Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, glaucoma clinician-researcher at the University of Wisconsin …
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Department Labs Explore Gene Delivery for Treating Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and is usually associated with increased pressure in the eye. This causes insults to nerve cells (retinal ganglion …
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. This month, the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences wants to help those in need receive more information about this …
AB3-Loaded and Tumor-Targeted Unimolecular Micelles for Medullary Thyroid Cancer Treatment.
PubMed ID: 28025618 Author(s): Jaskula-Sztul R, Chen G, Dammalapati A, Harrison A, Tang W, Gong S, Chen H. AB3-loaded and tumor-targeted unimolecular micelles for medullary thyroid cancer treatment. J Mater Chem B. 2017 Jan 7;5(1):151-159. …
Saving Sight Session // “Balancing Hope and Hype: The Potential of Stem Cells to Help Patients with Blinding Diseases”
Free and open to the public, this community-centric event is modeled after the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s “Mini-Med School” programs. Our spring 2017 Saving Sight Session will feature the renowned David Gamm, MD, …
Epidemiological Studies Endure
Watch the Fall 2016 Eyes, Ears and Aging Saving Sight Session video featuring Dr. Cruickshanks. 2016 marked the 23rd and 12th years, respectively of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study (EHLS) and the Beaver Dam Offspring Study (BOSS), …
Fundus Photograph Reading Center Maintains Momentum
Research in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences extends beyond the laboratory to a clinical research lab, the Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC). The FPRC isa retinal imaging lab established by Dr. Matthew Davis in …
Open Payments Database: Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Agent Payments to Ophthalmologists.
PubMed ID: 27697472 Author(s): Singh N, Chang JS, Rachitskaya AV. Open payments database: anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent payments to ophthalmologists. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jan;173:91-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2016.09.026. Epub 2016 Sep 30. PMID 27697472 Journal: …
Vitamin D receptor expression is essential during retinal vascular development and attenuation of neovascularization by 1, 25(OH)2D3.
PubMed ID: 29272316 Author(s): Jamali N, Wang S, Darjatmoko SR, Sorenson CM, Sheibani N. Vitamin D receptor expression is essential during retinal vascular development and attenuation of neovascularization by 1, 25(OH)2D3. PLoS One. 2017 Dec …