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 Know,” in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s September 7th webinar. Dr. Gillman, MD, FRCS, is an Associate Professor and the Director of Facial Plastic and […]
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Patients with low vision are in excellent hands at the Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion. William Smith, OD, and Holly Stants, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, CLVT, provided information on low vision, current treatment options, and advances in research and potential future treatments in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 25th webinar, “Research and Treatment Advances […]
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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, FACS, and the Eugene N. Myers, MD Chair of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), said he was going to talk about […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 27th webinar, “Hearing with the Brain” was presented by Philip Perez, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology specializing in Otology and Neurotology and Ross Williamson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Neurobiology, and Bioengineering. What is a Cochlear Implant? Dr. Perez started things off by describing a cochlear […]
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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