Glaucoma

Dr. Paul Kaufman dissecting an eye in preparation for placement of a prototype device into Schlemm's canal, for injection of a viral vector containing a gene that may reduce the eyes resistance to fluid drainage. The resistance reduction reduces the pressure inside the eye. Higher pressure may damage the optic nerve that conducts visual impulses from the eye to the brain. The injected gene may thus be therapeutic for glaucoma. Photo Dec. 19, 2016. (Photo © Andy Manis)

Improving Glaucoma Treatment // Experimental Gene Transfer Techniques

Feb 14 2018

Listen to Full Interview In an interview with WYPL-FM’s (Memphis, TN) radio show Eye on Vision, Curtis Brandt, PhD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, discussed the research of experimental gene transfer techniques to…

Yao Liu, MD, Secures 2018 American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Award

Jan 16 2018

Yao Liu, MD, assistant professor with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, was recently awarded a 2018 American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician-Scientists Award grant. The $10,000 grant supports Dr. Liu’s study, “Macular…

January 2018: National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Jan 12 2018

According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. This month, the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences wants to help those in need receive more information about this…

A Review: The Association Between Myopia and Glaucoma

Jan 27 2017

CORE CONCEPTS The increasing global prevalence of myopia has significant consequences beyond mere optical correction, as it predisposes individuals to severe ocular pathologies including glaucoma. Biomechanical stresses induced by increased axial length of the globe and oxidative stress are implicated in the development of glaucoma…

Nickells Lab Explores the Molecular Complexities of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in Glaucoma

Jan 26 2017

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Robert Nickells, PhD, a researcher in the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Nickells leads an active research program studying the biology of…

Department Labs Explore Gene Delivery for Treating Glaucoma

Jan 17 2017

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and is usually associated with increased pressure in the eye. This causes insults to nerve cells (retinal ganglion…

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month

Jan 13 2017

According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. This month, the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences wants to help those in need receive more information about this…