UW-Madison Launches New Ophthalmology Tissue Biobank
Nov 30 2022
The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) has entered into a new partnership aimed at systematically collecting, storing, processing and distributing human eye tissue for research purposes. The new…
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2022 Mind and Motion
Nov 23 2022
Faculty, fellows, and residents in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences taught 88 medical students how to do an eye exam November 19 as part of the Mind and Motion course. Mind and Motion…
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Department Chair to be Honored at Outstanding Women of Color Awards
Nov 15 2022
“A force of nature within the world of ophthalmology.” That is how Terri L. Young, MD, MBA, has been described. Dr. Young, who is Chair of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences,…
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Brazil Resident “Finds her Sparkle” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Oct 28 2022
When Renata Martins Maia, MD talks about ophthalmology, her eyes sparkle, conveying the passion that drove her to travel more than 5,000 miles for the next phase of her career. Maia left the University of…
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Department Hosts Inaugural Low Vision Rehabilitation Meeting
Oct 24 2022
In an effort to improve patient care through collaboration, the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) hosted its first-ever Greater Dane County Low Vision Rehabilitation Stakeholder meeting on October 14. The…
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University of Wisconsin on the Cutting Edge of Global Ophthalmology Curriculum
Oct 14 2022
The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) is attracting attention at home and abroad for its global ophthalmology (GO) curriculum. Yasmin S. Bradfield, MD and Hannah Baker, MA presented the curriculum…
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Annual Right to Sight Clinic Serves 58 Patients
Oct 13 2022
The 2022 Annual World Sight Day Right to Sight Clinic was held Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the UW Health University Station Eye Clinic. 58 people were provided with eye care services, and 34 pairs…
Read MoreTerri L. Young, MD, MBA Receives Prestigious Women in Ophthalmology Award
Oct 04 2022
Terri L. Young, MD, MBA has devoted her career to advancing the voices of women and underserved minorities in the field of ophthalmology. She was honored for this work by the Women in Ophthalmology (WIO)…
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Roomasa Channa, MD Named to Ophthalmology Management’s 40 Under 40
Oct 03 2022
Amazing. That is how Roomasa Channa, MD of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is being described. At a special reception at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in…
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