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A Team of Miracle Workers: Patient Sight Story Series
If you asked Elaine Archiquette to summarize her recent experiences with the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), she’d likely say it was a miracle. The doctors, staff and researchers of …
Plumbagin-induced oxidative stress leads to inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) in canine cancer cells.
PubMed ID: 31391478 Author(s): Alharbi Y, Kapur A, Felder M, Barroilhet L, Stein T, Pattnaik BR, Patankar MS. Plumbagin-induced oxidative stress leads to inhibition of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase (NKA) in canine cancer cells. Sci Rep. 2019 Aug …
UW Hospitals and Clinics Among Nation’s Top 20
For the first time in the history of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics are listed on the Honor Roll – the 20 most highly ranked hospitals in …
Scaling Up Teleophthalmology for Diabetic Eye Screening: Opportunities for Widespread Implementation in the USA.
PubMed ID: 31375932 Author(s): Liu Y, Torres Diaz A, Benkert R. Scaling up teleophthalmology for diabetic eye screening: opportunities for widespread implementation in the USA. Curr Diab Rep. 2019 Aug 2;19(9):74. doi: 10.1007/s11892-019-1187-5. Review. PMID …
Is Too Much Screen Time Harming Children’s Vision?
As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about potential harm to their visual development. Ophthalmologists are seeing a marked increase in children with dry eye and eye strain from too …
Brain Aging in Midlife: The Beaver Dam Offspring Study.
PubMed ID: 30934109 Author(s): Schubert CR, Fischer ME, Pinto AA, Chen Y, Klein BEK, Klein R, Tsai MY, Tweed TS, Cruickshanks KJ. Brain aging in midlife: the Beaver Dam Offspring Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. …
Skin Intrinsic Fluorescence and Selected Measures of Visual Function and aging in Older Adults.
PubMed ID: 31030599 Author(s): Klein BEK, Lee KE, Maynard JD, Johnson CA, Danforth L, Klein R. Skin intrinsic fluorescence and selected measures of visual function and aging in older adults. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2019 Aug;26(4):264-269. doi: …
Patient-Reported Visual Function Outcomes After Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Macular Edema Due to Central Retinal or Hemiretinal Vein Occlusion: Preplanned Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
PubMed ID: 31169862 Author(s): Scott IU, VanVeldhuisen PC, Barton F, Oden NL, Ip MS, Blodi BA, Worrall M, Fish GE; Study of Comparative Treatments for Retinal Vein Occlusion 2 Investigator Group. Patient-reported visual function outcomes …