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Uncovering Glaucoma’s Vascular Link in People of African Descent

Alon Harris, MS, PhD, FARVO, has committed 30 years of research to chipping away at the notion that intraocular pressure (IOP) is the predominant risk factor for openangle glaucoma (OAG), particularly in people of African descent.

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Helping Low-Vision Patients Lead Independent Lives

For all their hard work to preserve and restore eyesight, ophthalmologists often reach the limits of what they can accomplish with standard treatment.

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Mount Sinai-Led Research Team Identifies Underlying Mechanisms of Age-Related Dysfunction in Glands Crucial to Eye Function

Discovery may lead to new treatment options for dry eye disease

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Virtual Reality Prepares Residents for Realities of Cataract Surgery

Second-year residents at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai are being enrolled in a week-long course that uses high-fidelity virtual reality simulators to teach the basic skills they’ll need to operate safely and efficiently ...

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Investing in Our Patients

Three recent physical improvements—the opening of the Center for Refractive Solutions, the reopening of the Optical Shop in prime retail space, and renovations of the Laser Vision Correction Center—by New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of ...

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Remote Diagnosis Gives Hope to Eye Stroke Patients

An innovative program integrates remote diagnosis and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the emergency rooms of three Mount Sinai hospitals to speed up diagnosis and treatment for patients with suspected eye stroke.

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Cataract Surgery Is on the Cusp of Seismic Change ... Again

Miniaturized devices like miCOR and miLOOP are ushering cataract surgery into a new era of convenient office-based settings.

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Understanding Papilledema Through the Lens of Machine Learning

Mount Sinai researchers set up an artificial neural network to assign a Frisén grade to fundus photographs of eyes with papilledema. Perfecting this model could yield information critical to clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and ...

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Defining the Emerging Field of Oculomics Through Advanced Imaging and Technology

The notion of the eye as a revealing window on the systemic health of the entire human body dates back centuries. The advent in recent years of powerful imaging techniques that can examine the eye in microscopic detail and then apply machine ...

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A Three-Year-Old With Multiple Disorders Meets an Ophthalmic Team With Multiple Talents

A multidisciplinary team at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai successfully treated a toddler who, starting soon after birth, experienced such recurring issues as dermolipoma,eyelid coloboma, amblyopia, ectropion, astigmatism, ...

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How Good Is AI? A New Study Shows It Can Outperform Seasoned Ophthalmology Specialists

A large language model (LLM) AI system can match, or in some cases outperform, human ophthalmologists in diagnosis and decision-making about glaucoma and retina disease, a new Mount Sinai study shows.

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Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy Is a Game Changer for Patients With Retinoblastoma

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is one of the few institutions in the New York metropolitan area to treat retinoblastoma, the most common type of eye cancer in young children.

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Ophthalmology Specialty Report 2023

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) made significant strides in the fields of science and technology over the past year, particularly in the pursuit of cutting-edge approaches to early detection and treatment of diseases ...

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Unraveling the Wound-Healing Magic of the Corneal Epithelium

The corneal epithelium plays an indispensable though little-understood role in marshaling armies of healing stem cells from the limbal rim to the protective surface of the eye in the event of an injury.

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Message From the Department of Ophthalmology Leadership

Even as we were reimagining New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) for a new era advancing programs and initiatives that strengthen our traditional pillars of patient care, education, and research.

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Eye Plaque Radiation Therapy Preserves the Sight of Patients With Invasive Carcinoma

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) started its eye radiation therapy program in the early 1990s.

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Putting Quality, Safety, and Experience On a Pedestal

As it reconfigures its practice for the future, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) is drawing generously on its pandemic-driven experience of the past.

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A New Study Finds Blacks Have More Advanced Visual Field Loss At First Diagnosis of Glaucoma

Collaborators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, uncover critical new information regarding primary openangle glaucoma (POAG) among U.S. health professionals.

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NYEE Residents Sharpen Their Skills on Four Complex Cases

As New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) continues to strengthen and expand its ophthalmology residency program the largest accredited program of its type in the country trainees are exposed to learning opportunities available at few other

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Two Powerful Imaging Tools Make Their Debut in the United States

Technology continues to hold center stage at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE), underscored by the recent arrival of two cutting-edge imaging devices: a tear film analyzer and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) Doppler.

