Eye care, like many areas of the health sector, is facing an ongoing personnel shortage. UW Health is addressing the challenge by recruiting, growing, and training its own. The new program is providing eight employees the life-changing opportunity to receive on-the-job training and classroom instruction, while still receiving their salaries and benefits.
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Coming Full Circle: Former Ophthalmology Patient Works in the Operating Room, Alongside the Doctor Who Treated Her
Fifteen years after her first strabismus surgery, Veronica Witt still finds herself in the UW Health eye clinic every week. But these days, it’s for a much different reason. The 40-year-old year old from Appleton, …
DOVS at ARVO 2024
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to have many colleagues presenting and participating at this year’s Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ophthalmology Alumni Association Welcomes New Members
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to welcome three new members to the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association.
Introducing the 2024 Kambara Symposium Keynote Speaker: Budd Tucker, PhD
A highly accomplished vision scientist and expert in retinal disease will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 George Kambara, MD Vision Science Symposium on Friday, April 14, 2024.
Solar Eclipse Eye Safety Tips
On April 8, the entire United States will experience a partial eclipse of the sun. The UW—Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has important guidelines to protect your eyes and stay safe.
New Vision Research Utilizes “Cell” Sequencing to Shed Light on Childhood Glaucoma
Stuart Tompson, PhD and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin—Madison are exploring a novel cell profiling approach to understand Primary Congenital Glaucoma (PCG). PCG is a severe pediatric eye disease affecting 1 in 10,000 infants …
Testing Senses and Motor Skills in Midlife May Help Predict Later Cognitive Impairment
When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision, and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new …
Popular UW Textbook Reaches New Audiences With Help of Former Visiting Fellow
A popular ophthalmology textbook authored by a world-renowned University of Wisconsin pediatric ophthalmologist has made its way overseas. Burton Kushner MD’s “Strabismus: Practical Pearls You Won’t Find in Textbooks” has been translated into Mandarin.