University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences faculty members and staff will present at the 2026 Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California February 4 – 7, …
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Renovated 1 South Park Clinic Increases Access to Vision Care
On January 15, eye care providers, faculty, and staff from UW Health and the University of Wisconsin Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (UW DOVS) celebrated the opening of a newly renovated clinic at 1 …
Hearing impairment and cognitive decline: Alternative explanations to causality.
PubMed ID: 41555828 Author(s): Merten N, Dawes P, Munro KJ, Brenowitz WD. Hearing impairment and cognitive decline: Alternative explanations to causality. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Jan 20:13872877251410502. doi: 10.1177/13872877251410502. Online ahead of print. PMID 41555828 …
Association of genetic variation with age at diagnosis in type 1 diabetes.
PubMed ID: 41545229 Author(s): Vollenbrock CE, Roshandel D, Lee KE, Klein BE, Mul D, van der Klauw MM, Tack CJ, Rewers M, Snell-Bergeon JK, Costacou T, Miller RG, Caramori ML, Mauer M, Aanstoot HJ, Wolffenbuttel …
Monitoring biological effects of somatic cell genome editing.
PubMed ID: 41530266 Author(s): Freedman BS, Bulte JWM, Conklin BR, Judge LM, Dwinell MR, Geurts AM, Sitton MJ, Mahajan V, Kiani S, Gersbach CA, Ebrahimkhani MR, Kelly JJ, Ronald JA, Morizane R, Gupta N, Shakeri-Zadeh …
A Porcine Commotio Retinae Model for Pre-clinical evaluation of Post Traumatic Photoreceptor Degeneration.
PubMed ID: 41528801 Author(s): Amaral J, Bunea I, Maminishkis A, Campos MM, Barone F, Gupta R, Farnoodian M, Newport J, Phillips MJ, Sharma R, Gamm DM, Bharti K, Blanch RJ. A Porcine Commotio Retinae Model …
Introducing the 2026 Kambara Symposium Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maureen Neitz
A highly accomplished vision scientist and expert in colorblindness has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2026 George Kambara, MD, Vision Science Symposium. Maureen Neitz, PhD is the Ray H. Hill Endowed Chair …
Seventh Grader Overcomes Rare Eye Condition—and Keeps Throwing Strikes
Two weeks after eye surgery, 13-year-old Kenzie Omit stepped up to the bowling lane—without glasses—and delivered strike after strike. Kenzie, a seventh grader at Nikolay Middle School in Cambridge, WI, has spent most of …
In HSV-1, the LAT Enhancer Drives Pre-IE VP16 Transcription to Initiate Reactivation.
PubMed ID: 41542627 Author(s): Ye ZA, Shipley MA, Singh P, Neumann DM. In HSV-1, the LAT Enhancer Drives Pre-IE VP16 Transcription to Initiate Reactivation. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 6:2026.01.06.697999. doi: 10.64898/2026.01.06.697999. PMID 41542627 Journal: Bio …