Meet Yao Liu, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences “As a glaucoma specialist, I see far too many patients who suffer from severe vision loss that does not …
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Uncovering Disease Pathophysiology to Improve Treatments
Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, glaucoma clinician-researcher at the University of Wisconsin …
Department Labs Explore Gene Delivery for Treating Glaucoma
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
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 …
Saving Sight Session // “Balancing Hope and Hype: The Potential of Stem Cells to Help Patients with Blinding Diseases”
Free and open to the public, this community-centric event is modeled after the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s “Mini-Med School” programs. Our spring 2017 Saving Sight Session will feature the renowned David Gamm, MD, …
Epidemiological Studies Endure
Watch the Fall 2016 Eyes, Ears and Aging Saving Sight Session video featuring Dr. Cruickshanks. 2016 marked the 23rd and 12th years, respectively of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study (EHLS) and the Beaver Dam Offspring Study (BOSS), …
Fundus Photograph Reading Center Maintains Momentum
Research in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences extends beyond the laboratory to a clinical research lab, the Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC). The FPRC isa retinal imaging lab established by Dr. Matthew Davis in …
2016 in Review
Top Doctors Awarded Seven doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were named to the 2015-16 Best Doctors in America List in adult and pediatric ophthalmology categories. Barbara Blodi, MD, Gregg Heatley, MD, …
Dr. Kushner Treats Three Generations of Family for Strabismus
After being in clinical practice for 40 years, Burton Kushner, MD, is not surprised to care for the children, and even sometimes the grandchildren, of his patients. It is not common, however, for a former patient to greet …