The 2016 Spring Vision Science Symposium will be held on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The featured keynote speaker is Dale Gregerson, PhD, from the …
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Residents Present at 2016 Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology Symposium
Second-year residents, Han Kim and Angeline Wang, recently attended the Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology’s Annual Symposium in Green Bay. Both were nominated by WAO to present a research project or clinical case as part of …
Gift Honors Lifetime Commitment to Eye Care in the Philippines
“[FREC was] witness to countless happy tales of sight restoration. There was the old couple, both blind from cataract, seeing again after twelve years upon initial treatment of one eye. When the bandages were taken …
2015 Annual Report
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 2015 Annual Report is available now. It contains some of the many highlights from the past year. Annual Report 2015
Dr. Yasmin Bradfield Reflects on Visit, Opportunities for Collaboration with University of São Paolo
Dr. Yasmin Bradfield, Associate Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, traveled to the University of São Paolo, Brazil, (USP), as Visiting Professor December 1-5, 2015. Dr. Bradfield shares her impressions of the USP, the largest university hospital …
Doctor Day 2016 – Advocacy at the Capitol
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences sent resident representatives to participate in Doctor Day 2016 – Advocacy at the Capitol on February 10, 2016. The annual event, sponsored by the Wisconsin Medical Society, brings …
Inaugural Alumni Award given to Frank Myers, MD
Frank Myers, MD, emeritus faculty, received the inaugural UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Distinguished Educator Award at the UW DOVS Alumni Reception during the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Las Vegas in …
Dr. Liu receives telemedicine grant
Yao Liu, MD, received an American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician-Scientist award for $10,000. Her study, “Macular pigment levels as a glaucoma risk factor in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 …
C-reactive protein and diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yang XF, Deng Y, Gu H, Lim A, Snellingen T, Liu XP, Wang NL, Domalpally A, Danis R, Liu NP. C-reactive protein and diabetic retinopathy in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. International journal …