The Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC) is the core imaging lab within the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences studying diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, uveitis and many more. FPRC was …
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2017 ISER/BrightFocus Glaucoma Symposium
The International Society for Eye Research (ISER) and BrightFocus hosted the 2017 Glaucoma Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia on October 5-8, 2017. The symposium brought together leaders in the field of glaucoma and focused on …
The Reason for the Season: Giving Back to Our Community
Compassionate patient care and groundbreaking research are woven into the daily fabric of life here in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. During the holiday season, we also reflect on the thoughtful ways that …
Partnership With Lighthouse Guild to Increase Low Vision Awareness
Drs. Melanie Schmitt and Sanbrita Mondal have a vision: to increase the quality of life for patients with low vision diseases. Dr. Schmitt has had a long-standing passion for low vision patient care, and the …
Strength in Numbers
UW Health Eye Clinics Have a Robust Orthoptics Team Approximately 350 orthoptists are practicing nationally and we are fortunate to have seven at our UW Health Eye Clinics in Madison. An impressive number when you …
A Bright Future: Meet Olivia
Olivia was a typical, vibrant ten-year-old who, after a routine eye exam, learned she had a right optic nerve pit. The pit is a small defect in the optic nerve that can allow liquid vitreous …
Superheroes Wear Glasses Too!
Meet Antuan Age: 6 years old Grade: Kindergarten Favorite Color: Orange Favorite Superhero: Spiderman Wearing Glasses Since: February 2017 Favorite Thing to See with Glasses: His mom, Rosie Dr. Nayan Patel, UW Health Optometrist: Like …
2017 International Initiative: Aline Martins
There are 5,342 miles between Madison, Wisconsin and São Paulo, Brazil. That is the journey international resident Aline Martins embarked on to further her studies in ophthalmology at the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmological and Visual …
Excellence in Imaging Research: Amitha Domalpally, MD, Receives Prestigious Award
Dr. Amitha Domalpally, research director for the Fundus Photograph Reading Center, has been awarded the ARVO Foundation 2018 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Award for translational research.