Faculty and residents teamed up to put on a half-day learning opportunity – all about eyes – for local high school students from three schools. The second annual “Odyssey Into Ophthalmology” course, created by Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, took place on Friday, April 7 at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Education News
Residents, Faculty, and Alumni Participate in Annual India Global Fieldwork Rotation
For over 50 years, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been a leader in the mission to improve vision-related quality of life for people locally and abroad. Our commitment to training the next generation of global leaders in saving sight is evident in our core resident curriculum.
Residency Program to Expand
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has approved the department’s request to accept an additional first-year resident, bringing the total from 3 to 4.
Global Cataract Symposium Draws Learners from Three Countries
57 participants from three countries attended the third session of the 2022-2023 Global Cataract Symposium on January 30, 2023. The quarterly virtual program is hosted on a rotating basis by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the Philippines, and Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital (SCEH) in India.
Meet Our New Residents
We are excited to welcome our new ophthalmology residents, who will be joining us July 1, 2023.
UW Faculty Present at 2023 AUPO Annual Meeting
University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty members and staff will present at the 2023 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA January 24 – 28, …
2022 Mind and Motion
Faculty, fellows, and residents in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences taught 88 medical students how to do an eye exam November 19 as part of the Mind and Motion course.
Brazil Resident “Finds her Sparkle” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
When Renata Martins Maia, MD talks about ophthalmology, her eyes sparkle, conveying the passion that drove her to travel more than 5,000 miles for the next phase of her career. Maia left the University of …
New Pediatric Ophthalmology Rotation Announced
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to announce a new pediatric ophthalmology rotation. The new three-week rotation, which officially launched in September 2022, is designed to address the critical shortage of …