEF in late 2009. He is not a physician, nor is he an audiologist, but he is married […]
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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 physical therapists at the University of Pittsburgh and Fellow and member of the International Neurological Physical Therapy Board of Directors also has a joint appointment […]
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is trying to increase access to ophthalmic care in Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities. Discussing their efforts were Evan Waxman, Andrew Williams, Sabrina Mukhtar, and Dana McGinnis-Thomas in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 29th webinar entitled, “Taking the First Step: Improving Access […]
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The FDA finally approved over the counter (OTC) hearing aids. Now what? For the last three years, Catherine Palmer, PhD, Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders, Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Director of Audiology for the UPMC Integrated Health […]
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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 Anetakis, MD, MBA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Division, and a Senior Advisor to the Translational Sciences Team at UPMC Enterprises, was the other […]
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