BrightFocus Foundation Honors Six Vision Researchers Awards New Grants to Study Macular Degeneration and Glaucoma BrightFocus Foundation today recognized six scientists studying macular degeneration and glaucoma, awarding research grants named in honor of leaders …
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World Glaucoma Week: March 11-17, 2018
Glaucoma is the leading cause of global irreversible blindness. It is estimated that 60 million people worldwide have glaucoma, and this number is expected to increase to over 111 million by 2040. The best way …
Improving Glaucoma Treatment // Experimental Gene Transfer Techniques
Listen to Full Interview In an interview with WYPL-FM’s (Memphis, TN) radio show Eye on Vision, Curtis Brandt, PhD, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, discussed the research of experimental gene transfer techniques to …
XEN Gel Stent: More Options for Glaucoma Surgery Comes to UW Health
Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness, according to the World Health Organization. The Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group estimates that over three million Americans have the disease, which does not have a cure. Glaucoma …
January 2018: National Glaucoma Awareness Month
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness. This month, the UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences wants to help those in need receive more information about this …
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 …