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 …
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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, …
Dr. Gill McLellan Receives BrightFocus Foundation Award
Glaucoma remains a leading cause of vision loss globally, and it is estimated that over 76 million people will be affected this disease by 2020. There is mounting evidence that a chemical growth factor, transforming …
Four Department Doctors Win Patient Experience Awards
Gregg Heatley, MD, MMM Stephen K. Sauer, MD Eugene Cropp, OD Richard Patterson, OD Four doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were awarded honors from the UW Health organization …
McLellan Lab Publishes in Prestigious Journal
Dr. Gillian McLellan and her collaborators recently published an exciting manuscript in PLoS One entitled “A Mutation in LTBP2 Causes Congenital Glaucoma in Domestic Cats (Felis catus).” Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by …