Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) is best known as the virus that causes cold sores, but it is also the leading infectious cause of blindness in the United States. In the eye, HSV-1 can produce …
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Alumni Spotlight: Timothy Daley, MD ’11 and ‘12
For Timothy Daley, MD, becoming a Badger was the beginning of a lifelong connection to the University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW). After earning his undergraduate and medical degrees at the UW, he completed his ophthalmology residency …
A Molecular ‘Override’ for Inherited Blindness: Vision Research Group Publishes Recent Paper
For children born with a rare form of inherited blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis type 16 (LCA16), the genetic culprit can be a single miswritten instruction in their DNA — a so-called “nonsense mutation” that …
UW-Madison Recruits Leading Vision Researcher as Inaugural Monroe E. Trout, Jr. Chair in Eye Research
The UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and the McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW-Madison are pleased to announce the recruitment of Jianhai Du, PhD. Dr. Du joined the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual …
A Partnership in Life, Family, and Vision Care
When Drs. Barbara Blodi and Justin Gottlieb arrived at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) three decades ago, they brought with them a shared passion for retina care and …
A Year of Growth for the Clinical Eye Research Unit
For more than four decades, the Clinical Eye Research Unit (CERU) has helped bring promising vision therapies from the research stage to patients. Today, the unit is expanding its reach, conducting increasingly complex clinical …
Highlights from Wisconsin Ophthalmology Research Day 2026
The University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin proudly partnered on June 12 at the annual Wisconsin Ophthalmology Research Day (WORD). The event featured research …
Global Partners Visit Madison
We were pleased to host two learners from our global partner institutions in Manila, Philippines for a week-long rotation in June: Drs. Paul Apilado and Cathleen Villafuerte. Dr. Apilado is the chief ophthalmology resident from …
Alumni Spotlight: Dalia Girgis, MD, PhD, ‘12
When Dalia Girgis, MD, PhD reflects on her time at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), one thing stands out above all else: the people. “I was struck by …