New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai | Strategic Alliance Partners
For over 200 years, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) has cared for those hoping to see, taught those seeking to learn, and inspired those yearning to discover. Founded in 1820 NYEE is America’s first specialty hospital. Combining a rich history of specialty care with award-winning clinical excellence, NYEE is committed to serving its community, as well as patients nationally and internationally.
Today, NYEE is one of the leading institutions for the treatment of complex ophthalmic disorders remaining at the forefront for innovative surgical specialty services. The institution serves as the clinical site for breakthrough translational research—introducing many novel diagnostic and surgical techniques—with a growing network of satellite practices across the New York metropolitan area. Our physicians are also passing the tradition of excellence onto future generations through a highly competitive residency program and dozens of post-graduate ophthalmology fellowship positions.
Latest from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
ARVO 2023: Machine learning to identify structural phenotypes for glaucoma
May 3rd 2023Nazlee Zebardast, MD, MSc sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss her research on using machine learning methods to identify image-based, specifically OCT based, phenotypes or structural phenotypes for glaucoma. at this year's ARVO meeting.
The importance of ocular health prior to cataract and refractive surgery
February 28th 2023Dr. Jai Parekh, a clinical associate professor of Ophthalmology/The New York Eye & Infirmary of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and David Hutton, Managing Editor of Opthalmology Times discuss the importance of ocular health prior to cataract and refractive surgery, specifically with osmolarity testing.
EnVision Summit 2023: Baseline dry eye status may dictate choice between LASIK and PRK
February 20th 2023In a presentation at the EnVision Summit 2023 in Puerto Rico, Sumayya Ahmad, MD, pointed out that for patients with lower Schirmer’s scores and corneal staining, PRK may be a good choice. If the dry eye can be treated preoperatively and the eye has no staining, surgeons can consider LASIK.
High-tech imaging offers new way to detect early signs of glaucoma
August 4th 2022According to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, a new, non-invasive ocular imaging method may be able to detect an early indicator of glaucoma in time to prevent disease progression and vision loss.
Eye stroke: Mount Sinai program stresses awareness and emergent care for sudden vision loss
July 27th 2022Gareth Lema, MD, PhD, discusses an innovative eye stroke program at Mount Sinai Health System that involves collaboration among ophthalmologists, the stroke service, and emergency department physicians.
