News for Supporters and Friends
2024 SPRING EDITION
Beyond the Horizon
T
he New Horizons for Care Campaign has been a huge success. It was launched by The Eye & Ear Foundation in 2016 with a goal of reaching $80 million by the end of 2023. Seven short years later, thanks to all our Sight + Sound readers who have contributed, the goal has been surpassed.
Spurred by the growth of the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, EEF CEO Lawton Snyder said at the campaign’s inception, “We saw an opportunity for Pittsburgh to be a world leader in finding new ways to advance care, first in our backyard, and ultimately the rest of the world.” Raising and distributing philanthropic dollars to the Departments fulfills EEF’s mission to support research to improve how we hear, see, and live.
We have seen the impact of the campaign in many ways in both Departments through the growth of research teams, new programs, bold initiatives, and rise in national rankings. This issue of Sight + Sound is devoted to this monumental accomplishment, with articles highlighting what the campaign has supported. We know that this is only the beginning of what needs to be done to make the type of impact Pittsburgh can make in these areas, but we are very proud of the accomplishments thus far.
$24,337,086
FY22
FY23
FY24 $11,186,102
FY21
$10,214,948
FY20
$7,266,327
FY19
$5,718,480
$5,006,566
FY18
$10,103,622
FY17
$4,290,190
FY16 $3,477,865
C A M PA I G N C O N T R I B U T I O N S
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $81,601,184 In This Issue Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center | Tinnitus
2
Optic Nerve Regeneration
3
Age-Related Macular Degeneration | Retina
Making Care Available to All
6
4 Head Neck Cancer/Survivorship 7
CREATES/Skull Base Surgery/ Surgical Innovation
5
Cornea
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All stories written by Lisa A. Goldstein