An impressive team of schedulers, technicians, opticians, medical students, residents, and faculty from the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and UW Health assisted a record number of patients at the 2023 World Sight Day Clinic.
Patient Care
Annual Right to Sight Clinic Serves 58 Patients
The 2022 Annual World Sight Day Right to Sight Clinic was held Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the UW Health University Station Eye Clinic. 58 people were provided with eye care services, and 34 pairs …
DOVS Celebrates Clinic Consolidation and Renovation
UW Health Ophthalmology and UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) celebrated a new chapter in patient care with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at UW Health University Station Eye Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin, on October …
Measure for Measure
“Dishonor not your eye By throwing it on any other object, Till you have heard me in my true complaint, And given me justice, justice, justice, justice!” – Isabella, Measure for Measure William Shakespeare Over …
Patient Sight Series: Hope for Corneal Health
Imagine that the nerves leading to the cornea (clear windshield) of your eye have been damaged. Perhaps the damage was due to a viral infection, contact lens use, diabetes or even head trauma. Without the …
Patient Sight Series: When Art Meets Science
In the operating room, Ruth Manning was a little nervous. Two years of eye trouble had led her here. Yasmin Bradfield, MD, pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus specialist, completed the last tasks before beginning surgery. …
Patient Sight Series: Seeking a Vision Field of Dreams
“How could I miss that?” was John Lenart’s first reaction when he struck out during a baseball game in August 2018. Lenart plays second base with the Racine Blues, an age-60+ team that is part …
PanOptix Trifocal Intraocular Lens Now Available at UW Health
UW Health Eye Clinics is pleased to announce that the AcrySof®IQ PanOptix® Trifocal Intraocular Lens (IOL) is now available for patients undergoing cataract surgery. The PanOptix Trifocal IOL is the first and only FDA-approved trifocal lens available …
A Team of Miracle Workers: Patient Sight Story Series
If you asked Elaine Archiquette to summarize her recent experiences with the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS), she’d likely say it was a miracle. The doctors, staff and researchers of …