A Phase III, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham Controlled Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal APL-2 Therapy with Sham Injections in Patients with Geographic Atrophy (GA) Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) (OAKS)
Amy Pikalek
Amy Walker, OD, and Her Most Famous Patient
When I was a young Air Force optometrist, I attended a seven-week leadership course at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama where I first learned of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The large auditorium …
Scleral Lenses for Dry Eye
Scleral Contact Lens Reduction of Cytokines in Dry Eye Patients
YOSEMITE/RHONE-X
A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Active Comparator-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Faricimab (RO6867461) in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema (YOSEMITE)
ARIS
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Ryan Initiative Study (ARIS)
DOVS Hosts 2018 Multiphasic Phaco Course
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences hosted the annual 2018 Multiphasic Phaco Course on August 17-18 at the Health Sciences Learning Center. The Phaco Course is a two-day event for our residents. Residents and …
Music To Our Ears: Patient Sight Story Series
Just ask and you’ll learn that Steve Birchall thinks that the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been “music to his ears.” Steve, a former music professor who has worn glasses …
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, Named to Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, professor, will represent the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring (MOM) committee. The MOM program is a partnership between the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Association …
Women Face Higher Risk of Blindness Than Men
Studies show there is a gender gap in eye disease. Women are more likely than men to suffer from sight-threatening conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and glaucoma.1 In support of Healthy Vision Month in …