
Combat Blindness International Virtual World Sight Day
Sep 24 2020
Our partners at Combat Blindness International’s (CBI) are hosting a virtual World Sight Day celebration on Oct. 8, 2020 from 7-8:30 p.m., and all UW-DOVS faculty and staff are invited! Sign up today! This online…
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Lifestyle Choices May Help Glaucoma Patients Preserve Eyesight
Jan 02 2020
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss, affecting about 3 million people in the United States. Because there are no symptoms early on, about half of people with the disease don’t know…
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Sunglasses: Your Prescription for Eye Health
Jul 12 2019
Next time you step outside to enjoy the summer sun, don’t forget to bring a pair of sunglasses. Most people know that the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays are bad for the skin. But did you…
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60 Years of Excellent Eye Care
Feb 26 2019
Don Dehlinger of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has been a University of Wisconsin-Madison Eye Clinic patient since 1961. At the young age of eight years old, Dr. Matthew D. Davis (Dinny) performed Don’s first eye surgery…
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Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma
Jan 02 2019
[KGVID]https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Glaucoma-Jan-2019-.mp4[/KGVID] Glaucoma is a major cause of vision loss worldwide. It affects more than 3 million people in the United States—nearly half of whom are unaware they have the disease. During Glaucoma Awareness Month…
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Follow These Tips to Avoid Toy-Related Eye Injuries
Dec 01 2018
With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology in reminding the public of certain safety guidelines when choosing the perfect gifts…
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Back to School! Good Vision and Overall Eye Health are Vital to Learning
Aug 02 2018
Back-to-school time is just around the corner, and the scramble to buy school clothes and new pencils, backpacks and notebooks will begin. Ophthalmologists remind busy parents not to neglect one of the most important learning…
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Will Your Sunglasses Protect You From Serious Eye Disease?
Jul 05 2018
With summer in full swing, the days are longer, the sun hotter, and the threat from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays, greater. July is UV Safety Month and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences…
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Can You See It? Patient Sight Story Series
May 21 2018
As Russ recalls it… I’d made the appointment capriciously, feeling that I could get this over with by seeing some of the top eye doctors in the country right here, as part of the University…
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