January is national glaucoma awareness month A research team of the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has discovered novel mutations in a gene that are responsible for an important subset of childhood blindness …
Research News
A Review: The Association Between Myopia and Glaucoma
CORE CONCEPTS The increasing global prevalence of myopia has significant consequences beyond mere optical correction, as it predisposes individuals to severe ocular pathologies including glaucoma. Biomechanical stresses induced by increased axial length of the globe and oxidative stress are implicated in the development of glaucoma …
Nickells Lab Explores the Molecular Complexities of Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Robert Nickells, PhD, a researcher in the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Dr. Nickells leads an active research program studying the biology of …
Increasing Options for Glaucoma Treatment and Detection
Meet Yao Liu, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences “As a glaucoma specialist, I see far too many patients who suffer from severe vision loss that does not …
Uncovering Disease Pathophysiology to Improve Treatments
Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, Glaucoma sub-specialist at the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Meet Paul Kaufman, MD, glaucoma clinician-researcher at the University of Wisconsin …
Department Labs Explore Gene Delivery for Treating Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and is usually associated with increased pressure in the eye. This causes insults to nerve cells (retinal ganglion …
Judy Chen, MD, PhD, Selected as PI for New Study
Judy (Yanjun) Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery was named Principal Investigator for a Midwest Lighting Institute sponsored project entitled: “The effect of modified lighting on unit-wide medical error rates in …
An audacious vision: Researchers aim for first human eye transplant within the decade
PITTSBURGH – Scientists have strived for successful eye transplants for centuries. Early attempts read like the diary of Mary Shelley: implanting a dog’s eye into a rat’s groin, transplanting a rat’s eye onto the neck …
New Affiliate Appointments
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to announce new affiliate appointments and is excited to work with others across campus to move us all forward, in all ways. Bikash Pattnaik, PhD, MPhil, an …