UW Faculty and Staff Present at 2025 AUPO Annual Meeting

University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty members and staff will present at the 2025 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida January 29 – February 1, 2025.

Celebrate Glaucoma Awareness Month with an Eye Exam

More than 80 million people worldwide, including 3 million Americans, have glaucoma, making it a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Because there are often no early warning signs, such as pain, discomfort or blurred vision, nearly half of all people with glaucoma are unaware that they have it.  The best defense is a comprehensive eye exam.

University of Wisconsin Vision Scientists Participate in Groundbreaking Efforts to Develop Treatment to Cure Blindness

Two vision researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are involved in groundbreaking research aimed at curing blindness through human eye transplantation. To date, there has never been a successful whole human eye transplant for the restoration of vision.  However, research teams across the country, including at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, are hopeful these efforts will pave the way for this procedure.