UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Glaucoma specialist Yao Liu, MD, recently returned from Washington, DC where she was an invited presenter at the Emerging Vision Scientists Congressional Reception at the Capitol building on September 14-15, 2016. Liu talked about her tele-ophthalmology initiative and the importance of funding vision... more»

UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chair Terri Young, MD, MBA, attends the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) in Athens, Greece, along with ophthalmic plastic surgeons Dr. Mark Lucarelli, Dortzbach Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Dr. Geoffrey Rose, president of the European Society of Ophthalmic... more»

For the last 18 years, ophthalmology and veterinary ophthalmology residents from throughout the country have come to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science to learn cataract surgery. At what may be the longest consistently running Phacoemulsification course in the country, attendees at the Department’s Multiphasic Phaco Course learn about all aspects of Phaco in a three-year,... more»

Dr. Matthew Davis, of the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been selected as the recipient of the 2015 Laureate Recognition Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Dr. Davis is known for his groundbreaking work in clinical trials related to diabetic retinopathy and founded the University of Wisconsin Fundus Photography Reading Center (FPRC), which... more»

by David Tenenbaum, University Communications Media Inquiries: news@uwhealth.org In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team pinpoints how immune abnormalities beneath the retina result in macular degeneration, a common condition that often causes blindness. Aparna Lakkaraju, an assistant professor of... more»

Stephanie Klett almost skipped her routine eye exam. She’s glad she kept the appointment because her home-town ophthalmologist found retinal tears. Dr. Alice Townsend referred Ms. Klett to UW Health Eye Clinics and Michael Altaweel, MD, performed laser surgery to save Klett’s vision. Read the whole story in the Beloit Daily... more»

In June, the residents in the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences announced the faculty recipients of this year’s teaching awards. The awards were presented by graduating residents Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH, Jeremy Lavine, MD, PhD, and Brandon Metcalf, MD, MPH. The following members were recognized by the nine residents for their contributions to resident... more»

The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Ophthalmology is a leading institution nationally and internationally for the diagnosis and treatment of vision disorders, education and vision research. The clinical services at UW Health Ophthalmology are compelling not... more»