Transforming Vision The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has experienced an era of unprecedented change in health care policy and regulation, advances in multidisciplinary research, and necessary pedagogical evolution to provide …
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Calcium silicate-based cements and functional impacts of various constituents.
PubMed ID: 27773894 Author(s): Saghiri MA, Orangi J, Asatourian A, Gutmann JL, Garcia-Godoy F, Lotfi M, Sheibani N. Calcium silicate-based cements and functional impacts of various constituents. Dent Mater J. 2017 Jan 31;36(1):8-18. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2015-425. …
Everyone’s Right to Sight
Since 2007, Combat Blindness International has partnered with UW Health and the University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences within the School of Medicine and Public Health to provide service to Dane County residents …
UW Eye Research Team Discovers Novel Gene Mutations that Cause Glaucoma
January is national glaucoma awareness month A research team of the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has discovered novel mutations in a gene that are responsible for an important subset of childhood blindness …
A Review: The Association Between Myopia and Glaucoma
CORE CONCEPTS The increasing global prevalence of myopia has significant consequences beyond mere optical correction, as it predisposes individuals to severe ocular pathologies including glaucoma. Biomechanical stresses induced by increased axial length of the globe and oxidative stress are implicated in the development of glaucoma …
Nickells Lab Explores the Molecular Complexities of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Robert Nickells, PhD, a researcher in the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Nickells leads an active research program studying the biology of …
A composite generator film impregnated with cellulose nanocrystals for enhanced triboelectric performance.
PubMed ID: 28090609 Author(s): Peng J, Zhang H, Zheng Q, Clemons CM, Sabo RC, Gong S, Ma Z, Turng LS. A composite generator film impregnated with cellulose nanocrystals for enhanced triboelectric performance. Nanoscale. 2017 Jan …
Increasing Options for Glaucoma Treatment and Detection
Meet Yao Liu, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences “As a glaucoma specialist, I see far too many patients who suffer from severe vision loss that does not …
Photoreceptor protection via blockade of BET epigenetic readers in a murine model of inherited retinal degeneration.
PubMed ID: 28103888 Author(s): Zhao L, Li J, Fu Y, Zhang M, Wang B, Ouellette J, Shahi PK, Pattnaik BR, Watters JJ, Wong WT, Guo LW. Photoreceptor protection via blockade of BET epigenetic readers in …