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Turn it Down: Tips on How to Protect Your Hearing 

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There’s Help for Those Dealing with Aphasia 

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Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Overall Health

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Specialty Contact Lens Technology Helps Patient

The new technology they used to treat the patient is called Ovitz Ares and the machine is called an aberrometer, which measures the patient’s...

Attend Free Workshops to Master Diabetes Management

The Eye Institute (TEI), in conjunction with Temple Health, will host a series of “Real World Diabetes” workshops throughout March and...

Turn it Down: Tips on How to Protect Your Hearing 

The effects of noise on hearing depends on how loud the noise is and how long the noise lasts. If you need to shout in order to be heard, the sound...

There’s Help for Those Dealing with Aphasia 

If you or someone you care about is experiencing communication difficulties after a stroke or brain injury, the Speech-Language Institute (SLI) has...

Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Overall Health

Delaying treatment for hearing loss can have serious effects on other aspects of one’s health.

New Social Worker Joins Low Vision Rehab Staff   

Christine McBennett, MSW, LSW, is the new social worker dedicated to supporting patients at the William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center,...

Ask the Optometrist: When Should I Get My Eyes Checked? 

What are the common signs that indicate you should get your eyes checked? We turned to Dr. Andrew Gurwood, chief of Primary Care Services at The...

Speech-Language Pathologists Help Children with Developmental Disabilities  

Improving early communication skills, vocabulary building, understanding language, social interaction skills, and even feeding abilities are just...

Ways to Prevent Hearing Loss for Older Patients

For adults, hearing loss remains one of the most common chronic health conditions – and while many adults think hearing loss is simply a...

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and blindness in the...

Last-Minute Gift Shopping? Skip the Flashy Toys for Kids

When you’re last-minute shopping for a holiday or birthday gift for a child, it’s easy to grab the flashiest toy in the aisle. Those...

Ways the Speech-Language Institute Supports the Community 

In line with the Speech-Language Institute's (SLI) mission, Master of Science students in the Salus at Drexel University Speech-Language...

Champion Inclusion: Special Olympics Community Outreach

According to Erin Sherman, assistant professor at The The Eye Institute (TEI), Salus at Drexel University, 15 students and five faculty members...

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!  Pennsylvania Ear Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Service and Education   

The Pennsylvania Ear Institute celebrates its 20th anniversary, part of a larger 25th-anniversary celebration in 2025 for the Osborne Audiology...

Impactful Vision Screening Events for the Community

The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) and Vision to Learn pediatric screening event was one of two community events held...

Blue Light Filters, Yay or Nay?

We live in a digital age with people of all ages using screens to work and to play. And with the onset of technology came exposure to blue light...

Learn More About Managing Diabetes at a Series of Free Workshops 

The Eye Institute (TEI) will host “Real World Diabetes,” a series of free workshops, starting Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, and running for...

Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), memory problems are the first telling signs for Alzheimer’s disease and...

Earwax Removal Tools: Safe or Not?

From time to time earwax can interfere with everyday hearing. This can be removed from the ear canal so it does not interfere with listening or...

Ninth Annual SeeShore Fest Raises Awareness on Retina Diseases

Heather Napolitano has been a patient of William Feinbloom Low Vision Rehabilitation Center housed at The Eye Institute (TEI), ever since she...

Making an Impact in Patient Care for 42-Years  

Marcy Graboyes was pursuing her master’s degree in Social Work at Temple University, when she found herself assigned to the William Feinbloom...

Communication Milestones for Children

Recognizing milestones in children's development is very important. It is also important to be aware that every child reaches them at...

Everyday Sounds Affecting Your Hearing

Some sounds are normal decibel levels while others can induce damage you may completely be unaware of.

Daniel Hoffman Named 2024 William Feinbloom Low Vision Award Winner

Daniel Hoffman, Resident ‘25, was informed he had been chosen for the 2024 William Feinbloom Low Vision Award.