UPMC has long been a leader in the field of transplant medicine. Patients come from all over the world to receive the world-class transplant care… Read more
Category: ophthalmology
Compassionate Care: Pittsburgh event provides free eye, ear and dental services
On Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, The Eye & Ear Foundation, in partnership with A Call to Care, held a Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event,… Read more
Pitt Surveillance System Detected Infection Linked to Eye Drops Months Before Outbreak Declared
An infectious diseases surveillance system created by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and deployed at a UPMC hospital successfully flagged cases of a… Read more
Pitt Neuroscientist at Forefront of Artificial Vision
Could vision, once lost, ever be regained? From using gene therapies to implanting pinhead-size electronic chips in the retina, Pitt scientists are making great progress… Read more
Seeing the Unseen Eye: Astrocytes at the Bridge to the Brain
To better understand glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, I and my fellow researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard School of… Read more