February is Low Vision Awareness Month. Low vision is defined as any type of vision impairment affecting and individual’s activities of daily living that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, procedures or surgery. While …
Month: February 2022
Meet Our Certified Ophthalmic Assistants and Technicians
The Certified Ophthalmic Assistants and Technicians of UW Health and the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences play a key role in providing excellent eye care to patients of all ages. This month, get …
A20 Attenuates the Fibrotic Response in the Trabecular Meshwork.
PubMed ID: 35216043 Author(s): Mzyk P, Zalog EG, McDowell CM. A20 attenuates the fibrotic response in the trabecular meshwork. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 9;23(4). pii: 1928. doi: 10.3390/ijms23041928. PMID 35216043 Journal: International Journal …
COAST
Clarifying the Optimal Application of SLT Therapy Trial (COAST)
Introducing the 2022 Kambara Symposium Keynote Speaker: Maureen Neitz
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 …
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, …