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 …
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Department Labs Explore Gene Delivery for Treating Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the US and is usually associated with increased pressure in the eye. This causes insults to nerve cells (retinal ganglion …
January is 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 …
2016 in Review
Top Doctors Awarded Seven doctors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences were named to the 2015-16 Best Doctors in America List in adult and pediatric ophthalmology categories. Barbara Blodi, MD, Gregg Heatley, MD, …
Dr. Kushner Treats Three Generations of Family for Strabismus
After being in clinical practice for 40 years, Burton Kushner, MD, is not surprised to care for the children, and even sometimes the grandchildren, of his patients. It is not common, however, for a former patient to greet …
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery Offers Improved Precision
UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences offers a new, state-of-the-art option for cataract surgery, the femtosecond laser. This device is the next step in providing precision care to patients with cataracts. The femtosecond laser …
Seeing Clearly (Now)
As originally published in Beloit Daily News BELOIT — For most, skipping a routine exam isn’t something that would cause panic or result in anything besides a hearty lecture from your doctor. But for others, …
Listening and Learning
Ms. Jeffords came to our clinics with decreased vision in both eyes that had become even more blurry over time. She elected to have cataract surgery in both eyes sequentially with Dr. Heather Potter this …
Above and Beyond
It was a typically busy day in UW Heath University Station Eye Clinic recently, when Darla Coullard, Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA), one of the ophthalmic techs in the pediatric clinic noticed an elderly gentleman in …