Dr. Sahel and Dr. Rossi discuss recent advances in adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy with Governor Josh Shapiro and Leslie Davis, CEO of UPMC, who recently visited our laboratory at the UPMC Vision Institute.

Clementine Callet and Kimberly Guzman discussed with Governor Shapiro about their work developing full field optical coherence tomography for imaging patients.

We are excited to announce the move of our lab into the new UPMC Mercy Pavilion in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood.
This 10-story building is now the home of the UPMC Vision Institute and the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute. It is a first-of-its-kind facility in the United States, combining expert clinical care and groundbreaking research in vision medicine and rehabilitation medicine. With more than 100,000 square feet of research space, the building focuses on translational science – taking what is learned in the lab and applying it directly to clinical care.
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Dr Rossi along with Dr Ian Conner were the medical co-chairs for this year's 15th annual Vision Walk. A yearly event sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness Pittsburgh chapter, held at the Great Lawn in Pittsburgh's North Side. The Foundation’s goal is to drive the research that will lead to preventions, treatments, and vision restoration for the spectrum of degenerative retinal diseases, specifically macular degeneration – including age related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome, Stargardt disease and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Together these conditions affect more than 10 million Americans and millions more throughout the world. During its now 50-year history, the Foundation has raised over $856 million in support of its effort to reverse blindness and restore vision. To learn more about the foundation please visit :https://www.fightingblindness.org