Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Develop Novel Protocol to Rapidly Diagnose and Treat Eye Stroke

Study shows using advanced technology and time can prevent permanent vision loss

Mount Sinai Launches Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched the Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, the first of its kind in New York and one of the first in the United States.

Patients With Specific Types of Lipids May Be at Higher Risk of Developing Blinding Eye Disease

Principal Investigator: Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO, Deputy Chair for Ophthalmology Research for the Mount Sinai Health System Co-First Authors: Oana A. Zeleznik, PhD, Instructor in Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Jae H. Kang, ScD, Assistant Professor of…

Mount Sinai Researchers First to Identify That Two Separate Eye Diseases May Contribute to Common Blinding Eye Condition

Two separate eye diseases may contribute to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

High-Tech Imaging Offers New Way to Detect Signs of Early Glaucoma

Mount Sinai study shows flavoprotein fluorescence could serve as new biomarker

Black Patients Found Six Times More Likely to Have Advanced Vision Loss After Glaucoma Diagnosis Than White Patients

Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).

High Caffeine Consumption may be Associated with Increased Risk of Blinding Eye Disease

Frequent caffeine intake could more than triple risk of glaucoma for those genetically predisposed to higher eye pressure

Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Develop New Technique to Assess Progression of Sickle Cell Retinopathy

(New York, NY – May 10, 2021)- Ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai have created a new technique to evaluate patients with sickle cell retinopathy and assess the disease before it progresses and leads to…

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Celebrates 200th Anniversary and Honors its Pioneering Black Physician

Hosts Dedication for a Former Slave Who Became Country’s First African American Eye and Ear Specialist