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The Scoop, November 2025

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November 2025 Volume 48

Mission of Mercy 2025 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh’s October event shattered the previous record, surpassing 2,000 patients. In fact, the free dental, vision, and hearing clinic reached capacity by early afternoon on its second day. The Eye & Ear Foundation in partnership with Call to Care hosted the two-day event, which took place October 24-25.

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The landmark clinical trial co-led by José-Alain Sahel, MD, on the PRIMA retinal implant continues to gain national recognition. The wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Advanced atrophic AMD, also known as geographic atrophy (GA), is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in older adults, affecting more than 5 million people worldwide.


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