In June 2024, a sudden sports injury left Evan Facher lying on the ground, bleeding in incredible pain. The outer wall of his eye, he… Read more
Category: vision
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
First Look at UPMC Mercy Pavilion Construction
This week, UPMC offered a hard hat tour for Pittsburgh-based media to observe the construction progress of the UPMC Mercy Pavilion. The nine-story, 410,000-square-foot tower… 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