The University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) is attracting attention at home and abroad for its global ophthalmology (GO) curriculum. Yasmin S. Bradfield, MD and Hannah Baker, MA presented the curriculum …
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Annual Right to Sight Clinic Serves 58 Patients
The 2022 Annual World Sight Day Right to Sight Clinic was held Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the UW Health University Station Eye Clinic. 58 people were provided with eye care services, and 34 pairs …
New nanoparticles aid sepsis treatment in mice
Tens of millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases like macular degeneration or have had accidents that permanently damage the light-sensitive photoreceptors within their retinas that enable vision.
Micro-molded ‘ice cube tray’ scaffold is next step in returning sight to injured retinas
In new research published today, UW–Madison researchers reported a new nanoparticle-based treatment for sepsis that delivers anti-inflammatory molecules and antibiotics.
Treating Antimicrobial Resistant Infections: A Nano-scale Approach with Big Impacts
Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) infections are predicted to kill 10 million people each year by 2050—up from 700,000 in 2019—and force 24 million people into extreme poverty as early as 2030. Yet, the pharmaceutical industry has divested from the antibiotic resistance crisis, investing instead in more lucrative types of drugs.
UW DOVS @ 2020 Virtual AAO Meeting
Though the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting has moved to a new format due to the pandemic, our University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ colleagues will be busy presenting, attending and teaching courses.
Combat Blindness International Virtual World Sight Day
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 …
Measure for Measure
“Dishonor not your eye By throwing it on any other object, Till you have heard me in my true complaint, And given me justice, justice, justice, justice!” – Isabella, Measure for Measure William Shakespeare Over …
New Department Administrator Announced
Ms. Linda Callow will assume the Department Administrator role of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, effective October 1, 2019. Ms. Callow is a Certified Public Accountant with an Executive Master …