Celebrating the Class of 2023
May 19 2023
On June 16, the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will celebrate the graduation of three resident physicians and four clinical fellows.
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UW Provides Free Eye Care to Wisconsin’s Plain Communities
May 15 2023
As a pediatric ophthalmologist and inherited retinal disease specialist, Melanie Schmitt, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, identified a need for comprehensive eye care among Wisconsin’s Amish and Old Order Mennonite people, collectively called the Plain communities. This led to the creation of an eye clinic targeted to their needs.
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DOVS Faculty, Learners Team Up to Teach Ophthalmology to Local Students
Apr 10 2023
Faculty and residents teamed up to put on a half-day learning opportunity – all about eyes – for local high school students from three schools. The second annual “Odyssey Into Ophthalmology” course, created by Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, took place on Friday, April 7 at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
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Meet Our New Residents
Feb 02 2023
We are excited to welcome our new ophthalmology residents, who will be joining us July 1, 2023.
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Celebrating the DOVS Class of 2022
May 24 2022
On June 17, the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will celebrate the graduation of three resident physicians and three clinical fellows. Residents From left to right: Tyler Boulter, MD. Paige Richards,…
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DOVS Faculty, Learners Team Up to Teach Ophthalmology to Local Students
Apr 20 2022
A group of UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences staff, faculty and learners recently teamed up to put on a half-day learning opportunity – all about eyes – for local students. The “Odyssey Into…
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Alumni Donations Make Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab Refresh Possible
Jan 23 2020
The 2020 Experience, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an independent department, commenced with a rededication of the James C. Allen Eye Library and Learning Lab…
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UW Hospitals and Clinics Among Nation’s Top 20
Aug 02 2019
For the first time in the history of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics are listed on the Honor Roll – the 20 most highly ranked hospitals in…
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DOVS Residents Represent Wisconsin Ophthalmology in Washington, D.C.
May 01 2018
More than 400 ophthalmologists gathered in Washington, D.C. on April 18-21, 2018, for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Congressional Advocacy Day and Mid-Year Forum to learn more about politics, policy and practice management and advocate for…
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