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 …
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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 …
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Across the nation, the month of March is recognized as Workplace Eye Wellness month. FACT: There are 20,000 eye injuries in the workplace each year. – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics According the …
Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stem Cells, David Gamm, MD, PhD
David Gamm, MD, PhD, discusses Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Stem Cells at the Saving Sight: Macular Degeneration Symposium in October, 2016.