This community-centric event, free and open to the public, is modeled after the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s “Mini-Med School” programs. Our 2024 Saving Sight lectures will feature leading research from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin. This community-centric event, free and open to the public, is modeled after the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health’s “Mini-Med School” programs. Our 2024 Saving Sight lectures will feature leading research from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin. This session offers an overview of corneal transplants and advancements in related surgical techniques. Check-in and light refreshments begin at 6:00 PM.
Saving Sight: Corneal Transplantation and the Journey of the Gift of Sight
6 PM – 8 PM, Thursday, August 22, 2024
Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1325
750 Highland Avenue
— Registration and hors d’oeuvres at 6 PM —
Speakers
Tolulope Oyedun MD, MRCS (Ed), FWACS – Director of Clinical and Technical Services
Dr. Oyedun joined the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin as the director of clinical and technical services in 2022. She is an ophthalmologist who received her bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBBS) degree from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and completed her residency training program in ophthalmology at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria. She is a fellow of the Faculty of Ophthalmology, West African College of Surgeons, and a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (ophthalmology). Dr. Oyedun is certified in clinical ophthalmology, visual sciences, optics, and refraction through the International Council of Ophthalmology and is a certified eye bank technician.
Eric Weinlander, MD, FACS
Dr. Weinlander is an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Weinlander specializes in cornea transplantation, external disease, cataract surgery, and refractive surgery. Dr. Weinlander received his medical degree at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, completed residency training in ophthalmology at the University of Michigan, and completed fellowship training in cornea transplantation and refractive surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Weinlander is active with clinical research and speaking engagements, teaches locally and nationally, and serves in leadership positions in the Eye Bank Association of America, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.