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) 2022 Specialty Report

We are pleased to share with you the Department of Ophthalmology 2022 Specialty Report, which showcases the tremendous work happening at our institution, as we continue to envision our third century of community care, vision research, and education.

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A Mount Sinai Resident Draws on a Diverse Team to Address a Traumatic Eye Injury

The case of a 56-year-old man with a 10mm shard of metal penetrating his left eye shows the importance of triage in ensuring the best outcomes.

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A New Industry Partner Is a Milestone for Ophthalmic Robotics

The recent acquisition of Preceyes by industry leader ZEISS Medical, will further advance the field of microsurgical robotics.

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Two Distinct Pathways Are Identified for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Researchers have shed a new light into understanding the links between advanced age-related macular degeneration, cardiovascular disease, and stroke.

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Surgeons at NYEE and Mount Sinai Team Up for a Five-Year-Old Patient

Technology and surgical skills come together as surgeons team up to repair an arteriovenous malformation in the orbit compressing the optic nerve.

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai's New and Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center Will Become Leading Edge of Transformation

The planned state-of-the-art ASC reflects a partnership between NYEE, Mount Sinai Ambulatory Ventures, our community physicians, and Merritt Healthcare.

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Researchers Target a Major Hurdle for Retinal Stem Cell Replacement

Researchers have discovered a potential way around the production of epiretinal membranes, a major adverse event in the use of induced pluripotent stem cells, to treat AMD.

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New Imaging Shows First-Time Evidence of Vaso-Occlusion Dynamics in Sickle Cell Disease

Mount Sinai researchers reveal cellular phenomena of sickle cell capillary blood flow in extraordinary detail, opening the door to earlier diagnosis and individualized treatment.

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NYEE’s Eye Stroke Program Combines Expertise and Technology to Provide Rapid Diagnosis and Delivery of Care

When a person suffers a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), time is of the essence. CRAO is the ocular equivalent of a cerebral stroke, and like a stroke, emergent treatment is necessary to prevent permanent retinal damage and vision loss.

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai: Precision+Innovation Defining the Future of Ophthalmology - 2021

In this issue, we take a closer look at one of NYEE’s esteemed physicians, Paul Finger, MD, FACS, and his pioneering work in the field of ocular cancer, which has had a profound impact on current treatment modalities and their outcomes.

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai: Precision+Innovation Defining the Future of Ophthalmology - Spring 2022

The following two articles demonstrate how that commitment has evolved in the key areas of technology and training.

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Ophthalmology Residency at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Gain an overview of the Ophthalmology Residency program at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, which offers a competitive training environment rooted in practice-based learning, exposure to challenging clinical cases, surgical ...

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NYEE’s Ocular Oncology Service Expanded Patient Options for Eye Cancer Treatment

The Ocular Oncology Service at NYEE is home to the most advanced forms of eye cancer treatments aimed at preserving life, preserving the eye, and saving sight

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NYEE-Mount Sinai Eye Stroke Protocol Saves a Young Woman’s Sight

Treatment of acute eye stroke with intra-arterial tPA is showing great promise

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Surgical Transplantation of Human RPE Stem Cell-Derived RPE Monolayers into Non-Human Primates with Immunosuppression

Science is one step closer to developing effective cell therapy to treat blindness. Mount Sinai’s researchers recently published paper found that retinal cells from a human cadaver’s eye could be successfully transplanted into primate ...

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Taking Retinal Imaging to the Cellular Level Helps Treat Intra-Retinal Diseases

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) is at the forefront of imaging research into glaucoma, macular degeneration, and other intra-retinal diseases with the development of a super-fast, 1.64 MHz OCTA system

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New Retinal Capillary Density Mapping Technique Could Provide an Advanced Window on Disease

NYEE is a global leader in ocular imaging. Leveraging our experience in adaptive optics vascular analysis, to create software tools to help predict onset of ocular diseases, we are turning OCTA imaging into a practical tool for clinicians...

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An Unprecedented Look at Acute Solar Retinopathy

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai’s ability to marry AO with other advanced technologies like OCT angiography and en face OCT, sheds new light on damage caused to the retina by solar eclipse

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Breaking New Ground in Gene Transfer Therapy to Restore Vision

The Department of Ophthalmology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) is breaking new ground in the field of retinal regeneration to potentially restore visual function in people with degenerative glaucoma, macular degeneration...