A highly accomplished vision scientist and expert in colorblindness has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2022 George Kambara, MD Vision Science Symposium. Maureen Neitz, PhD is the Ray H. Hill Endowed Chair …
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Ophthalmic manifestations in Costello syndrome caused by Ras pathway dysregulation during development.
PubMed ID: 34612139 Author(s): Shankar SP, Fallurin R, Watson T, Shankar PR, Young TL, Orel-Bixler D, Rauen KA. Ophthalmic manifestations in Costello syndrome caused by RAS pathway dysregulation during development. Ophthalmic Genet. 2022 Feb;43(1):48-57. doi: …
Consensus Recommendation for Mouse Models of Ocular Hypertension to Study Aqueous Humor Outflow and Its Mechanisms.
PubMed ID: 35129590 Author(s): McDowell CM, Kizhatil K, Elliott MH, Overby DR, van Batenburg-Sherwood J, Millar JC, Kuehn MH, Zode G, Acott TS, Anderson MG, Bhattacharya SK, Bertrand JA, Borras T, Bovenkamp DE, Cheng L, …
Ultrasound-activable piezoelectric membranes for accelerating wound healing.
PubMed ID: 34919105 Author(s): Shi X, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Ye M, Zhang S, Gong S. Ultrasound-activable piezoelectric membranes for accelerating wound healing. Biomater Sci. 2022 Feb 1;10(3):692-701. doi: 10.1039/d1bm01062j. PMID 34919105 Journal: Biomaterials Science, …
Bim Expression Promotes the Clearance of Mononuclear Phagocytes during Choroidal Neovascularization, Mitigating Scar Formation in Mice.
PubMed ID: 35207495 Author(s): Wang S, Zaitoun IS, Darjatmoko SR, Sheibani N, Sorenson CM. Bim expression promotes the clearance of mononuclear phagocytes during choroidal neovascularization, mitigating scar formation in mice. Life (Basel). 2022 Jan 29;12(2). …
Dendro-somatic synaptic inputs to ganglion cells contradict receptive field and connectivity conventions in the mammalian retina.
PubMed ID: 34822767 Author(s): Grimes WN, Sedlacek M, Musgrove M, Nath A, Tian H, Hoon M, Rieke F, Singer JH, Diamond JS. Dendro-somatic synaptic inputs to ganglion cells contradict receptive field and connectivity conventions in …
I-TRUST Study Seeks to Increase Eye Screenings, Preserve Sight for Rural Patients Across the Country
More patients in rural areas across the nation could soon have increased access to vision-saving eye screenings based on a new multi-center clinical trial, led by an investigator at the University of Wisconsin Department …
DOVS Support Staff, Local Artist Team Up to Spread Kindness
Members of the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences support staff and a local artist recently teamed up to share a simple, but important reminder: Kindness is everything. During the support staff’s monthly meeting …
Global Ophthalmology Updates – January 2022
Residents Take Part in Global Simulation Wet Lab On Saturday, January 8, our three senior residents joined UW ophthalmologist Jennifer Larson, MD, for a global surgical simulation wet lab training at the VA Hospital in …