New Pediatric Ophthalmology Rotation Announced
Sep 27 2022
The UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is pleased to announce a new pediatric ophthalmology rotation. The new three-week rotation, which officially launched in September 2022, is designed to address the critical shortage of…
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Department Activity at 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
Sep 13 2022
Join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago September 30- October 1 as we connect, share, and advance our…
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Department Hosts 2022 Multiphasic Phaco Course
Aug 26 2022
53 residents and medical students from 10 institutions receive training in modern cataract removal techniques at DOVS’ 2022 Phacoemulsification Course. For more than two decades, medical and veterinary ophthalmology residents, UW and visiting medical students,…
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DOVS Announces Transition for Phase 2 Medical Student Education Director
Jul 05 2022
A 15-year veteran of the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will soon be stepping aside from his role as Director of Medical Student Education. But he’ll be handing the reigns to…
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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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Global Ophthalmology Updates – January 2022
Jan 19 2022
Residents Take Part in Global Simulation Wet Lab On Saturday, January 8, our three senior residents joined UW ophthalmologist Jennifer Larson, MD, for a global surgical simulation wet lab training at the VA Hospital in…
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2021 Multiphasic Phacoemulsification Course
Aug 28 2021
In a return to regularly scheduled education programming that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) hosted the 2021 Multiphasic Phacoemulsification Course on August 20-21 at the Health…
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Meet our First Year Residents: 2018-2019
Oct 01 2018
ELAINE DOWNIE, MD Education: BA in Chemistry from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota MD from University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, Minnesota PGY-1 internship at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota Why Ophthalmology? My…
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