Though the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting has moved to a new format due to the pandemic, our University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences’ colleagues will be busy presenting, attending and teaching courses.
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Gary Sterken, MD, Retires After 30 Years of Eye Care
Gary Sterken, MD, assistant professor and comprehensive ophthalmologist, retired October 10, 2020 from the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) and UW Health after providing eye care in Madison and the surrounding area for thirty years.
Combat Blindness International Virtual World Sight Day
Our partners at Combat Blindness International’s (CBI) are hosting a virtual World Sight Day celebration on Oct. 8, 2020 from 7-8:30 p.m., and all UW-DOVS faculty and staff are invited! Sign up today! This online …
Measure for Measure
“Dishonor not your eye By throwing it on any other object, Till you have heard me in my true complaint, And given me justice, justice, justice, justice!” – Isabella, Measure for Measure William Shakespeare Over …
60 Years of Excellent Eye Care
Don Dehlinger of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has been a University of Wisconsin-Madison Eye Clinic patient since 1961. At the young age of eight years old, Dr. Matthew D. Davis (Dinny) performed Don’s first eye surgery …
Winners Never Quit: Meet Mia Zutter
Mia Zutter, a former patient at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, has had an amazing journey from receiving a devastating diagnosis to achieving a Paralympic dream. Mia had wanted to excel in sports …
Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Justin Gottlieb, MD
Justin Gottlieb, MD, discusses treatments for age-related macular degeneration at the Saving Sight: Macular Degeneration Symposium in October, 2016.
Introduction to Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Barbara Blodi, MD
Barbara Blodi, MD, provides an introduction to age-related macular degeneration at the Saving Sight: Macular Degeneration Symposium in October, 2016.
February is National Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
The American Academy of Ophthalmology recognizes the month of February to promote awareness about Age-related Macular Degeneration, also called simply macular degeneration or AMD, the nation’s leading cause of vision loss. We at the UW …