People with diabetes are at increased risk of developing serious eye diseases, yet most do not have sight-saving, annual eye exams, according to a large study. The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology in reiterating the importance of …
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Patient Sight Series: I Can See Clearly (in Alaska) Now
Mary Regel has been busy since she retired as the director of international development from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce in 2011. Regel has assisted with special events to raise money for the Tommy G. …
Eye Clinic Staff Honored During Allied Ophthalmic Personnel Week
This week, November 4-9, 2019, we honor our UW Health Eye Clinic staff during Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP) Week. UW Health ophthalmic technicians are highly trained and dedicated staff members who play an important role …
Müller’s Muscle-conjunctival Resection Combined With Tarsectomy for Treatment of Congenital Ptosis.
PubMed ID: 31162300 Author(s): Gazit I, Gildener-Leapman J, Or L, Burkat CN, Pras E, Hartstein ME. Müller’s muscle-conjunctival resection combined with tarsectomy for treatment of congenital ptosis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):619-622. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001410. …
Novel anti-angiogenic PEDF-derived small peptides mitigate choroidal neovascularization.
PubMed ID: 31520600 Author(s): Sheibani N, Wang S, Darjatmoko SR, Fisk DL, Shahi PK, Pattnaik BR, Sorenson CM, Bhowmick R, Volpert OV, Albert DM, Melgar-Asensio I, Henkin J. Novel anti-angiogenic PEDF-derived small peptides mitigate choroidal …
Circulating neurohormone imbalances in canine sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and canine pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism.
PubMed ID: 31660652 Author(s): Oh A, Foster ML, Lunn KF, Mowat FM. Circulating neurohormone imbalances in canine sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and canine pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism. J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Nov;33(6):2587-2594. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15646. Epub …
Diagnostic utility of clinical and laboratory test parameters for differentiating between sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.
PubMed ID: 30864251 Author(s): Oh A, Foster ML, Williams JG, Zheng C, Ru H, Lunn KF, Mowat FM. Diagnostic utility of clinical and laboratory test parameters for differentiating between sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome and …
Surgical management of diabetic tractional retinal detachments.
PubMed ID: 31077688 Author(s): Iyer SSR, Regan KA, Burnham JM, Chen CJ. Surgical management of diabetic tractional retinal detachments. Surv Ophthalmol. 2019 Nov – Dec;64(6):780-809. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.04.008. Epub 2019 May 9. Review. PMID 31077688 Journal: …
WCBVI Spearheads Safety Efforts on White Cane Safety Day
The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired, a long-standing partner of the department, coordinated a successful campaign this month in conjunction with White Cane Safety Day, a national observance that is recognized annually …