After dedicating 30 years to her career as a board-certified ophthalmologist and a fellowship trained ophthalmic plastic surgeon, Dr. Deborah Sherman has one key piece of advice for new providers: “Never think you know it all, and never stop learning.”
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Meet Our New Resident Interns
We are pleased to welcome our four new resident interns, who will be joining us this summer.
UW Faculty and Staff Present at 2025 AUPO Annual Meeting
University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty members and staff will present at the 2025 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida January 29 – February 1, 2025.
UW-Madison Vision Researchers Explore Artificial Intelligence Technology to Assist Individuals with Low Vision
A recent R01 award from the National Eye Institute (NEI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) enables a collaborative, multidisciplinary team of researchers, low vision specialists, engineers, and computer scientists from the University of Wisconsin—Madison …
Whitney A. Stevens-Sostre, PhD, Receives Prestigious Hanna Gray Fellowship
A post-doctoral researcher in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has received a prestigious national award in recognition of her transformational scientific research in the visual sciences. Whitney A. Stevens-Sostre, PhD, …
Celebrate Glaucoma Awareness Month with an Eye Exam
More than 80 million people worldwide, including 3 million Americans, have glaucoma, making it a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Because there are often no early warning signs, such as pain, discomfort or blurred vision, nearly half of all people with glaucoma are unaware that they have it. The best defense is a comprehensive eye exam.
Meet Our New Fellows
We are pleased to welcome our new clinical fellows, who will be joining us this summer.
University of Wisconsin Vision Scientists Participate in Groundbreaking Efforts to Develop Treatment to Cure Blindness
Two vision researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are involved in groundbreaking research aimed at curing blindness through human eye transplantation. To date, there has never been a successful whole human eye transplant for the restoration of vision. However, research teams across the country, including at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, are hopeful these efforts will pave the way for this procedure.
Visiting Resident Reflects on Her New University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘Family’
Dr. Yvette Sioson, a third- year ophthalmology resident at Santo Tomas Hospital in the Philippines, reflects on her recent four-week residency research and clinical observership with the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.