More patients in rural areas across the nation could soon have increased access to vision-saving eye screenings based on a new multi-center clinical trial, led by an investigator at the University of Wisconsin Department …
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DOVS Support Staff, Local Artist Team Up to Spread Kindness
Members of the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences support staff and a local artist recently teamed up to share a simple, but important reminder: Kindness is everything. During the support staff’s monthly meeting …
Global Ophthalmology Updates – January 2022
Residents Take Part in Global Simulation Wet Lab On Saturday, January 8, our three senior residents joined UW ophthalmologist Jennifer Larson, MD, for a global surgical simulation wet lab training at the VA Hospital in …
Remembering Dr. Clare Hutson
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is saddened to announce the passing of our friend and longtime colleague, Clare F. Hutson, MD, on January 10, 2022. He was 95 years old. A Badger …
Meet the Newest DOVS Faculty Member: Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to welcome Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, PhD, as our newest faculty member. Gong comes to DOVS with more than 20 years of experience as a scientist, …
Roomasa Channa, MD, Selected for Competitive ARVO Leadership Program
Roomasa Channa, MD has been selected to participate in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Women’s Leadership Development Program, starting in 2022. This highly-competitive program began in 2016 and is open to early- …
DOVS and UW School of Veterinary Medicine Team Up for Ocular Pathology Day
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) and the UW School of Veterinary Medicine were proud to have successfully hosted another annual Ocular Pathology Day on September 17, 2021. The morning began virtually …
Mary Pratt, MD, Honored as Distinguished Alumni in 2020
Mary Van Horn Pratt, MD’61 (Residency ’65, Retina Fellowship ’66) was selected as the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni in October 2020. Mary was the driving force behind the campaign to update the James …
AAO Recognizes Dr. Terri Young as ‘Guest of Honor’ at 2021 Conference
Dr. Terri Young – Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UW-Madison – was recognized as an official ‘Guest of Honor’ at this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual conference. She …