The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is saddened to announce the passing of our friend and longtime colleague, Clare F. Hutson, MD, on January 10, 2022. He was 95 years old. A Badger …
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Meet the Newest DOVS Faculty Member: Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to welcome Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, PhD, as our newest faculty member. Gong comes to DOVS with more than 20 years of experience as a scientist, …
Roomasa Channa, MD, Selected for Competitive ARVO Leadership Program
Roomasa Channa, MD has been selected to participate in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Women’s Leadership Development Program, starting in 2022. This highly-competitive program began in 2016 and is open to early- …
Mary Pratt, MD, Honored as Distinguished Alumni in 2020
Mary Van Horn Pratt, MD’61 (Residency ’65, Retina Fellowship ’66) was selected as the UW Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni in October 2020. Mary was the driving force behind the campaign to update the James …
AAO Recognizes Dr. Terri Young as ‘Guest of Honor’ at 2021 Conference
Dr. Terri Young – Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UW-Madison – was recognized as an official ‘Guest of Honor’ at this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual conference. She …
DOVS Celebrates Clinic Consolidation and Renovation
UW Health Ophthalmology and UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) celebrated a new chapter in patient care with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at UW Health University Station Eye Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin, on October …
Dr. Young and Colleague Highlight Shortage of Certified Ophthalmic Personnel
*This article originally appeared in the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology News & Views Fall 2021 Newsletter IJCAHPO -by Terri Young, MD, MBA, and Lynne Anderson, PhD As the needs of ophthalmic patients increase, …
Patient Sight Series: Tinted Contact Lenses Offer Hope for Those with Achromatopsia
Two brothers, Brendan and Philip Anderson, are experiencing relief after adopting tinted contact lenses prescribed by Sanbrita Mondal, OD, clinical adjunct assistant professor and director of the UW Health Low Vision Services. Brendan, 26, and …
Funds Distribution Committee Supports New Projects
The Funds Distribution Committee has announced a new round of projects selected to receive funding: Clinical Eye Research Unit’s purchase of an Optos Widefield Camera, $50,000 Ismail Zaitoun, PhD, and Nader Sheibani, PhD, for their …