UW Health Eye Clinics is pleased to announce that the AcrySof®IQ PanOptix® Trifocal Intraocular Lens (IOL) is now available for patients undergoing cataract surgery. The PanOptix Trifocal IOL is the first and only FDA-approved trifocal lens available …
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Completion of BAX recruitment correlates with mitochondrial fission during apoptosis.
PubMed ID: 31719602 Author(s): Maes ME, Grosser JA, Fehrman RL, Schlamp CL, Nickells RW. Completion of BAX recruitment correlates with mitochondrial fission during apoptosis. Sci Rep. 2019 Nov 12;9(1):16565. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53049-w. PMID 31719602 Journal: Scientific …
UW DOVS Researchers Attend ISER/BFF Glaucoma Symposium
Several DOVS researchers attended the International Society for Eye Research/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium in Atlanta, GA, October 23-26, 2019. The symposium focused on concepts and breakthroughs in glaucoma and brought together researchers from around the world. …
Sixty Percent of Americans with Diabetes Skip Annual Sight-Saving Exams
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 …
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 …