Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) has officially moved into their new facility at 5003 Tradewinds Parkway, Madison, Wisconsin. The organization is holding a ribbon cutting and open house celebration at 10:00 am on Thursday, …
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Join the Ride to Save Sight
The McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW-Madison is hosting the eighth annual Cycle for Sight event on Saturday, March 9, 2019. The cycling fundraiser raises research funds to prevent, treat and cure blinding diseases. Cycle for …
Most Americans Unaware of One of the Leading Causes of Blindness Among Seniors
Age-Related Macular Degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness among seniors, affecting approximately 2.1 million people nationwide[1]. By 2050, it is expected that the number will more than double to 5.4 million[2]. People …
Assistant Professor Seeks to Offer Remote Eye Screenings Throughout Wisconsin
The technology for an eye specialist to review a picture of a patient’s eye taken miles away to screen for eye disease has been around for decades. Yet, less than half of Wisconsin adults with …
New Physician Assistant is Scaling New Heights
Scaling mountains sounds daunting to most, but for Karla Wethal, PA-C, it is what propels her to go higher and achieve more in life. Karla recently joined the UW Health and University of Wisconsin – …
Mark Lucarelli, MD, FACS, Attends Ophthalmology Advocacy Leader Group Summit
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Advocacy Leader Group Summit took place on February 1, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Leaders from general ophthalmology and all subspecialties convened to work on strategic planning and advocacy with …
Amy Walker, OD, and Her Most Famous Patient
When I was a young Air Force optometrist, I attended a seven-week leadership course at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama where I first learned of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The large auditorium …
Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma
[KGVID]https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Glaucoma-Jan-2019-.mp4[/KGVID] Glaucoma is a major cause of vision loss worldwide. It affects more than 3 million people in the United States—nearly half of whom are unaware they have the disease. During Glaucoma Awareness Month …
Vision Driven. The Chad Mayfield Story.
If you’d had the good fortune to know Chad Mayfield as a kid, you’d have thought it quite reasonable, even probable, that he would grow up to play third base in the big leagues …