PITTSBURGH – Scientists have strived for successful eye transplants for centuries. Early attempts read like the diary of Mary Shelley: implanting a dog’s eye into a rat’s groin, transplanting a rat’s eye onto the neck …
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Above and Beyond
It was a typically busy day in UW Heath University Station Eye Clinic recently, when Darla Coullard, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA), one of the ophthalmic techs in the pediatric clinic noticed an elderly gentleman in …
New Affiliate Appointments
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to announce new affiliate appointments and is excited to work with others across campus to move us all forward, in all ways. Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, MPhil, an …
Department Strengthens International Ties
Sima Das, MD, visited Madison and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences in early October, to observe oculoplastics, clinics and surgeries, as part of the department’s growing exchange with Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital in …
LEBW Gift of Sight Discovery Fund Advances Glaucoma Research at UW-Madison
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization. The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has a long history of focused study and …
Oculofacial Celebration 2016
2016 marks fifty years of oculofacial service at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, see how the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences honored its rich history with a scientific session and …
Mauston Women's Night Out with Tele-Ophthalmology
The UW Specialty Clinic at Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, WI team performed photo demonstrations for the UW tele-ophthalmology program on 86 attendees at the 8th Annual Mauston Women’s Night Out, a big increase from last year’s event. Dr. …
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Offers Online CME and Optometric CE Accreditation
Ophthalmologists and optometrists are now able to view department Grand Rounds and apply for Continuing Medical Education (CME) or Optometric CE (Continuing Education) credits online. During this six-month pilot program, those seeking credits will …
AAO Annual Meeting 2016
More ophthalmologists will gather for AAO 2016 in Chicago this fall than any other meeting in the profession. Learn alongside peers and experts from our organization and well beyond. AAO 2016 is held in conjunction …