PubMed ID: 29352075 Author(s): Gurel Z, Sheibani N. O-Linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) modification: a new pathway to decode pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. Clin Sci (Lond). 2018 Jan 19;132(2):185-198. doi: 10.1042/CS20171454. Print 2018 Jan 31. Review. PMID …
Year: 2018
XEN Gel Stent: More Options for Glaucoma Surgery Comes to UW Health
Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness, according to the World Health Organization. The Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group estimates that over three million Americans have the disease, which does not have a cure. Glaucoma …
EyePrintPRO Scleral Contact Lenses Now Offered at UW Health Eye Clinics
Karina Conlin, OD, and Amy Walker, OD, recently hosted Christine Sindt, OD, FAAO, to become certified to fit the new EyePrintPRO molded, scleral contact lens. Dr. Sindt is the Director of Contact Lens Services at …
Temporal diabetes-induced biochemical changes in distinctive layers of mouse retina.
PubMed ID: 29348593 Author(s): Aboualizadeh E, Sorenson CM, Schofield AJ, Unger M, Sheibani N, Hirschmugl CJ. Temporal diabetes-induced biochemical changes in distinctive layers of mouse retina. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 18;8(1):1096. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19425-8. PMID 29348593 …
Yao Liu, MD, Secures 2018 American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Award
Yao Liu, MD, assistant professor with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, was recently awarded a 2018 American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician-Scientists Award grant. The $10,000 grant supports Dr. Liu’s study, “Macular …
Nutrition and Eye Research Team Secures Professional Development Grant for 2018 ARVO Presentation
Zhe (Jason) Liu, a biostatistician on the Nutrition and Eye Health Research Team since 2011, has received an Academic Staff Professional Development Grant from UW-Madison. The grant support Liu’s efforts to present at the Association …
Visible light optical coherence microscopy of the brain with isotropic femtoliter resolution in vivo.
PubMed ID: 29328237 Author(s): Merkle CW, Chong SP, Kho AM, Zhu J, Dubra A, Srinivasan VJ. Visible light optical coherence microscopy of the brain with isotropic femtoliter resolution in vivo. Opt Lett. 2018 Jan 15;43(2):198-201. …
January 2018: 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 …
In Focus: Quarterly Magazine Features Fundus Photograph Reading Center
The Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC) is the core imaging lab within the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences studying diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, uveitis and many more. FPRC was …