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 …
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Pediatric Cataract In-service Keeps Complex Surgical Skills Fresh
Pediatric cataract surgery is one of the most complex surgeries that pediatric ophthalmologists perform. Yasmin Bradfield, MD, pediatric ophthalmologist and Dr. John Doolittle Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at UW-Madison, along with her …
Women Face Higher Risk of Blindness Than Men
Studies show there is a gender gap in eye disease. Women are more likely than men to suffer from sight-threatening conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and glaucoma.1 In support of Healthy Vision Month in …
DOVS Residents Represent Wisconsin Ophthalmology in Washington, D.C.
More than 400 ophthalmologists gathered in Washington, D.C. on April 18-21, 2018, for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Congressional Advocacy Day and Mid-Year Forum to learn more about politics, policy and practice management and advocate for …
Robert Nickells, PhD, Receives Grant Award from BrightFocus Foundation
BrightFocus Foundation Honors Six Vision Researchers Awards New Grants to Study Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma BrightFocus Foundation today recognized six scientists studying macular degeneration and glaucoma, awarding research grants named in honor of leaders …
There’s Always a Rainbow
Norman Geister is just weeks away from finishing his Manufacturing Technician technical degree at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau. He’s 49. His motivation for going back to school? He can still see. “I’m not wasting …
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 …
First Low Vision Lunch and Learn Series Educates Nearly 100
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) and UW Health providers, technicians, residents, students, schedulers, administrative, and support staff gathered for the first installment of the Low Vision Lunch and Learn sessions, held in March at …
2018 Doctor Appreciation Day
DON’T TAKE IT FROM US. SEE WHAT PATIENTS SHARED ON #DOCTORAPPRECIATIONDAY – MARCH 30, 2018 Doctor Appreciation Day is an annual celebration on March 30. It is a national holiday that honors physicians for the work …