UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Chair Terri Young, MD, MBA, attends the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) in Athens, Greece, along with ophthalmic plastic …
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Multiphasic Phacoemulsification Course 2016
For the last 18 years, ophthalmology and veterinary ophthalmology residents from throughout the country have come to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science to learn cataract surgery. At what may be the longest consistently …
Glaucoma Surgery, Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia, Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy
Please join us Grand Rounds, 7 am Friday, September 23 in room 1345 of the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Speakers: Han Kim, MD, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery Hype! Paul Boeke, MD, Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia: It’s …
Meet the 2016-2017 First Year Residents
The 2016-17 academic year is currently underway and three individuals have arrived to begin their three-year residency with the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. We are pleased to introduce you to …
Matthew Davis, MD Honored by American Academy of Ophthalmology
Dr. Matthew Davis, of the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Laureate Recognition Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Dr. Davis is known …
Macular Degeneration Insight Identifies Promising Drugs to Prevent Vision Loss
by David Tenenbaum, University Communications Media Inquiries: news@uwhealth.org In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a University of Wisconsin-Madison research team pinpoints how immune abnormalities beneath the …
2016 Alumni Association Dues
Dues can be paid online with a credit card or your PayPal account. Alumni who completed residency or fellowship in 2014 or 2015 please choose the “recent graduate” option, $25 per calendar year. Regular membership …
Seeing Clearly Now: Beloit Daily News Featuring Dr. Michael Altaweel
Stephanie Klett almost skipped her routine eye exam. She’s glad she kept the appointment because her home-town ophthalmologist found retinal tears. Dr. Alice Townsend referred Ms. Klett to UW Health Eye Clinics and Michael Altaweel, …
Faculty Receive 2016 Resident Teaching Awards
In June, the residents in the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences announced the faculty recipients of this year’s teaching awards. The awards were presented by graduating residents Sapna Gangaputra, MD, MPH, …