Can precision medicine treat childhood blindness?

Using stem cells, gene therapy to correct errors in retinal cells A research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has shown that two novel approaches to treating an inherited …

Early Detection Critical to Treating Glaucoma

[KGVID]https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Glaucoma-Jan-2019-.mp4[/KGVID]   Glaucoma is a major cause of vision loss worldwide. It affects more than 3 million people in the United States—nearly half of whom are unaware they have the disease. During Glaucoma Awareness Month …

Zoster Eye Disease Study (ZEDS)

A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Suppressive Valacyclovir for One Year in Immunocompetent Study Participants with an Episode of Dendriform Epithelial Keratitis, Stromal Keratitis, Endothelial Keratitis, and/or Iritis Due to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) in the Year Prior to Enrollment (ZEDS)