Volume 6, May 2, 2022
The Eye & Ear Foundation
Digital Newsletter
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

Pilgrims! Happy May Day!
Sando Lecture 2022
After a hiatus due to COVID, the second Sando Lecture was held on April 11, 2022. Hosted by the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, this year’s lecture featured Akira Ishiyama, Professor of Otolaryngology, Director of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. He spoke on temporal bone histopathology following cochlear implantation.
Project Theia

When Kathryn Sedory, a nurse in the UPMC Eye Center’s Minor Procedure Room, was asked by co-worker Dr. Jenny Yu-Will to join her on a medical mission trip to Ghana in 2017, her first reaction was, “Of course!”

Her second reaction was to ask, “Where am I going and what am I doing?”
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Unexpected Benefit of Masking
While many people have grumbled about masking during the pandemic, there has been an unexpected benefit: Finally recognizing and dealing with hearing loss.
Meet New EEF Team Member, Christine Wilson

Christine Wilson has joined the Eye & Ear Foundation as our new Program Administrator. In this role, Christine will serve as the Database Administrator and technical support for the Foundation team. She will also take on administrative responsibilities such as webinars and events management.
Vitamins for AMD

Vitamins have been proven helpful for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that can blur central vision.