Paul Kaufman, MD, professor and chair emeritus, will be presented with The Endre A. Balazs Prize by the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) at the upcoming Biennial Meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, September …
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Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, Named to Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, professor, will represent the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring (MOM) committee. The MOM program is a partnership between the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Association …
Three Things Patients Should Know About Cataracts
Approximately 25 million Americans have cataracts, which causes cloudy, blurry or dim vision and often develops with advancing age. This June, we observe Cataract Awareness Month by sharing three things everyone should know about the …
McLellan Lab Expands Knowledge of Human Glaucoma by Studying Animal Model
Meet Gillian McLellan, BVMS, PhD, a glaucoma specialist performing important research on glaucoma with the UW School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. McLellan’s lab is focused on solving ocular …
Can You See It? Patient Sight Story Series
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 …
DOVS Faculty Appointed to Madison Magazine’s Top Doctors List
Two University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty were named to Madison Magazine’s 2018 Top Doctors List. Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, was named in both the Ophthalmology and Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive …
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, Receives Prestigious Heed Fellowship
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, was awarded a prestigious 2018-2019 Heed Fellowship and will be inducted into the Heed Society in October 2018. Dr. Van Landingham completes her two-year oculoplastics fellowship with the University of Wisconsin …
AAO Recognizes Medical Student Educators With Distinguished Service Award
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has announced that ophthalmologist medical student educators will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award at the 2018 AAO Annual Meeting, held October 27-30 in Chicago. This award is …
It’s a Go – The Clinical Trials Unit Embarks on the First Human Gene Therapy Trial in DOVS History
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) has formally been announced as a partner site for Nightstar Therapeutics’ STAR Phase 3 Registrational Trial for NSR-REP1 in Choroideremia. This is the first …