Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Gift of Sight Discovery Award is Announced
Aug 16 2018 // Yao Liu, MD, and Stuart Tompson, PhD, received this year’s Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) Gift of Sight Discovery Award through an internal competition open to UW Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS)… Read More
Gregory Skuta, MD, Receives 2018 UW OAA Distinguished Alumni Award
Aug 09 2018 // Gregory L. Skuta, MD, (Residency 1985) will receive the University of Wisconsin Ophthalmology Alumni Association’s (OAA) 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award at the alumni reception on October 27, 2018, at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)… Read More
Back to School! Good Vision and Overall Eye Health are Vital to Learning
Aug 02 2018 // Back-to-school time is just around the corner, and the scramble to buy school clothes and new pencils, backpacks and notebooks will begin. Ophthalmologists remind busy parents not to neglect one of the most important learning… Read More
Music To Our Ears: Patient Sight Story Series
Jul 11 2018 // Just ask and you’ll learn that Steve Birchall thinks that the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has been “music to his ears.” Steve, a former music professor who has worn glasses… Read More
Paul Kaufman, MD, To Be Honored With The 2018 Endre A. Balazs Prize
Jul 06 2018 // Paul Kaufman, MD, professor and chair emeritus, will be presented with The Endre A. Balazs Prize by the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) at the upcoming Biennial Meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, September… Read More
Will Your Sunglasses Protect You From Serious Eye Disease?
Jul 05 2018 // With summer in full swing, the days are longer, the sun hotter, and the threat from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays, greater. July is UV Safety Month and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences… Read More
Wellness Champions: A Show of Appreciation
Jun 22 2018 // On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, UW Health Wellness Options at Work recognized the Wellness Champions for their contributions to the health and wellbeing of employees at the first Wellness Champion Recognition event. The event, held… Read More
No Fireworks Are Safe, Even “Innocent” Sparklers Can Cause Serious Eye Injuries
Jun 20 2018 // Fireworks injuries cause approximately 10,000 visits to the emergency department each year. Most of those visits involve children who suffer thousands of eye injuries.1 Though the most disabling injuries occur with illegal firecrackers, most injuries… Read More
Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, Named to Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring Program
Jun 15 2018 // Cat Burkat, MD, FACS, professor, will represent the UW-Madison Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on the Minority Ophthalmology Mentoring (MOM) committee. The MOM program is a partnership between the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Association… Read More
