ABOUT THE Award Nader Sheibani, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health, has been granted a Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Stein Innovation Award. Up to $300,000 will be provided …
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Al Greco: Remembering Our Dear Friend
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences lost a true friend and loyal supporter on June 12. Alfonso “Al” Greco, age 52, of Marshall, Wisconsin, passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Al …
Friedenwald Award and Lecture
Presbyopia and Glaucoma Much like the Jonas Friedman himself, Paul Kaufman has had a long and distinguished career of performing pioneering work in several areas of ophthalmic research. Much of our current understanding of …
Eye Health: The Importance of Annual Eye Exams
It’s easy to forget to have an eye exam. After all, if you can see, there’s nothing that can be wrong, right? Not quite. “There are many eye problems that are not noticeable to the …
Sporting Great Eye Safety this Spring
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recognizes April as National Sports Eye Safety month to draw attention to the numerous injuries that occur each year due to lack of, or insufficient use of, proper eye …
Department Chair Terri Young, MD, MBA, to be Inducted into AΩA Medical Society
Terri Young, MD, MBA will be inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Medical Society —a historic honors membership program that recognizes high educational achievement, gifted teaching abilities, a career of encouraging the development of leaders in academia and …
UW Doctors Present at Danish Ophthalmological Society Meeting
Neal Barney, MD, Service Chief of the Department’s Cornea Service, was invited to organize a session for the Danish Ophthalmological Society meeting held March 3 – 5, 2017 in Kolding, Denmark. Participating in the session …
Eat Green for Healthy Eyes
Grandma may have been right after all. Those carrots may help keep your eyes healthy, because vitamin A, needed for vision in low lights, can be made from the orange pigments (such as beta-carotene) they …
Amy Walker, OD, MBA Discusses Dry Eye
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month Amy Walker, OD, MBA, Service Chief for Optometry Services discusses ways to prevent and strategies to cope with dry eye: The driest place on the planet for your …