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
Category: ophthalmology
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
UPMC Mercy Receives Mobile Eye Van to Provide Vision Care in Underserved Communities
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF), a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, recently donated a mobile “eyeVan” to UPMC Mercy and the Eye & Ear Foundation. The… Read more
Pitt Scientists who Regrew Retina Cells to Restore Vision in Tiny Fish set their Sights on Humans
For centuries, people thought that blindness was incurable – once the darkness sets in, it never retreats. Unlike in fish and frogs, the human retina… Read more
For the First Time, Optogenetic Therapy Partially Restores Patient’s Vision
Optogenetic therapy, or manipulating proteins and cells with light, is an advanced technology developed in the early 2000s that drove major discoveries about the inner… Read more