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 …
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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 …
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, Receives Prestigious Heed Fellowship
Suzanne van Landingham, MD, was awarded a prestigious 2018-2019 Heed Fellowship and will be inducted into the Heed Society in October 2018. Dr. Van Landingham completes her two-year oculoplastics fellowship with the University of Wisconsin …
5 Ways to Care For Your Eyes at Work
March is a busy month for eye health and wellness. Last week, March 11-17 was World Glaucoma Awareness Week, while the entire month of March has been declared as Eye Wellness in the Workplace month …
Workplace Eye Safety: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Eye injuries in the workplace are a serious concern. Nearly 2,000 people in the U.S. injure their eyes while working every day. Jennifer Larson, MD, chief resident with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences …
AAO Recognizes Medical Student Educators With Distinguished Service Award
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has announced that ophthalmologist medical student educators will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award at the 2018 AAO Annual Meeting, held October 27-30 in Chicago. This award is …
It’s a Go – The Clinical Trials Unit Embarks on the First Human Gene Therapy Trial in DOVS History
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) has formally been announced as a partner site for Nightstar Therapeutics’ STAR Phase 3 Registrational Trial for NSR-REP1 in Choroideremia. This is the first …