Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel’s optogenetics breakthrough has been featured on CNN. This new kind of gene therapy has allowed a 58-year-old man with retinitis pigmentosa to see objects after 40 years of total blindness. The CNN segment will air at 11 AM EST on Saturday, November 6, and at 3 PM EST on Sunday, November 7. […]
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For three years, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh has hosted a two-day clinic providing free dental care to the underserved members of the community. This year, free vision care was also offered, courtesy of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. “It was a tremendous, tremendous success,” said Lawton Snyder, CEO of The Eye […]
If you’re one of 140 million worldwide contact lens wearers, you likely know how dangerous water can be when handling contact lenses. But do you know why? In The Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 20, 2021, webinar, Contact Lens Safety: Benefits of New Technology, Ellen Butts, OD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, […]
A novel computational platform developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision. The technology, described in a paper published today in the journal eLife, streamlines development of gene therapy approaches for the treatment of genetic […]
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Nearly 50 million Americans have tinnitus. Of those, 99% can be classified as subjective tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association. This is described as when someone hears a sound without an external source. In the October 7, 2021 Eye & Ear Foundation webinar, “What’s the Buzz? The Neuroscience and Treatment of Tinnitus,” Dr. Philip […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 1, 2021 webinar, “Dry Eye: The Problems, The Solutions, The Future,” was one of the most well attended. This is no surprise, considering that dry disease is very common. At least 15-30 million Americans suffer from ocular surface damage due to dry eye, said Dr. Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac, […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a lunch and learn webinar where Philip Perez, MD and Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD presented on advancements in tinnitus treatment and research taking place within the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Tzounopoulos is a Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department […]
The Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a lunch and learn webinar, given by Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, L.Ac and Shivalingappa (Shiva) Swamynathan, PhD on research and treatment advances for dry eyes. Dr. Dhaliwal is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director of Refractive Surgery and the Director of the Cornea […]
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Berlin, 15 September 2021. Today the first Science Breakthroughs of the Year Awards are announced by the Falling Walls Foundation in Berlin. The Science Breakthroughs are awarded in 10 categories, the first seven recipients ranging from Life Sciences and Physical Sciences to Art and Science and Science and Innovation Management. The first laureates of the […]
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Have you ever had an eye infection? A case of dry eye? Horrible allergies? If you are like most people, at some point in your life, you have had to use those pesky eye drops. Eye drops can be irritating, difficult to use, and at times it seems as if more of the solution drips […]
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Learning that your baby or child has hearing loss is a frightening scenario for any parent to imagine. In the United States, hearing loss is present in every 3 per 1,000 births. Hearing loss in children, while not common, is a condition that can result from many causes. Approximately half of hearing loss in babies […]
When thinking of eye diseases, most people will immediately think of things such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. However, many other viral diseases of the eye affect millions of patients around the world. Clinicians and scientists in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are working together to […]
Head and neck reconstruction is the last thing that many people think about when they are told that they have cancer of that region, or have suffered a devastating trauma, such as a gunshot. But the long-term ramifications of not having this area reconstructed are many, including functional issues, such as swallowing and airway problems, […]
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A widespread disorder in the eye is the development of cataracts. For many people, getting cataracts are a natural part of the aging process. According to the National Institute of Health, in the United States alone, more than 24.4 million people over the age of 40 have been affected by cataracts. This number is expected […]
Please join us for this lunch and learn webinar, where we will be joined by Mark W. Kubik, MD, who will give a presentation about advancements in reconstruction of the oral cavity taking place within the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Kubik is an Assistant Professor in the […]
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