faculty and learners from the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences travelled to the Philippines this past May.
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The Blinding Truth of Fireworks and the Dangers They Pose to Your Eyesight
An ophthalmologist from the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences reminds us how to avoid serious eye injury during the festivities.
Binocular Home Treatment for Amblyopia: Gains Stable for One Year.
PubMed ID: 38360334 Author(s): Wygnanski-Jaffe T, Moshkovitz A, Kushner BJ, Belkin M, Yehezkel O; CureSight Pivotal Trial Group. Binocular Home Treatment for Amblyopia: Gains Stable for One Year. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Jun;262:199-205. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.02.004. …
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PubMed ID: 38573249 Author(s): Scott IU, Oden NL, VanVeldhuisen PC, Ip MS, Blodi BA. Reply. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jun;131(6):e25-e26. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.02.016. Epub 2024 Apr 1. No abstract available. PMID 38573249 Journal: Ophthalmology, Volume 131, Issue 6, …
Low Macular Pigment Optical Density Is Associated with Manifest Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in Older Women.
PubMed ID: 38974349 Author(s): Liu Y, Lawler T, Liu Z, Thuruthumaly C, Vajaranant T, Wallace R, Tinker L, Nalbandyan M, Mares J. Low Macular Pigment Optical Density Is Associated with Manifest Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in …
Celebrating the Class of 2024
Congratulations to our residency and fellowship graduates! With a dedication to excellence and a commitment to patient care, we are confident they will go on to make significant contributions to the field of ophthalmology.
UW Launches New Ophthalmology Assistant Apprenticeship Program
Eye care, like many areas of the health sector, is facing an ongoing personnel shortage. UW Health is addressing the challenge by recruiting, growing, and training its own. The new program is providing eight employees the life-changing opportunity to receive on-the-job training and classroom instruction, while still receiving their salaries and benefits.
Coming Full Circle: Former Ophthalmology Patient Works in the Operating Room, Alongside the Doctor Who Treated Her
Fifteen years after her first strabismus surgery, Veronica Witt still finds herself in the UW Health eye clinic every week. But these days, it’s for a much different reason. The 40-year-old year old from Appleton, …
Cystic Focal Ectasia Due to Moraxella Keratitis Identified in Formalin-Fixed Tissue.
PubMed ID: 37715778 Author(s): Warner EJ, Bradfield YS, Shatten J. Cystic Focal Ectasia Due to Moraxella Keratitis Identified in Formalin-Fixed Tissue. Ophthalmology. 2024 May;131(5):633. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.08.018. Epub 2023 Sep 15. No abstract available. PMID 37715778 …